It Starts With Me:

ONE members around the world join together in the fight against AIDS. 
These stories can create change. And so can you. 
Watch one. Share one. Join ONE.





CLICK HERE to join the fight against AIDS around the world:http://www.one.org/aids?source=mashup
Want to submit your own message? Directions here:http://www.one.org/us/2012/11/27/submit-a-video/

DANCE (RED), SAVE LIVES this World AIDS Day

DANCE (RED), SAVE LIVES .Dec 1 is World AIDS Day. Watch the livestream of Tiësto and some of the biggest names in dance music from Stereosonic, Australia's biggest dance music festival. 
Buy the DANCE (RED), SAVE LIVES compilation album presented by Tiësto - out Nov 29. It features an exclusive collaboration between Tiësto and Bono on U2's 'Pride'. Costs $7.99 and ALL proceeds go to fight AIDS.http://bit.ly/10mSnTr

http://joinred.com/worldaidsday 

(RED):
http://joinred.com
http://twitter.com/joinRED
http://facebook.com/joinRED
http://youtube.com/joinRED

iTunes:
http://bit.ly/UmEao2

Tiësto:
http://joinred.com
http://twitter.com/tiesto
http://facebook.com/tiesto
http://youtube.com/officialtiesto

Stereosonic:
http://joinred.com
http://twitter.com/stereosonic
http://facebook.com/stereosonic

'Toast To Freedom' an exclusive commemorative song dedicated to human rights activism around the world and performed by nearly 50 artists, is released today by Amnesty International. 

Written by music veterans Carl Carlton and Larry Campbell, performers include Levon Helm, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Angelique Kidjo, Ewan McGregor, Donald Fagen, Warren Haynes, Keb Mo, Eric Burdon, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, Rosanne Cash and the Blind Boys of Alabama.

'Amnesty should have their very own song to sing in happy times and in struggling times.' says Carlton. 'To celebrate both small and monumental victories, to comfort loss and overcome pain.' 

The track, released to coincide with World Press Freedom Day,  is available for purchase online worldwide and proceeds will benefit Amnesty International. Read more about how the song came together here.

 'Toast To Freedom' was inspired by Carlton, a longtime supporter of Amnesty International, who  teamed up with entrepreneur Jochen Wilms  and Art for Amnesty founder Bill Shipsey, longtime collaborator with U2 in their work with Amnesty International. 

The basic tracks were recorded at the legendary Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, N.Y,  and following Helms death on April 19, Wilms said: 'Levon was one great soul. I am so grateful we got to work with him, his outstanding band and team in his barn in Woodstock. He was an inspiration and our muse. The song “Toast To Freedom” is dedicated to Amnesty International but in a certain way is now a 'Toast To Levon' and a celebration for him as well: Truth, heart and soul were always part of Levon’s DNA and are the essential basis of Amnesty International and our project. We will miss him and love him forever.'

Visit the Toast To Freedom website. Buy the song from iTunes.

http://www.u2.com

Bono in Davos

This is a video which shows Bono and the other leaders in the World Economic forum in Davos, hours ago. Though it is a bit long, it`s worth watching it, not only to see our beloved U2 frontman but also to listen to the discussions that are relevant in the world today.

Watch live streaming video from worldeconomicforum at livestream.com

Pictures of the event :here
httwww.weforum.org

Bono’s ONE campaign: we do not waste money

In response to The First Post’s column attacking Bono’s charitable work, a ONE spokesman explains where the money goes.

Contrary to Johnny Dee's column (Bono under fire: where does all the ONE cash go?), ONE does not fundraise from the general public, we do not receive any government funding and we do not deliver development projects on the ground.

We are funded almost entirely by a handful of philanthropists on our board of directors to raise awareness and pressure political leaders to fight extreme poverty through smart and effective policies and programs, like the Global Fund to fight Aids, TB and Malaria, which is saving 4,000 lives a day.

The whole point of ONE is to combat extreme poverty by raising awareness and changing government policy - it has never been to directly fund charity projects in developing countries, work which is done well by other NGOs. ONE was created by philanthropists to tackle the structural policy issues such as debt, trade, and access to health care and other resources which make it hard to break out of extreme poverty.

ONE has nearly 120 staff in the US, UK, Germany, Brussels, France, Nigeria and South Africa whose job it is to fight for funding for effective programs like the Global Fund and the US global Aids program PEPFAR.

As a result of those programs, today more than 4 million Africans have access to life-saving Aids medication, up from only 50,000 people in 2002.

Malaria deaths have been cut in half in countries across Africa in less than two years. As other examples of our work, ONE helped successfully press for debt relief for Haiti after the devastating earthquake there and we recently played an important role in the passage of a law in the US requiring oil companies to report any payments to government officials - an effort to end backhanded deals between energy companies and corrupt politicians that hurt people in poor countries.

We raise awareness and bring about policy change by mobilising the support of the two million members who have given their voice to our campaign and by lobbying governments to keep to the promises they have made. We also work on issues of good governance and transparency, to ensure that aid goes to those who need it most and to support trade, investment and strong economic growth in Africa.

ONE has been a relentless advocate for these programs and policies and we have used the media spotlight to ensure world leaders keep their commitments.

The media kits that were mentioned in your article, which were  an effort to focus reporters on the Millennium Development Goals, a set of promises world leaders made to cut poverty, hunger and disease by 2015.

There is a rich and vibrant debate in the UK media about aid that doesn't happen in the US, which is why these press kits were delivered to US reporters in New York. In hindsight, the kits were not the best way to gain attention for the issues and we regret that sending them distracted from the work we are trying to do and the issues we care about.
Sincerely,

Olly Buston, European Director, ONE 

www.thefirstpost.co.uk