Fire Wolfowitz Rally Outside Bank, 1pm Tomorrow
Avaaz.org To Deliver Fire Wolfowitz Petition to Bank Board - Wednesday May 9, 2007 at 1:00pm
Avaaz.org will deliver a 50,000-person global petition to the World Bank Board of Executive Directors tomorrow, at 1pm. Members of Avaaz, a global online advocacy group with members in every country, will rally outside the Bank building, sporting flags from dozens of countries and a banner with "World to Bank - Fire Wolfowitz" written over thousands of signers' names and countries. They will join World Bank Staff in delivering their petition to the Bank's Board as its members deliberate on Wolfowitz's fate.
In April, Avaaz released popular YouTube video The Bank.
The Bank has been viewed more than 113,000 times.
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WHO: Dozens of Avaaz.org members and World Bank Staff
WHAT: Delivery of global petition signed by 50,000+ people from 180+ countries
WHERE: Outside World Bank headquarters, 1818 H St NW, Washington, DC
WHEN: 1pm, Wednesday, May 9, 2007
VISUALS: People carrying country flags from around the world and a "World to Bank – Fire Wolfowitz" banner
Avaaz.org is a multi-issue online network that enables citizens of every country to take concerted action on urgent global problems like climate change, poverty, and the crisis in the Middle East. Avaaz.org's mission is to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decisions. Launched in January 2007, Avaaz operates in 12 languages and now has 952,000 members from every nation. Avaaz means "voice" in several European, Middle Eastern, and Asian languages.
For more information contact: Trevor Fitzgibbon or Emma Mackinnon at 202.822.5200 or Ben Wikler ben@avaaz.org.
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