Who originated the slogan “make poverty history”?
It’s hard to tell who coined the phrase, but there’s lots of history of the organization online. From Wikipedia: “The Make Poverty History campaign (which is written as MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY) was a British and Irish coalition of charities, religious groups, trade unions, campaigning groups and celebrities who mobilised around the UK’s prominence in world politics in 2005 to increase awareness and pressure governments into taking actions towards relieving absolute poverty. The symbol of the campaign was a white “awareness bracelet” made of cotton or silicone. Usually on the band the words would be written in black, with the ‘Poverty’ word a lighter shade. “Make Poverty History set out a timescale revolving around the 31st G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland on July 6, 2005.
