APRIL 18 DAY OF ACTION: FINANCE MINISTER’S MEETING AS THE WORLD’S FINANCE MINISTERS GATHER IN WASHINGTON DC ON APRIL 18 FOR THE SPRING MEETING OF THE WORLD BANK, ACTION/2015 MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD ARE INVITED TO UNITE IN A GLOBAL CALL FOR PRIORITIZING THE FUNDING REQUIRED TO TACKLE EXTREME POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE. This will be the first global moment in the months leading up to Addis where action/2015 members all around the world will be campaigning for the financing of the goals. • Streamed live on YouTube • Citizens to Call on World Leaders to Solve Climate Change and End Extreme Poverty On this day a major event will be held in Washington DC, Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day. Earth Day Network and The Global Poverty Project have joined forces to further the movement to end extreme poverty and solve climate change through Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day, a free event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 18, 2015. CALL TO ACTION Global citizens around the world will be calling upon their Finance Ministers and heads of state from April 13-18 to: 1. Turn up in Addis 2. Prioritize funding for the Sustainable Development Goals and climate change agreements April is the only time before the Financing for Development conference in Addis when the leaders who control the world’s financial resources will be all be together in the same place. This is the moment for every one of us to call for serious investment to end extreme poverty and tackling climate change. Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day will be calling on finance ministers to commit to: 1. Ensuring aid goes to the poorest people in poor countries 2. Securing billions annually to fully fund health, nutrition, education, water and sanitation for all 3. Unlocking additional resources beyond aid for the purpose of sustainable development, including curbing climate change 4. Stopping tax dodging and curbing illicit financial flows GLOBAL CITIZEN 2015 EARTH DAY Key Details: • Saturday April 18, 2015 • Featuring No Doubt, Usher, Fall Out Boy, Mary J. Blige, Train, and My Morning Jacket • Hosted by will.i.am and Soledad O’Brien • Washington National Mall Marking the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day comes during a pivotal time to protect the planet and ensure that world leaders address key issues facing the next generation. Timed to coincide with the spring meetings of the World Bank —Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day will bring together global policymakers, finance ministers, environment and development NGOs, industry executives and high-profile artists as they make tangible commitments towards ending extreme poverty and tackling climate change. ACTION/2015 MEMBER ACTIVITIES action/2015 members around the world will be calling on their finance ministers to take action on extreme poverty and climate change on April 18 and the week leading up to this meeting. Here are some suggested actions you could take to join with other action/2015 members: 1. Social Media A social media pack for action/2015 members with key messages and images will be created and distributed to all action/2015 members by April 10 to use and customize. The key messages for social media campaign will be to call on finance ministers to be ‘Heroes’ in 2015. This campaign will feature customized images of each Finance Minister in the style of a “Hero?” card. This messaging and imagery will follow-on from the UN Ambassador campaign that was run in 2014 as a HERO? teaser for action/2015, calling on Ambassadors to develop ambitious goals and challenging them to be ‘Heroes’. If you would like a customized ’HERO?’ image of you finance minister to join this global action, please contact [email protected]. 2. Attend or Watch Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day For those in Washington DC, join Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on the Washington National Mall from 11am – 7pm EST. If you’re not in Washington DC, tune into the live stream on YouTube, or host your own event. 3. Blog or write a letter to your local/national paper Write a blog or a letter to your local/national paper focusing on the key issues being focused on for the day. Some suggestions include: • Everyday ‘heroes’ who have used finance for good • The importance of poverty and climate both being addressed together in 2015 • What you are calling on your finance minister to commit to 4. Support the App An app is being released on April 18 that will be promoted from the stage at Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day. This will be a global united call for finance ministers to commit to the four overarching financing commitments outlined on page 1. If you would like to support this global call to action, you are very welcome to. Details for the app release will be provided in the social media pack to be distributed to action/2015 members by April 10. 5. Meet with your Finance Minister Following this kick-off campaign for financing the goals action/2015 members will be calling on citizens to meet with their finance ministers and heads of state to discuss financing the goals. At the World Bank Spring meetings and through this campaign we will put these leaders on standby to expect to hear from citizens, then citizens will be meeting with their finance ministers and heads of state in the lead up to Addis to prioritize funding. CONTACT Are you keen to deliver mobilisation around the Finance Minister’s Meeting on April 18? Do you have ideas for mobilisation that you would like to share? Would you like to support the development of our mobilisation plan? If yes we’d love to hear from you – so please contact [email protected] and we will get in touch.
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