What is it about?

The Banners Against Poverty Project invites people from all over the world to make banners that creatively express people’s demands for the world to take action to end extreme poverty.

The banners are an expression of the “white band”, the global symbol for call to action against poverty.

School students, faith groups, community groups, trade unions and all members of civil society will be making banners with slogans, signatures, political messages, handprints and drawings.

The banners will be displayed on October 17, 2007, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and the Global White Band Day. On this day, millions of people around the world will take part in actions under the slogan “Stand Up and Speak Out”. The Banners Project is one of many global actions people can participate in.

Who's doing it?

The project is an initiative of the Global Call to Action against Poverty, a worldwide alliance of alliance of trade unions, community groups, NGOs, faith groups, youth, women and other campaigners working together across more than 100 national platforms. GCAP is calling for action from the world’s leaders to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.

National Coalitions are the real drivers of Banners Against Poverty Project.  Make Poverty History Australia and Enough is Enough in Pakistan are two of the significant contributors.