Are you familiar with Global Citizen? It is the world’s largest movement of action takers and impact makers dedicated to ending extreme poverty NOW. The voices of millions of Global Citizens around the world are driving lasting change towards sustainability, equality, and humanity by taking action every day.
The inaugural Global Citizen Festival took place on September 29, 2012 with 60,000 people in attendance on the Great Lawn in New York’s iconic Central Park. Global Citizen Festival coincides with the UN General Assembly to better leverage opportunities to get policy and financial commitments from government, corporate, and philanthropic leaders to defeat poverty, demand equity, and defend the planet.
Global Citizen Festival encourages fans to take actions toward ending extreme poverty in order to earn free tickets. This festival brings together Global Citizens, artists, activists, world leaders, philanthropists, corporate leaders, and more, with one collective mission: End Extreme Poverty NOW. It’s a moment both to celebrate all we have achieved together, and all we continue to achieve together.
This year’s Global Citizen Festival was streamed around the world, with simultaneous festival events taking place in Black Star Square Accra, Ghana, as well as on the Great Lawn in Central Park in New York City, USA, on September 24. Accra came through with a stellar lineup of performers including [insert….], hosted by Danai Gurira
A special pre-festival event was hosted by Web3Accra, partners, and creatives which allowed youth to participate in an interactive tutorial workshop on Web 3, creativity, advocating for equality & sustainability within the local community.
The next time you hear Global citizen is coming to an African City near you…don’t hesitate to support the movement. Learn more about Global Citizen’s impact at https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/impact/
