Episcopal News Service October 24, 2006
ONE Campaign launches bipartisan ad ahead of Election Day, urges considerate voting
Episcopal Public Policy Network offers resources for voters
By Matthew Davies
[ENS] ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History, a movement of more than 2.4 million Americans backed by the Episcopal Church at its 75th General Convention, has launched a new public service announcement to encourage "considerate voting" in the upcoming November elections and to engage millions of Americans in the opportunity to help fight global AIDS and extreme poverty.
Meanwhile, the Episcopal Public Policy Network upheld voting as critical to striving for justice and peace in the Episcopal Church and provided resources "to help you make the most of your opportunity to vote," an October 13 release said. That release encouraged all Episcopalians to sign the ONE voter pledge, a promise to vote and to educate one's own self and community on issues of global poverty (http://www.episcopalchurch.org/EPPN).
"This November, Americans who are committed to ending deadly poverty around the world have an opportunity to make their voices heard at the ballot box," said Alexander Baumgarten, international policy analyst for the Episcopal Church. "As the ONE Campaign's new ad makes very clear, the fight against poverty and disease worldwide is neither a Democratic nor a Republican issue, but an issue of our most basic values as Americans and people of faith."
The Episcopal Church, at its General Convention in June 2006, announced a new partnership with the ONE Campaign called "ONE Episcopalian." The Convention asked all parishes, missions, congregations, dioceses and individuals to join the "ONE Episcopalian" effort, which Baumgarten described as an opportunity to unite the voices of Episcopalians with the 2.4 million other Americans working for the MDGs through ONE (http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ONE).
The ONE Campaign's new ad, titled "ONE Vote," is being featured on both the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee websites on October 24, as well as the front pages of internet platforms such as MySpace, Yahoo!, AOL, Google Video and HOTSOUP.com.
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