Stand Up, Take Action is a global event to end poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight global targets that if met would halve extreme poverty by 2015.
In Wellington on Saturday October 17th from 10am-2pm, Stand Up Kiwis, led by the Art of Living will be active in Civic Square with live music and free yoga. At midday we’ll be spelling out the words Stand Up with a human chain, reading the Stand Up Pledge and counting the Wellingtonians who stand up for the global Guinness World Record attempt.
Wellingtonians will be standing up against a backdrop of global economic crisis. The world’s poorest people are facing a triple whammy of hardship: the economic crisis, food crisis and climate change. The Prime Minister has been asked to rise to the challenge and tackle world poverty on the Saturday.
YWCA of Greater Wellington 