This is a powerful new video highlighting the importance of the UN Millennium Declaration in fighting extreme poverty.

Please watch this and spread the word. 

Five MAKEPOVERYHISTORY Concerts will ROCK THE NATION and MAKE HISTORY.

Be part of history!

Get your tickets to one of this years MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY ZEROSEVEN Concerts.

MISSY, EVERMORE, LITTLE BIRDY, DALLAS CRANE, BLUE KING BROWN, ANTISKEPTIC, BORNE AND MORE!

One Week, Five Concerts, History in the Making

01/07/07 - 07/07/07

In 2006, the Make Poverty History Concert was the largest and most successful youth-run music event in Australian history. U2's Bono & Edge, Pearl Jam, Evermore, and other supporting artists and Australian youth united with one message, that our generation can end extreme poverty.

Whilst the Make Poverty History Concert sparked awareness, the 2007 ZEROSEVEN Road Trip, 01/07/07 - 07/07/07 is tipped to create the change.

This is your opportunity. Be part of the generation which creates history by ensuring Australia keeps its commitment to giving 0.7% of budget in foreign aid by 2015 to halve extreme poverty.

Buy a ticket to a MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY concert near you & Make History!  click here

I have found some amazing people doing amazing things through Myspace. 

Every now and again, I try and pimp some of these people and organisations out. 



Jumping for Peace

Check them out!!

It's time I pimp something else I really believe in. 

Stir.   Stir really is making a difference.  It's not people sitting around talking about making a difference.  It's people actively getting involved and making a difference.  And they need YOU!!

Stir is an online community of young Australians who care about world issues, are sick of waiting and ready to get up and do something! The bigger our number the more power we have to Stir our world. Our Ad Agency came up with a great idea to spend $10,000 fighting poverty instead of spending it on advertising. But we need 10,000 people to sign up to Stir to make it work. PRESS PLAY TO HEAR THE AD GUY EXPLAIN IT  World Visions big idea



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 Please sign up to Stir.  click here

To visit the online Stir forums. click here

Then tell us, if you are the person randomly chosen to decide what that $10 000 goes to, how would you spend that money?

For example would you:

* Sponsor a child
* Support a Water Health Life project
* Support Child Rescue, or
* Support Emergency Relief?

Childhood is the most basic human right of children

David Elkind.

So what is Vision Generation?

Vision Generation (we like to call it VGen!) is the official youth movement of World Vision Australia. We are all volunteers and we are all passionate about ending world poverty and injustice. We hold many advocacy and fundraising events throughout the year that we invite you to take part in.

Being a member of VGen is exciting, empowering, inspiring and SO much fun! There is no obligation to attend every meeting or event... you are welcome to be involved as much as you like/have time for!

There are VGen myspaces for most states across Australia.  You can find them in my top friends or here are the direct links.


VGen Victoria

VGen NSW/ACT

VGen Western Australia

VGen Queensland

Advice for potential members:

- Be warned, VGen is addictive! Joining in a movement of young people that want to change the world can sweep you off your feet... in a good way!
- If there is a particular world issue that you are passionate about, VGen challenges you to act on it.
Currently, we are very active in the following areas:
Make Poverty History,
Make Indigenous Poverty History,
Micah Challenge,
Environmental Sustainability/Climate Change and
Community Education.
Why not join one of our campaign teams?!
- Email administration@vgen.asn.au for more information or for membership application forms.






Here is an example of what VGen does.  This was organised by VGen Queensland - a mime to prove you don't have to be loud to raise a point.

10 ways YOU can make a difference

All of the information below is copied directly from the current World Vision Australia Action News here

Be make sure you download your 24 page campaigning guide here or below and watch the Ending Poverty video. 

	The pocket guide to campaigning.

World Vision is working to end poverty in countries all over the world, but to do this, we need your help.

Use the tips and tools in our pocket guide to take action on issues you're passionate about.

There are 10 key areas:

• Learn
• Join
• Write
• Talk 
• Organise
• Work
• Consume
• Invest
• Pray
• Donate.

Do your bit in your home and switch off appliances. It makes a heap of difference.

We've got it covered. From choices you can make in your everyday life through to how you can raise your voice to influence the decisions of political, business and community leaders.

Even if you're busy, there are fast and effective ways to make your voice ring out.

Join us and be part of the solution.

The World Vision Campaigning Guide is free and easy to get hold of. Download it here. (pdf: 775 KB)

Together we can make change happen.
Get involved:
Join the fight to end poverty. 
Quick things you can do. 
Turn your passion into action.



Multimedia on this page:
Some startling facts about poverty – and how you can help to end it.

		Ending Poverty - Dial up (wmv: 804 KB)