Fight Poverty and Win with Global Citizen Tickets

If you think that scoring free concert tickets for doing good sounds like a win-win, you’ll want to check out Global Citizen Tickets Australia.

To be a part of it, just go and register at the website. Then you can start earning points for your online poverty-beating actions, like sharing videos on Facebook, signing petitions to world leaders, and e-mailing Foreign Minister Julie Bishop with your concerns. You then use these points to enter a draw for a pair of tickets to the concert of your choice. There are plenty of great shows available, including gigs from local acts like The Jezabels, Christine Anu, and Dragon, as well as international artists like Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes.

“Music not only has the ability to stir every last emotion inside you; but also has the power to inspire, educate, and stop and make you think about certain issues,” explained the program’s chairman Danny Rogers. “We’re really glad that so many amazing Aussie bands are donating tickets to their shows and raising awareness with their fans about social change.”

The initiative is part of the Global Poverty Project, the brainchild of Pearl Jam’s manager Kelly Curtis. It’s so timely, as there are currently 1.2 billion people living in extreme poverty around the world. How great to see it here in Oz!

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Evermore Release “One Love” for Global Citizen Festival

Last year 60, 000 people joined big-name musicians Neil Young, The Black Keys, and Foo Fighters in New York’s Central Park to promote the Global Citizen Festival. This year Australia will get to be part of it, with a live stream from the New York event hitting the Palais Theatre alongside homegrown performances from Evermore and other local acts. Visit the Global Citizen Festival website to earn the points you need to score tickets.

Evermore’s song “One Love” has been doing the rounds for a while, but they’re launching it officially to promote the Global Citizen Festival. All profits raised from the single’s sales will benefit the Gloval Poverty Project and the Cotton On Foundation, which works hard to spearhead education projects in Uganda. Even if you’re not in Melbourne and unable to attend the event, you can support the initiative by picking up a copy of Evermore’s charity EP at your local Cotton On store.