FIGHTING POVERTY
Dear friends, With over 100 million thrown into poverty and unemployment, experts agree we urgently need a global jobs plan to stop the recession. Gordon Brown has appealed to Avaaz for a massive outcry to persuade the G20 group of nations to act - watch Brown's appeal and sign the petition below: The global recession has already plunged over 100 million people into poverty and unemployment -- and our governments are making things even worse. Former UK PM Gordon Brown has sent an urgent video appeal to Avaaz to help turn the tide. Brown is backing a legion of top economists that have urged key governments to launch a coordinated global investment plan that saves millions from grinding hardship. But governments are doing the opposite -- going it alone, slashing spending, and blaming each other. French President Sarkozy is the new chair of the G20 (the group of 20 largest economies), and is setting its agenda right now. Let's raise a massive outcry for a ne