Watch "ONE Vote" Video
ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History has a new public service announcement to engage millions of Americans in the opportunity to help fight global AIDS and extreme poverty. ONE is a new effort by Americans to rally Americans -- one by one -- to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. ONE is a coalition of over 2.4 million people and 100 of the nation's leading relief, humanitarian and advocacy organizations. For more information, please visit: www.one.org.
"Decisions made in Washington D.C. really do have the power to save lives," said Matt Damon who appears in and narrates the spot. "I think at their heart Americans are good people and I think people want to help-I think there’s momentum building. People are starting to realize that the history books are being rewritten and they want to be on the right side of history, they want to be in the story. "
"This is something all Americans can do together across party lines," said Democratic strategist Mike McCurry. “For the first time, we have real solutions that work in the fight against global AIDS and extreme poverty, and America can help lead the world in saving and changing lives."
"I feel that we're all called to make a difference in this world. I've been blessed with so many opportunities, and I think about all the things that we as Americans take for granted -- not many people are as fortunate as us," said Tom Brady, quarterback of the New England Patriots. "Not only sports fans, but all people, all Americans, can get involved - go to ONE.org, pledge your vote, and pledge to learn more about what's going on and see what more you can do."
"In every village, in every city, and in every nation that Ive visited on the continent of Africa, Ive observed people who have the ambition, the desire, and the longing, but they dont have the resources," said Bishop Charles E. Blake. "We must join together to make some of those resources available to people who want to do better, who want to help themselves, but who dont have the ability to do so because of lack of resources. If we can help them, I think that we will see great changes and great development in the world."
