Sir Bob Geldof and the other organizers behind Live8 state that the objective this time is not fund-raising but awareness-raising.
They want the concerts to be seen as part of a movement, with the immediate aim of influencing the G8 summit.
UK chancellor, Gordon Brown, is calling for a doubling of European aid by 2010 and 100% debt relief, as well as an end of many trade subsidies. However, the plan is facing opposition in the US and particularly from George W Bush; no surprises there then.
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure want up to a million people to attend an anti-poverty rally "
The Long Walk to Justice" in Edinburgh on 6 July, coinciding with the G8 conference.
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