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The key difference between Live Aid and Live8 was that Live8 wanted people’s names, not their money. Live8 was put on to influence G8 leaders to take action in Africa, rather than directly donating money like Live Aid. Promises made by the G8 leaders at the Summit in Scotland starting July 6th, 2005 include: • $50 billion more aid per year by 2010 • AIDS drugs to all those who need them, and care for all AIDS orphans • Debt cancellation for 38 countries, with 18 benefiting this year • Free, quality primary education and basic healthcare for all children...
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The performances were not just random popular songs chosen by the artists. Most of the songs had messages related to the Live8 cause and many of the performers had a lot to say about what was going on. Kanye West and his performance in Philadelphia were a good example of this...
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Aids in Africa My initial thought on how to solve the AIDS epidemic was to increase the amount of education and medical aid in the area. AIDS education is crucial to stop the spreading of the disease...	4 / 950
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