MAKE POVERTY HISTORY

The G8 Leaders at the conference in Edinburgh, Scotland in July 2005, need your support to help them make a momentous decision in history.

'This is not an issue of politics, it's an issue of morality' - Sir Bob Geldof

$1 is the daily income of half of Africa's people

Have a look around this page, and listen to Lenny Henry telling us about why you should support 'Make Poverty History'

Do they continue to support the rich minority who line their pockets, at the expense of  the millions who are dyeing from poverty, lack of proper medical treatment and general 'who cares anyway' mentality.

I care, do YOU?

Get your Live8 wristband either online, or in person -  get a hundred, and give them to your friends.

If you go online, you can make a donation too, however small

$1 is the daily income of half of Africa's people

UK: Giant wristband to greet G8 leaders in Glasgow

A GLASGOW church has taken the campaign to Make Poverty History to new heights. Members of Queen's Park Baptist Church have pinned a giant 26ft white wristband around the church's 150ft high steeple. It will stay in place until after the G8 summit in July.

The Rev Peter Dunn said, “We hope world leaders will be able to spot the giant band as they fly in to attend the summit. It will let them see just how committed the people of Glasgow are to ending extreme poverty which kills more than 30,000 children every day.”

The church has sold hundreds of the wristbands, the symbol of the anti-poverty campaign worldwide which girl band Girls Aloud helped to launch.

"Our congregation, especially younger members, have been snapping up the white bands," reports Rev Dunn. “Most of them have been wearing them around their wrists but others wear it in their hair or on their car mirrors.”

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