Aaron is the Online Campaign Manager at ONE, where he has the privilege of working with ONE’s 2 million members to campaign against global poverty and preventable disease. Originally from New York, Aaron studied art history and political science at Tufts University and, when not indulging his love for travel, can be found in Washington, DC.
UPDATE: Here is “The Lazarus Effect” in its entirety:
Watch the preview, set your DVR, and tell your friends. This one is not to be missed. (RED)’s new documentary film “The Lazarus Effect,” airs tonight at 9:00PM ET on HBO, 9:30PM ET on YouTube and 11pm GMT on Channel 4 in the UK.
For weeks, we’ve been sharing the work our friends at (RED) are doing to get the word out about “The Lazarus Effect” and its message that there is hope for people living with AIDS in Africa. Two pills a day, that cost around 40 cents, can help transform peoples’ lives from near death to health. And (RED) has gotten a great group of supporters together to drive that message home in their video to help promote the film:
You can show your support by donating your status on Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #lazaruseffect. You can also find (RED) at www.twitter.com/joinred and www.facebook.com/joinred and sign-up to get their newsletter here.
Watching tonight and getting the word out is just the start. You can get involved and take action by checking out these (PRODUCT)RED products from some of the world’s most iconic brands, who direct up to 50% of the gross profits to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. And, as a ONE member, you can make your voice heard in Washington, DC through our current “Fix This Budget” campaign, and join more than 20,000 people who have already told their senators to reverse proposed cuts to The Global Fund and other anti-poverty and disease priorities.
Senator Chris Dodd, the driving force behind the Wall Street reform bill, just re-tweeted the Senate Banking Committee saying that Majority Leader Reid wants to finish work on the bill today. That means we’ll know soon if the Cardin-Lugar Transparency Amendment will make it into the final Senate bill. Here’s the tweet:
In March, ONE partnered with YouTube for their Video Volunteer program, calling on the YouTube community to create videos about global development organizations that are making a difference. ONE member Jeremy Piven kicked things off:
And the YouTube community responded in force. Out of dozens of videos submitted, here are the three winners that ran on the YouTube homepage, along with another video we made to get the word out about successes in the fight against global poverty:
Your senators need to hear from you. And chances are, they’re on Twitter. As you know, we’ve been aggressively encouraging members of Congress to support the president’s request for a $58.5 billion International Affairs Budget to fund proven solutions that are saving lives.
Now ONE has developed a new way for your to get in touch with your senators, in real time. Right now, senators and members of Congress are furiously typing away on keyboards and smart phones, trying to out-do one another and be the most effective at using Twitter to communicate directly with their constituents. If all of us send our senators tweets, you can be sure they’ll see and hear about it – some senators even update their accounts personally. They’ll know we’re turning the pressure up to make sure this year’s budget continues to support our anti-poverty priorities, such as eradicating malaria, treating AIDS and tuberculosis, promoting food security, and expanding access to clean water and basic education.
The president’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request includes $58.5 billion for the International Affairs budget, which funds almost all of our smart, proven and affordable efforts to fight global poverty and preventable disease. ONE is joining a broad coalition of NGOs, faith groups and others to send the letter below to senators and members of Congress urging them to support full funding for the International Affairs Budget.
We the undersigned organizations support the president’s request of $58.5b, as the minimum amount needed for the International Affairs account for FY11. This amount is expected to be 1.4% of total outlays of federal spending in FY11.
Our support is based on factors as varied as our specific missions themselves. But we are united around a common belief that the budget for International Affairs is critical to U.S. foreign policy and our shared future with people and nations around the world.
Sincerely,
1. Academy for Educational Development
2. Action Against Hunger
3. African Diaspora for Change
4. Aid to Artisans
5. American Red Cross International Services
6. American Refugee Committee
7. Better World Campaign
8. Bread for the World
9. CARE
10. Church World Service
11. Concern America
12. Congressional Hunger Center
13. Disciples Justice Action Network (Disciples of Christ)
14. Episcopal Relief & Development
15. FACE AIDS
16. Friends Committee on National Legislation
17. Friends of the Global Fight
18. Friends of the World Food Program
19. Global Campaign for Education
20. Global Health Council
21. Helen Keller International
22. INMED Partnerships for Children
23. InterAction
24. International Association of Black Professionals in International Affairs
25. International Center for Research on Women
26. International Relief and Development
27. Joint Aid Management
28. Lutheran World Relief
29. Malaria No More
30. Management Sciences for Health
31. Mercy Corps
32. Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network
33. Mothers Acting Up
34. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
35. National Education Association
36. National Association of Evangelicals
37. National Peace Corps Association
38. New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good
39. NuVsionPAC 40. ONE
41. Outreach International
42. Oxfam America
43. Pact
44. Pathfinder International
45. Physicians for Human Rights
46. Plan USA
47. Plant With Purpose
48. Population Action International
49. PSI (Population Services International)
50. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Washington Office
51. RESULTS
52. Save the Children
53. Sierra Club
54. Trickle Up
55. United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society
56. United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries
57. US Fund for UNICEF
58. The Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sabin Vaccine Institute
59. White Ribbon Alliance
60. Women Thrive Worldwide
61. World Vision
62. World Wildlife Fund
Did you miss ONE’s interactive member conference call Haiti: Crisis, Rebuilding and Debt Cancellation? Well, you can hear the whole thing here and we’ve got some important highlights from the call below.
Listen: The American Red Cross’ David Melzer on Haiti in the days immediately following the earthquake.
Listen: Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D. recounds a lifesaving surgery.
Listen: Congressman Gregory Meeks explains the importance of providing immediate debt relief to Haiti and has high praise for the efforts of ONE members.
Listen: Partners in Health’s Dr. Joia Mukherjee talks about how Haitians are prepared to be, will be and must be, the ones driving Haiti’s recovery efforts in the long-term.
Listen ›David Lane explains how ONE works and how our petition to secure debt relief for the earthquake-stricken country impacts relief efforts.
Listen: The first caller asks how the long-term development approach can be strengthened by recognizing the critical role women play.
Last night, more than five thousand ONE members joined a very special call to take an in-depth look at the situation on the ground in Haiti, as well as debt releif and long-term development efforts.
ONE is campaigning to ensure that the Congressional budget does not cut foreign assistance programs like Feed the Future that help people break the cycle of poverty and hunger.
The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 60 years. More than 11 million people, mostly nomadic pastoralists and farmers in south-central Somalia, north-eastern Kenya, and south-eastern Ethiopia, are severely lacking access to food.
2011 marks 30 years since the first cases of AIDS were documented. Take a closer look at the specific, achievable goals we must hit by 2015 to make this year the beginning of the end of AIDS.
As aid agencies warn more than 9 million people could be affected by a food crisis in East Africa, world leaders are failing to keep their 2009 promises to tackle the causes of chronic hunger and support farmers in the world's poorest countries.
