live 8

June 26, 2005

this caught my attention immediately as it’s a topic i have very much interest in.

Every single day, 30,000 children die, needlessly, of extreme poverty.

On July 6th, we finally have the opportunity to stop that shameful statistic.

8 world leaders, gathered in Scotland for the G8 summit, will be presented with a workable plan to double aid, drop the debt and make the trade laws fair. If these 8 men agree, then we will become the generation that made poverty history.

But they’ll only do it if enough people tell them to.

That’s why we’re staging Live 8. 5 concerts, 100 artists, a million spectators, 2 billion viewers, and 1 message… To get those 8 men, in that 1 room, to stop 30,000 children dying every single day of extreme poverty.
We don’t want your money - we want you!

i don’t see a downside to this. poverty in nations across the world, especially the united states (!!), needs to be addressed. i’m glad to see some pressure on the world leaders from those with influence regarding this topic. by blogging this entry, i have joined over 8000 blog posts about this subject. start talking about it on yours. technorati is really pushing this (actually this is where i first heard about it) on their live8 site.

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