GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.3 BILLION IN NEW COMMITMENTS

http://www.globalcitizen.org

New York, NY, October 2, 2012 -- On Saturday, September 29, 2012, the Global Poverty Project (GPP) hosted the Global Citizen Festival on the Great Lawn of New York's iconic Central Park. The Global Citizen Festival, which celebrated achievements made towards ending extreme poverty in this generation, featured performances by Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Band of Horses and K'naan, with a surprise performance by John Legend.

During the Festival, supporting non-profit partners announced a total of $1,314,700,000 in commitments that will support crucial anti-poverty initiatives. For more information please visit http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/b... and http://www.globalcitizen.org

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[thebigdady7]

Thanks Dave and the Global Citizen organization! Great show and a lot of fun!

[foofighterdaz]

I had such a good night. Granted, I'm a massive Foo's geek, but it really does put in to perspective how much a lot of the world needs our help. It's an amazing achievement, but $1.3 billion between 1.4 billion living in poverty............ We need to do more.