Why Live-8 Matters!

[Vyan]

Originally Post on Truth2Power:

This past weekend the historic Live 8 Concerts took place simultaneously in ten countries, featuring over 150 artists and bringing out over 1 Million people to watch, listen and enjoy.<br>

But did it make a difference?



Interrupted temporarily by the London Bombings, this years G-8 Conference - which was the focus of the concert - moves forward, led by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Exactly how much pressure the concerts were able to put on the events of the conference remains unclear. The goal of using the combined financial and logistical weight of the G-8 Nations to finally begin to seriously address the blight of hunger in the continent of Africa, was already of primary goal of Mr. Blair. Will it remain a priority for the Million-plus people at the concerts or the Millions more who watched the simultaneous live broadcasts on Vh1 and MTV?<br>

Will it remain a priority even for the artists who performed?

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(Kanye West doing his "Jesus Walk")

The Live 8 show was far more grand, far more ambitious - it asked for sometime far more precious than just money, it asked people for their attention and commitment - and because of that it may ultimately be seen as far less of a success than it's predecessor. However, it is because of that broader focus that Live-8 and the ideals that it repesents are far more important than the extended multi-nation Telethon that Live Aid was.


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