2005 is going to be a really important year in the fight to eradicate world poverty and we have a unique opportunity to make a real difference. The UK government will hold the presidency of the European Union and also chair the G8 summit of leaders from the world's richest countries. It is the ideal time to let our leaders know what we believe to be right and the churches will be at the forefront.   

Make Poverty History brings together Christian Aid and other UK agency campaigns to call for three things:

• trade justice
• further debt cancellation
• more and better aid

It is aiming to be the biggest thing on poverty that the UK public will have encountered since Live Aid or Jubilee 2000. It will feature during Comic Relief night and lots of celebrities will be used throughout the year to raise its profile. The symbol for the year will be a white armband/wristband that people will be encouraged to wear throughout the year and at campaign events.