What’s more shocking?
The sight of a reunited Pink Floyd playing some of their classic songs together on stage at Live 8
-or-
the sight of MTV (music television as it used to be called) actually broadcasting music?
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
In addition to the Live 8 concerts, the ONE Campaign also is focusing its efforts on the G8 Summit, which began on July 6. The ONE Campaign, which was started by a group of non-profit organizations and aid agencies to raise awareness of and to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty, is encouraging everyone to sign the letter that they are going to send President Bush. To sign the letter and find out more about the ONE Campaign, visit www.one.org.
More than 20 Christian artists have already publicly endorsed the ONE Campaign including: Jars of Clay, Margaret Becker, Steven Curtis Chapman, Bethany Dillon, Bill and Gloria Gaither, Amy Grant, Natalie Grant, GRITS, Sara Groves, Sandra McCracken, Leigh Nash, Newsboys, Nichole Nordeman, Out of Eden, Charlie Peacock, Relient K, Michael W. Smith, subseven, Switchfoot, Russ Taff, TAIT, Steve Taylor, Third Day, tobyMac, Derek Webb and Kirk Whalum.
For clips of Jars of Clay from Live 8, go to their page on AOL music.
Speaking of Jars of Clay, they have long been active when it comes to needs in Africa. The band members founded the Blood:Water Mission in early 2002. The first efforts of their non-profit organization was the “1000 Wells Project,” which has a goal of raising funds to build, rebuild and repair 1,000 wells in urban and rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. To date, 42 wells have been constructed, bringing clean water to more than 34,000 people. For more information on the Blood:Water Mission and “1000 Wells Project,” visit www.bloodwatermission.com.
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