Under One Sky

Dear friends in NYC,

Zero poverty.
Zero hunger.
Zero deforestation.
100% Clean Energy.

These are the types of crazy-ambitious Global Goals Pope Francis and world leaders are announcing in New York this week as the path for our planet through 2030.

But these goals will only ever be words on paper if they don’t land with the power of the world’s people behind them.

That’s why countless people are coming together at thousands of “Under One Sky” events around the world to celebrate the Global Goals this Thursday, on the eve of this historic summit.

Here in NYC, thousands will gather at the footsteps of the UN at sunset to demand leaders Light the Way for a world that’s radically different from the one we’ve got today!

Come along to the amazing Under One Sky event at 6:00pm this Thursday at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in Manhattan. If you’re on facebook, you can RSVP to the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1721702361398249/

The Global Goals are the follow-up to the Sustainable Development Goals, which oversaw huge strides in things like slashing the number of people in extreme poverty globally, putting more girls in school, and nailing the target for increasing access to clean drinking water. But success was mixed, with some goals lagging behind, and much of it went unfunded until people spoke up for government action.

These goals are even more ambitious. If they sound too good to be true, there’s a risk they are -- some leaders are banking on them coming off as “aspirational” (as in, you know, things they won’t actually do anything about). That’s why we need to show up for them -- starting this Thursday. The people who work on these issues need to know we’re with them.

From Sydney to New York, people are coming out for this global day of action to show their leaders that people power is behind this key stepping stone for a better world. Join the crowd in NYC at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza and Light the Way. RSVP on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1721702361398249/

Momentum is ramping up for us to finally get a grip on climate change. With luminaries like Pope Francis taking on the denial machine lobby and big oil, we could add a bolt of lightning to supercharge excitement as we enter the final months before Paris.

With hope,