STAND UP Against Poverty is a worldwide call to take action against  poverty and inequality and for the Millennium Development Goals.

STAND UP is led across the world by the  Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) and the United Nations  Millennium Campaign (UNMC). In Australia and the Oceanic region, STAND  UP is facilitated by the Australian MAKEHISTORY coalition. POVERTY

STAND UP is a unique global mobilisation which calls on civil society,  schools, businesses and NGOs to band together with the same message -  that we must MAKEHISTORY. POVERTY

People from all nations, all creeds, all races and all walks of life,  join together by hosting or attending events in their local community.  At each event, across the globe participants stand up together to  symbolise their unity with millions of other STAND UP participants  across the globe. Event and participant numbers are registered and  tallied with all participant numbers and forwarded to Guinness World  Records.

In 2007, 43.7 million people worldwide participated in STAND UP events, setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest single coordinated movement of people in the history of the Guinness World Record. Over 107,000 Australians joined millions across the globe who participated in STAND UP events to  show that they refuse to stay silent or seated in the face of poverty.

This year, STAND UP & TAKE ACTION  world record attempt takes place over one week covering all global  timezones. In Australia, STAND UP will be held from 6am Friday October 17 - 11pm Sunday October 19.

In the week leading up to Stand Up, Australians can access useful  resources about poverty and get involved in various activities and as  part of Anti-poverty week, 12-18 October.

Visit the official website for more information