*[Enwl-eng] This is who we are
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Avaaz.org - The World in Action Could you have imagined...
Dear Avaazers,
The last few months have been intense. But
amidst all the adversity, millions of us in this movement have risen
beautifully and impacted the world in profound ways. Here's how --
Our biggest fundraiser EVER raised enough
to provide tens of millions of meals and medical supplies for some of the
world's most vulnerable people.
Our investigation pushed Facebook to send
fact checks to EVERYONE who'd interacted with harmful Covid-19
misinformation - Facebook even publicly thanked us!
2.3 million of us answered the UN Chief's
call for a global ceasefire, he repeatedly cited our support and expressed
his "deep gratitude" before taking the call to the UN Security Council. And
just last week, a ceasefire resolution was adopted!
Hundreds of thousands of us pledged actions
to flatten the curve, started thousands of local groups to help out in our
communities, and responded when the crisis hit by launching a campaign on
our site every 45 seconds.
And so much more... We helped inspire
European leaders to take us out of this crisis with a Green Recovery Deal,
hit back against Trump's decision to pull out of the WHO, fought for fair
access to Covid-19 treatments, and helped win billions in debt relief for
the poorest countries to help fight Covid...
It's a time we'll never forget. Just months
ago, who could have imagined that billions of us would stay home for weeks,
and do billions of acts of kindness to protect one another from a deadly
virus?
This pandemic is far from over, but these
stories, built brick by brick by the actions of millions of people, offer
hope that we can make it through this crisis and anything else we will face.
Together.
May they be a reminder, that in our darkest
days, we can shine our brightest.
130,000 of us raised enough to fund millions
of meals and emergency help for communities in need
It was early April when the UN warned that
the world faced a famine of 'biblical proportions’. At Avaaz, almost every
day brought new heartbreaking requests from every corner of the globe. I
felt helpless.
So we put out a call for help - and this
community answered … with our biggest fundraiser EVER! Over 130,000 of us
donated, providing food and medical aid to forgotten communities in India
and Pakistan; supporting indigenous families like Masha's, who's enjoying
that juicy mango above, as well as giving emergency aid to displaced people
in Syria and the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. And this is just the
start -- while you're reading this, we’re helping friends in Haiti, Yemen,
South Africa, Uganda, Peru, and… [read more]
With hope
Marigona
“I cannot thank Avaaz enough for helping us
in the hour of greatest need. You have helped save lives. Thanks to you,
many of us feel hopeful again about a brighter future.”
Muhammad Sabir, Pakhiwas Welfare Society,
Pakistan
Our investigation into viral Covid-19
misinformation pushed Facebook to send fact checks to millions
It was early in the crisis when we saw the
first lies about coronavirus going viral. Days later, close friends and
family started sharing false health advice. We began an investigation, and
within weeks released a bombshell report showing Facebook was an epicenter
of misinformation, and urging them to act.
We shared our findings with Facebook before
launching it. On the day we went public, they announced that they would
alert ALL users who had engaged with harmful Covid-19 misinformation, and
direct them to fact-checked corrections on the WHO website. This is the
first time Facebook has EVER done that! They even publicly thanked Avaaz for
helping to develop their approach. While they need to do so much more, we
can all feel immensely proud of how... [read more]
With determination,
Fadi
"Thing is, it wasn’t the globe’s most
powerful tech regulator that forced Facebook to acknowledge flaws in its
policy -- it was campaign group Avaaz..."
POLITICO
We teamed up with top doctors to take our
call directly to Mark Zuckerberg
As the crisis developed, doctors on the
frontlines told us horror stories of patients drinking bleach to cure
themselves, or dying in front of their eyes because they had thought the
virus was just another flu, and came into hospital too late.
So we teamed up with top doctors around the
world and placed an open letter in the New York Times calling on social
media CEOs to “stop giving oxygen to Covid-19 misinformation”. Insiders told
us that it was put directly on the desks of top social media executives.
Media across the world reported on the open
letter, and the doctors were interviewed by the BBC, MSNBC and many more.
British MPs even heard some of their testimonies right before grilling
executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google... [read more]
In gratitude,
Andy
2.3 million of us backed the UN Chief’s call
for a global ceasefire - and the Security Council just adopted it!
I was about to sign off for the weekend,
but then I read UN Chief António Guterres’ bold call for a global ceasefire
so the world could unite to fight the virus. "The fury of the virus
illustrates the folly of war", he said. I got goosebumps. The UN chief was
interested in sharing his call with Avaazers -- and the response was
overwhelming. Over 2.3 million of us signed!
Guterres publicly expressed his "deep
gratitude" to us before taking the call to the powerful UN Security Council
and called on world leaders to silence the guns. His team repeatedly cited
our petition in its advocacy and media as evidence of public support. Many
others raised their voices -- from the Pope, to Malala, to Leonardo
DiCaprio. And finally, after months of negotiations, the Security Council
adopted a resolution for a global ceasefire. For the first time in history!
[read more]
With goosebumps,
Risalat
"A heartfelt thank you to the more than two
million people worldwide who have raised your voice in support of the UN
appeal for a global ceasefire amid #COVID19"
António Guterres, UN Secretary General
We helped secure debt relief for some of the
world's poorest countries
It was a Monday morning at the end of March.
We feared a new wave of coronavirus would be even deadlier in countries with
fewer resources and weaker health systems. Hearing that G20 leaders would be
meeting in days, we moved fast. Overnight we drafted a campaign, calling on
them to cancel the debt of the world's poorest countries, so governments
could spend that money to contain the virus.
With groups like Jubilee Debt Campaign, we
made sure the voices of global citizens were heard. And, just before G20
Finance Ministers met, we splashed our call across a full-page ad in The
Economist. Days later, the G20 decided to offer to suspend all bilateral
debt for 77 of the world's poorest countries for the entire year, amounting
to an estimated $12 billion... [read more]
With gratitude,
Sarah
Over 1 million Avaazers defended fair access
to Covid-19 vaccines and treatments worldwide
One evening the news broke that Donald Trump
was pulling funding from the WHO... at the height of the pandemic! Over 1
million Avaazers hit back against his decision, and urged world leaders for
fair universal access to vaccines and treatments for everyone!
As key governments negotiated their first
joint health declaration since the pandemic hit, we placed a hard-hitting
newspaper ad calling out Trump's tactics to put patents over patients. We
ran polling showing that 8 in 10 Americans want a fair distribution of
vaccines, and at the end of the meeting most governments agreed to ensure
universal access... [read more]
With hope,
Marie
We're inspiring Europe to lead the world out
of this crisis with a powerful Green Recovery Deal!
One morning during confinement, I realised
that the moment to end the lockdown in our minds had come -- what if we
turned the Covid-19 crisis around, and actually used it to fuel the clean
and safe future we all dream of?
So when EU leaders met to discuss Europe’s
economic recovery, we drafted an open letter that was signed over 1 million
times -- and placed a series of media ads -- calling on three powerful women
to champion a Green Recovery: including the President of the Commission
Ursula von der Leyen.
We pushed key countries to support it -- and
just weeks ago, Ursula von der Leyen proposed an ambitious recovery package
that included billions for climate action and efforts to build a greener
economic future... [read more]
With a smile,
Pascal
“Thank you...Initiatives like yours provide
extra motivation to push forward, building a better Europe: fairer, more
resilient and sustainable. Together we can do it”
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the
European Commission
We organised in our communities to spread
acts of kindness
At the moment the crisis hit, Avaaz members
around the world set up local solidarity groups to support the most
vulnerable, and launched a new community campaign every 45 seconds. More
than ever before!
Seeing so many of us take responsibility at
a time of dire need has left me in awe, and so here's a small taste of how
Avaazers have been shining humanity’s brightest light during some of the
darkest days :)
With love,
Spyro
a.. 🇵🇹 Eloisa launched a network of women
in Peniche to sew thousands of masks for frontline workers and vulnerable
families. Yep, that's them above!
b.. 🇬🇲 Hagi’s village in The Gambia has no
running water, so he offered handwash buckets and soap outside his store to
fight Covid-19
c.. 🇦🇹 🇩🇪🇨🇭 Katja started a petition
to reunite families who were separated by quarantine laws across Europe.
When a Swiss Olympic medallist endorsed her campaign, it took off in the
media and authorities allowed families to reunite
[read more]
"Something beautiful is emerging from this
challenging situation. We're seeing, not only locally but globally, that
although we're physically distant, we’re more connected than ever."
Eile, Avaaz member Ireland
These are some of the beautiful stories
we'll have the privilege of telling our children and grandchildren one day,
about this time when the world stood still.
Even more, each of us has a story to tell
about this moment -- of choosing hope over despair, love over division,
kindness over indifference. And we'd like to hear yours :) Click below to
share your own story, whatever has moved you, or inspired you, or given you
hope in these unprecedented times.
Share Your Story
With so much gratitude to be part of this
inspiring global community,
Christoph, Ricken, Marie, Luis, Patri,
Risalat, Spyro, Nana, Fadi, Pascal, Antonia, Bert, Francesco, Fey, Raul,
Nataliya, Laura and the rest of the Avaaz team
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From: Christoph Schott - Avaaz
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2020 4:20 PM
Subject: This is who we are
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