MrJackDaniels Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 The official website 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 made 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! to coincide with the g8 conference bob geldof (i think its him) is organising these fuck off concerts to help bring attention to Africa and their problems. The five LIVE 8 concerts taking place around the world mark the start of The Long Walk To Justice. Ahead of the vital G8 Summit, hundreds of thousands of people will head for the Scottish capital of Edinburgh by land, sea and air, to show the leaders of the world's richest nations that they must act to make poverty history. Here's where the concerts are taking place and who is performing: When: Saturday 2nd July, 2005. Where: UK – Hyde Park, London France – Palais de Versailles, Paris Germany – Brandenberg Gate, Berlin Italy – Circus Maximus, Rome USA –Museum of Art, Philadelphia im based in the uk, and the press have been all over this. to get tickets apparntly you have to answer a simple question, by text message (which cost £1.50 to spend). you are then entered in a draw to win one of 150,000 tickets. i heard some silly stories about how there were over 170,000 texts an HOUR going in at one point. fuck me. its 20 years on from live aid, i think. i think dudes wants to organise a mass boat trip to france across the english channel to pick up protestors from normandy, d day style. thoughts, ideas and discussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJackDaniels Posted June 9, 2005 Author Share Posted June 9, 2005 cmon people, fix up. this is important shit. get involved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeightyone Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 the only thing that changes the mind of powerful men is money. i used to be down for causes, but i found that they dont do much but give the news a good story for the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtorder Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 im really confused about all of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeToys Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Isn't the world already horribly overpopulated? Do we really need to save every life? I know that sounds bad, but everybody is going to fucking die in 50 years if we don't stop breeding and start respecting the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 i miss it by like 6 days, i wish i could see it. the circus maximus venue is going to be fucking bonkers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJackDaniels Posted June 11, 2005 Author Share Posted June 11, 2005 wow...just heard this on bbc news... (taken from bbc.co.uk/news) "G8 reaches deal for world's poor The main beneficiaries of the deal could be Africa's poor The world's eight richest countries have reached a debt relief deal to help the world's poorest nations. The move provides relief for 18 nations, mostly in Africa, freeing up revenue for spending on health, education and development. The agreement was announced at a meeting of G8 finance ministers in London on Saturday. Britain, which will host a summit of G8 leaders next month, has vowed to make poverty reduction a priority. The plan, which was devised by the UK, secured the backing of the US administration on Friday - paving the way for its adoption at the London meeting. Conditions Under the deal, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the African Development Fund will write off 100% of the money owed to them by 18 nations. This is not a time for timidity, this is a time for boldness Gordon Brown UK chancellor of the exchequer Q&A: African debt deal List of high-debt countries Announcing the deal, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said up to 20 others countries could be eligible if they meet strict targets for good governance and tackling corruption. The total package could be worth than US$55bn. "This is not a time for timidity, this is a time for boldness," Mr Brown said." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJackDaniels Posted June 11, 2005 Author Share Posted June 11, 2005 fucking hell people FIX UP. this is important shit (especially as some of you on the board suit the cliched "down with government, capiatlist pigs" stereotype). Under the deal, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the African Development Fund will write off 100% of the money owed to them by 18 nations. ^^who missed that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 i remember watching the original, queen rocked shit. the led zep reunion was sick too. the london line up looks good, but the rest are so so. the original had so many better bands, but i know that isn't the point of the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJackDaniels Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamAlmighty Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Yea I saw the ad for the ticket lottery when I was drunk so entered. Bit pissed off it cost £1.50 but it's a good cause so I let them off. Dunno if I won though. Bob Geldof has got some good ideas but he has to be one of the most annoying people on the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIZZaBcfly Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 "i'm tired of being mr. africa"-Bob Geldof imo hes a fucking langer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 I heard Pink Floyd is gonna reunionize for this. Any truth to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisPantalonesEstaEnfuega Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 this is just a good opertunity for those dirty terrorists to strike. I don't give a shit about any benefit. i was just hyped to see jay z in philly for free but thinking about it, it probably wont be worth it. ahh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 floyd yeah, looks like they are reuniting for this. the parul mccartney bit is good too, saw him in rome 2 summers back, and was amazed. bring your spliffs for the floyd show.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone gone forever Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Apparently when michael jackson "gets off" he wants to do something to help with live aid :haha: :yuck: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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