Doubling Aid is only one part of it, and probably the least significant. http://www.live8live.com/whatsitabout.shtml explains more, in particular the video message from Nelson Mandela on that page is worth watching.
On 6/1/05, James Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Partly true. It is an atempt to get the G8 group to send more aid, the goal > is the same, more money/food going to Africa. Shame they don't seem to > realise it is just going to get absorbed into corruption and not reach the > people who need it. > > Africa has been getting more and more aid and is currently receiving more > foreign aid than it ever has in the past yet it's people live in the worst > conditions they have ever experienced. Sending more money and food to > Africa is NOT the solution, at least not until you have done something about > the corruption. > > -- > Jay > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 31 May 2005 22:38 > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Live 8 concerts > > > > It's political this time, not for money. > > > > On 5/31/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What a shame, all that money wasted again. Do you think they'll > > > actually get the food to the people this time? > > > > > > On 5/31/05, Wayne Putterill wrote: > > > > Bob Geldolf has announced the lineup for Live 8, the > > followup to the > > > > Live Aid concerts. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:159304 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
