Take These Words to Heart: Bono’s Prayer Breakfast Speech
Posted on Nov 12, 2008 under Videos, Quotes |Recently another blogger reminded me of one of my all-time favorite speeches, given by my all-time favorite rock star and activist, Bono. He is one of the most outspoken advocates for the poor and marginalized. This speech, which can more rightly be called a sermon, cuts to the heart and soul of the matter.
The one thing, on which we can all agree, is that God is with the vulnerable and poor. God is in the slums and in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them. 6,500 Africans are still dying every day of a preventable, treatable disease, for lack of drugs we can buy at any drug store. This is not about charity, this is about Justice and Equality.
~ Bono, Speech at National Prayer Breakfast February 2, 2006
The full text of the speech can be read at USA Today.
The book “One the Move” based on the speech can be read online for free, courtesy of the ONE Campaign
Or purchased from Amazon
Bono gave another major speech more recently at the California Women’s Conference on October 22nd. In it he promotes ONE Campaign and its plan, which is, as he put it “a serious plan, supported by some of the sharpest minds in this country, and around the world.”
Here’s a clip with a few highlights:
The full speech can be seen at the ONE Website.
