G8 summit's coming up - take a couple of seconds to add your name and drop an email to poke them into addressing the issue of extreme poverty.

Also coming up: Live8. *happy dance* July 2! ..can't even begin to believe who all's playing, it's amazing...here's hoping that's a start to kick things off and get it noticed.

from an e-mail sent along the makepovertyhistory list from bob geldof:
Let me start by saying, this is not Live Aid 2 - this time its not people's money we need, it's themselves. The five concerts taking place around the world are the starting point for The Long Walk To Justice, an event that will see hundreds of thousands of people heading to Edinburgh to tell the G8 leaders that the whole world is expecting them to deliver.
By doubling aid, fully cancelling debt, and delivering trade justice for Africa, the G8 have it within their power to change the future for millions of men, women and children. What we need to do is show them in our millions that we care and that we're watching.