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We need you to write to your electorate MP and tell them that we want urgent action on trade, aid, debt and child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand. It will take just a few moments of your time, but if enough people do this, together we could make a real difference.
It's easy. Simply follow the instructions below:
- Make a copy of the e-mail message written in the box below
- Open up your e-mail and paste it as a new message
- Add 'URGENT: Make Poverty History' as the subject line
- Send the message to your electorate MP using the format:
Firstname.Lastname@parliament.govt.nz - If you don't know who your MP is try the list of MPs, look here.
- Please cc a copy to us at updates@makepovertyhistory.org.nz
As a supporter of the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY Campaign, I am calling on all New Zealand political parties to take action on poverty now.
MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY Aoteaora New Zealand wants urgent and meaningful policy change in three critical and inextricably linked areas: aid, trade, and debt.
We want:
- Trade Justice: In the Pacific, we need a major rethink of the way rich countries like New Zealand approach trade agreements, so that the real development needs of Pacific Island nations are prioritised.
- More and Better Aid: Sixteen out of the 22 OECD donor countries have fulfilled their commitment to giving 0.7% of national income in overseas aid or have timetables for doing so. New Zealand is not among them. Our government must set a timetable for reaching the 0.7% target.
- Drop the Debt: New Zealand must use its voice within international financial institutions, such as the IMF and the World Bank, to ensure that 100% of the debt of the most impoverished countries is cancelled without harmful conditions.
We are also calling for an end to child poverty here in New Zealand. In a country as wealthy as New Zealand, there is no excuse for failing to provide all children with the basic necessities of life - a warm, dry place to live, a healthy diet, medical care and adequate schooling. We need a plan to be put in place that will ensure that all children have these things, regardless of whether their parents are in paid work or not.
As my local MP I would like you to take the following action:
- Raise the issues in caucus
- Wear a white band to show your support for the campaign
I urge you, as my MP, to rise to the challenge and take action on poverty now.
Thank you.
