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 organized a debate on whether ending poverty is possible, and a video recording of the event is now available 

. The deadline for the first set of Millennium Development Goals is coming up in 2015, and new goals are being formulated now. The panelists discussed the progress of MDGs so far and the next set of challenges facing poverty elimination. If you ever wondered how to be smarter about aid and whether China can serve as a model for Africa or about how to get to "zero poverty" and then stay there, this is well worth a watch!

'Can we really end poverty?' an intelligence2 debate

If you're in London this weekend, don't miss the Big IF, the Enough Food If campaign's rally in Hyde Park on 8 June.

On the same day as the PM holds the International Hunger Summit, you can take part in the rally and demand action on hunger from the G8.

According to the organisers, the line-up will include effectiveness pin-up and 

 Bill Gates, the outspoken former head of the Church of England, Rowan Williams, and other celebrities from sport and TV.

) on the effectiveness of campaigning for increased aid - we're pretty uncertain of its value - but the Enough Food If campaign is also about governance issues: land, tax and transparency. It's an interesting example of hundreds of NGOs coming together on one campaign platform - last seen on this scale in the 

Whatever its effectiveness, the rally at least promises to be an inspiring way to spend a sunny Saturday. There's another rally in Belfast on 15 June. This is all timed to coincide with the UK Government's hosting of the 

 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland on 17-18 June, which Prime Minister Cameron has said will focus on tax, transparency and trade.

If you do go check out the rally, let us know how it went down!

What do you get when 30,000 people rally in London's Hyde Park?

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'Can we really end poverty?' an intelligence2 debate

What do you get when 30,000 people rally in London's Hyde Park?