White Band Day
The White Band Day was celebrated for the first time on 1 July 2005 worldwide. On that day, many people wore a white ribbon and buildings were wrapped with a white ribbon. The white ribbon should be a message to the representatives of the G8 countries , who met on July 6, 2005 for a G8 summit in Scotland .
The white ribbon is the symbol of the common global campaign to overcome poverty. It is supported by supporters of the Your Voice Against Poverty campaign around the world.
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Three main points are required from the supporters of the campaign:
- Debt Relief for Third World Countries
- better help for the people in these countries
- free trade for all states (no restrictions: high tariffs)
White Band Day - promotions
July 1, 2005
- Wearing white ribbons
- Wrapping of buildings
July 2, 2005
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LIVE 8 concerts in the following cities:
- Barrie : u. a. Bryan Adams , Deep Purple , Run DMC
- Berlin : Die Toten Hosen , We are Heroes , Sons of Mannheim , BAP , Audioslave , July , Green Day , Silbermond , Chris de Burgh , Brian Wilson , Renee Olstead , Sasha , a-ha , Daniel Powter , Joana Zimmer , Juan Diego Flórez , Reamonn , Faithless and Herbert Grönemeyer
- Johannesburg : u. a. 4Peace Ensemble , Malaika , Zola
- Moscow : u. a. Pet Shop Boys
- London : u. a. Bob Geldof , Coldplay , Elton John , Madonna , Pink Floyd , REM , Robbie Williams , U2
- Paris : u. a. The Cure , Placebo , Shakira
- Philadelphia : u. a. Alicia Keys , Bon Jovi , Linkin Park , Stevie Wonder
- Rome : u. a. Duran Duran , Faith Hill , Nek
- Tokyo : u. a. Björk , Def Tech , Good Charlotte
July 6, 2005
- Meeting at the G8 summit in Edinburgh - 1 million people are expected
- 'White Band' (many people wear a white T-shirt and form a white band that can be seen from the air) in Edinburgh city center
- 'The Final Push' concert: u. a. Annie Lennox , Bob Geldof , Snow Patrol , Travis , The Corrs
October 17, 2006
The next White Band Day took place on October 17, 2006, International Poverty Day. This day was a highlight of the month of action that began on September 16.