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Days against Poverty 2009

Activities planned from September until November 2009

Coordination team of the campaign Czechia Against Poverty kept the “50 days of action” scenario from the last year. Therefore Czech Action days Against Poverty run in different Czech and Moravian cities and towns already from the beginning of September. All together from September until November 3rd 2009 there will be more then 60 events in 30 cities in almost all regions, organized by hundreds of volunteers and hopefully thousands of participants. Czech action days will culminate between October 16 and 18 2009, thus together with the global GCAP campaign. During these days there will be information stands in the streets, public debates, documentary screenings, concerts and Stand-up – Take the Action events all over the country. After Stand-up Czech Action days will continue on October 24th (Day of the UN) and will finish on November 3rd with the World March for Peace and Nonviolence.

Media person contact details: Tomáš Tožička, tomas.tozicka@educon.cz, tel. +420 603 866 054

Who we are

ČESKO PROTI CHUDOBĚ or Czechia against Poverty is the brand for Czech Republic’s participation in the worldwide Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP).

Until now this is the most important common activity of Czech civic initiatives participating not only in networks associating organizations oriented to development cooperation like the Czech Forum for the Development Cooperation or the Association for Fair-Trade, but also in the association of ecological organizations Zelený kruh (Green Circle). More...