Make Poverty History launches 'Click' ad campaign

Gifs in the picture frame, what next for Dis.

Why don't all these rich famous folks in the ad just donate a wedge of their whopping bank balances to the cause? Surely a bit of wealth distribution from those at the top to those at the bottom could HELP make poverty history, if not complete the task in one fell swoop.

Not that I'm saying you shouldn't support MPH, because of course you should. It just seems a bit hypocritical, that's all. Or ironic. Or whatever word it is I'm looking for.

A lot of them do, though. Bill Gates is the world's biggest philanthropist.

I don't think this campaign is about donating money as such though - at least not in the comic relief kinda way. This campaign is for action, it doesn't want to raise money it wants to actually DO something, this being dependant on the agreement of the G8. Collecting money won't persuade those governements to bring about change, but voicing the desire of the public to get poverty sorted will. And I think thats what this campaign is about.

All I know is that I met him in a pub in Dublin in 1984 and asked him for some change for the phone and he told me to fuck off. So bollocks to him.

But he does so much more than some celebrities do, surely we shouldn't be slating the ones that do stuff? even if it isn't much at least he draws attantion to the situation

Sorry,

But I have to disagree with your comments about Bono (in the time i took to write that people have died - because we don't care enought about others in the world) The advert is not about the stars but would anyone pay attention if it was a video of me and you. Something incrdible is happening this year in Edinburgh - thousands of ordinary people not stars are going to try to persuade eight of the most powerful men in the world that we do care and make a difference, i'm grateful for all the celebrities who endorse MPH - I don't care if they are being hypocritical - as long as it persuades more people - young old rich poor to take up the challenge of MPH - log on to the website watch the videos of little children - they may not even be alive now - do you think they care that half the world thinks Bono's a prat and the other think he way up there.

sure
some people look up to him
its a good cause
etc.

but just the way he does it makes me dislike him even more.

start slating the celebrities that do nothing for charity whatsoever like britney spears and co. Its pretty clear that bono is trying to make a difference, whether for u2's benefit or not we'll never know but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt...

I'm very interested in why it even matters why he's doing it. I personally couldn't give a damn about his motives (and why people seem to think it's fine to have a go at him whilst so many don't do anything.) It helps, all the celebrity endorsement has gained so much exposure for this whole campaign and... people are donating, you see wristbands around, you hear about it a lot. I think that making it into such a big thing, actually trying to get other people as well is better than just donating some of your own money (which I'm sure he's done as well.)
If the money helps the cause, then why care if he's doing it for publicity? It's a moot point.

i heard they are gonna do a sexual disaese one with he clicks replaced with 'claps'

Hey
Can anyone give me a hand (presuming people haven't fucked off yet through shear boredom at the above Bono conversation)? I'm a student at Edinburgh and am on the committee for People and Planet, a nationwide non-aligned student grassroots-action network. P&P are doing a lot of the organising for the G8, liasing with groups like Dissent and Make Poverty History. MPH have asked us to sort out a clubnight in Edinburgh for 2nd July, following a huge march and conference (yeah, Bono will probably be there... at the conference that is. He can fuck off in the evening). The venue's gonna be about 600 capacity (Bongo Club probably) and I'm wracking my brains for bands/artists to play. At the moment I'm thinking of Asian Dub Foundation (as they're receptive to this sort of thing and quite relevant), Mylo (cos he's local and would work well later on), a couple of London Hip Hop acts (Carpetface, GM Babies), and I was thinking of approaching various scottish bands (eg: Sons and Daughters). Of course July is a busy time of year for bands so I'm gonna have to compile quite a list of people to approach about this and then if I'm lucky, a few of them will be free and up for it.

I've organised charity gigs in the past, but nothing quite of this scale so it's gonna be interesting as I seem to have been thrown in the deep end here (but remain most qualified to head the task out of P&P).

What I'm asking for here is ideas. If you've just read this and thought "hey, he should get ....... to play, then please make a suggestion. If you know how to get hold of booking agents for any of the people I mentioned, or for any other people you think would be good, let me know. It'd be really useful.

Anyway cheers for listening.

Andrew