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October 17, 2009 National Outreach - Stand Up Event

Congratulations! 173 MILLION People Stood Up Against Poverty!

RESULTS was part of a global movement this past weekend. We we part of the more than 173 million people around the world who participated in “Stand Up, Take Action, End Poverty Now!” events, setting a new world record for the largest mobilization in history! The event was incorporated into our National Outreach Events, which were organized to grow the number of RESULTS activists working to end poverty.

National Outreach Event Will Be Successful with Follow Up

At least 43 groups held Outreach-Stand Up events on October 17 and an additional 10+ groups are planning on using the Dr. Paul Farmer recording for outreach events in the coming several weeks. Great work everyone! Let’s grow this movement!

In order for your event to be truly successful, follow up is key. Here are items groups should be sure to follow up on:

1. New Activist Documentation: Make sure to send in the Participation Forms for new activists in to the office: Cynthia Stancil, 750 First Street NE, Suite 1040, Washington DC 20002.
2. New Activist Training: Invite new activists to the New Activist Training sessions (October 26, November 2, 9, 16) at 9 pm ET. Contact Lisa Marchal ASAP to sign them up. If they are not able to attend the training, please see that they are able to do the RESULTS Basics Training by visiting the New Activists section of our website and our RESULTS Musings Blog for global campaign recordings.
3. Taking Action: Encourage those who attended your meeting to take action on our House letter to President Obama on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
4. Taking Action: Encourage those who did not attend your event to take action as well. Tell them how the event went and encourage them to watch the Paul Farmer portion of the day.
5. Follow Up Event: Make sure that everyone knows when the next group meeting or event is so you can keep the momentum going. Having two meetings per month, providing good training (see #2 above), and keeping new people in action will be key to their future involvement.

Press Materials

• Press Release Template. Use this to notify your local newspaper of the event.
• Newspaper Announcement Template. Ask your local newspaper to publish this in the community announcements section.

About Our Special Guest: Dr. Paul Farmer

For this special event, we were honored to be joined by Dr. Paul Farmer, the founder of Partners in Health, an international charity organization that provides direct health care services and undertakes research and advocacy activities on behalf of those who are sick and living in poverty. Subject of the book Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, he is internationally known for his pioneering work in community-based treatment strategies for AIDS and tuberculosis (including multi-drug resistant TB) and his focus on diseases that disproportionately afflict the poor. Read Dr. Farmer’s biography and watch a video of him in “I Believe in Health Care as a Human Right.”

Learn About Poverty

• Domestic: Learn more about poverty in the United States and review ourU.S. Poverty Outreach Action Sheets to help others take action at your event. See call notes in Word.
• Global: Visit our global poverty campaigns page and our global actions pages to learn more about global poverty and how you can take steps to create change.