G8 Summit and Live 8 concert

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Green Day's "One" Wish
Jun, 28 2005 - 11:00 AM


Green Day is one of the latest acts to join the Live 8 lineup, and the band is talking about it. The group is encouraging fans to get involved with the ONE organization. “What you might not know is that this is about a real crisis in the world that demands our attention,” says the group in a statement at their website. “Did you know that every day 6,300 people die in Africa of AIDS? Thousands of people dying every day from a preventable, treatable disease and for lack of a 45-cent pill! These statistics are staggering and yet as ONE we can let our leaders know this is unacceptable.”
The ONE campaign asks that people do at least one thing to make a difference for people living in poverty. You can sign a letter to President Bush urging his help at the G8 summit or find other ways to help by visiting www.one.org.


My friend and I were discussing this last night. She asked me if I think the concerts will accomplish anything. I told her not everyone is like us..She works in the Medical field with AIDS and I have volunteered for several AIDS charities and a few Homeless ones almost 15-20 years now. I am willing to bet that the majority of people going are going not so much cause they believe in the cause,but because of the acts playing. THere was an aritcle in the paper the other day that brought up the original live aid. It said after the show how many people continued to do something.. It got me thinking.. Once these shows are over, what happens then?.. I am willing to bet that the majority will just go about life as normal.>Sad really. In this day and age there is enough for everyone in teh world.. The biggest problem isn't gettting the money as it is getting it into the hands of those that need it most..

the upshot is maybe someone will walk away from these asking themsleves waht can I do to help..?

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Korzic

what you wrote was what alot of journalist have been talking about here. Not so much getting the things to people, but to the right hands. I think I was reading somewhere that they had in place that the money, and aid will get into the hands it need to be to help out..

There is corruption all over.. But dropping the debt is a step in the right direction.. It helps these nations help set up the neccesary means to help out each other.. It does help.. But it is a slow start.. Nothing happnes overnight..

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