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February 3, 2006

Event: Voice Your Views on Poverty online chat

From the good folks over at Taking IT Global:

It's official, Voice Your Views on Poverty has been set in motion and will be up and running until February 11, 2006. TakingITGlobal invites you to join other youth from across Canada and around the world as they connect to actively discuss and voice their views on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the issue of ending poverty.

Two dates you won't want to forget:

On both Saturday, February 4th, 2006 and Saturday, February 11, 2006 at 1:00pm EST take part in a Live Chat!

--> Want to be reminded 3 hours before each chat? Send a blank e-mail to mdgchatremind-subscribe@tiggroups.org and you'll get a reminder!

Take part in the Live Chats and engage with featured guests including:

Alex McClelland - Toronto Local Host for the International AIDS Conference
Amil Husain - United Nations Millennium Campaign
Ben Peterson - Journalists for Human Rights
Carmela Prinzo - Youth Outreach Officer Youth and Educational Outreach Canadian International Development Agency
Charlton Tsodzo - Millennium Development Goals Youth Editor (Zambia)
Christian Robittaille - Coordinator of the Youth Forum of the Quebec City
Cynthia Lacasse – Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Julie Larsen - United Nations Youth Unit
Latif Mbengue - Millennium Development Goals Youth Editor (West Africa)
Marie Abbott - Butterfly 208 Contest Winner
Pierre Girardier – VP of External Affairs, World Bank Paris
Romi - Millennium Development Goals Youth Editor (Vietnam)
Terri Willard - International Institute for Sustainable Development

To learn more about the Live Chats and the featured guests, visit http://www.takingitglobal.org/themes/mdg/chat.html

Let the discussions begin - Share your thoughts at http://www.takingitglobal.org/themes/mdg/chat.html/discuss right now!

Posted by Jason at February 3, 2006 8:22 AM