{"id":212,"date":"2008-03-19T05:00:21","date_gmt":"2008-03-19T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=212"},"modified":"2008-03-18T15:00:39","modified_gmt":"2008-03-18T23:00:39","slug":"one-campaign-wins-3000-meter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2008\/one-campaign-wins-3000-meter\/","title":{"rendered":"ONE Campaign Wins 3000 Meter"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am a strong supporter of the ONE Campaign<\/a> and its efforts to “Make Poverty History” here in the US and around the world. I signed the declaration several years ago and have been active off and on since then. You may have seen celebrities and Presidential candidates wearing the little white bands and wondered what it was all about – this is it!<\/p>\n

Here is the ONE Declaration:<\/p>\n

“WE BELIEVE<\/strong> that in the best American tradition of helping others help themselves, now is the time to join with other countries in a historic pact for compassion and justice to help the poorest people of the world overcome AIDS and extreme poverty.<\/p>\n

WE RECOGNIZE<\/strong> that a pact including such measures as fair trade, debt relief, fighting corruption and directing additional resources for basic needs – education, health, clean water, food, and care for orphans – would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation in the poorest countries, at a cost equal to just one percent more of the US budget.<\/p>\n

WE COMMIT<\/strong> ourselves – one person, one voice, one vote at a time – to make a better, safer world for all.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I am a subscriber to the ONE blog<\/a>, so I was a little surprised when I saw this headline<\/a>: White Band Storms <\/strong>3<\/strong>00<\/strong>0<\/strong> Meter. <\/strong>There aren’t a lot of 3,000 meters out there so I was pretty sure it was a running story and sure enough there is a picture of World champion Ethiopian runner Meseret Defar who continued her 5-year undefeated streak by winning the 3000 meter<\/a> at the World Indoor Championships on March8th.<\/p>\n

Defar won the race while wearing a little white ONE Campaign arm band. (Image from Getty Images)<\/p>\n

I think that is a great statement and is most certainly in the Olympic Spirit of unity and brotherhood.<\/p>\n

[tags] Mesert Defar, ONE, IAAF, One Campaign [\/tags]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am a strong supporter of the ONE Campaign and its efforts to “Make Poverty History” here in the US and around the world. I signed the declaration several years ago and have been active off and on since then. 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