Public Forum: America's Response to Global Poverty
Saturday February 2, 2008
Seattle Town Hall
Panel featuring: U.S. Representative Adam Smith, 9th District, WA, Samuel Worthington, President of InterAction, and Craig Nakagawa, Acting President of VillageReach. Dave Ross, KIRO Radio, moderated the panel. Congressman Smith is sponsor of the 2007 Global Poverty Act. InterAction is the largest alliance of relief and development non-governmental organizations working overseas. VillageReach is brings essential health services to Mozambique and others.
The forum addressed how the U.S. government has supported the Millennium Development Goals, and the need for improvements if the Goals are to be achieved by 2015.