Global Citizen's weekly wrap up for the week of 10/28/2012:
1) We posted 11 must-see videos on the basic building blocks of extreme poverty: http://bit.ly/Vf246C
2) Leaders of the worldwide movement to end polio met our campaigners in a Google+ Hangout to discuss the latest developments and how we can help: http://bit.ly/WgkN3k
3) Halloween lead us to do some digging into the conditions on West African cocoa farms and this great article from Huffington Post: http://huff.to/TuKn0N (and remember to take action at https://www.freetheslaves.net and by buying Fairtrade International)
4) One month out from Global Citizen Festival, we discussed what's next for Global Citizen and the movement to end extreme poverty: http://bit.ly/Rj7g3d
5) Hurricane Sandy knocked out our power, but devastated many in the NYC area. We asked you to consider donating to relief efforts if you can: http://rdcrss.org/RE7Usc
Stream the 2020 Global Citizen Prize right now and watch John Legend, Gwen Stefani, Common, and more celebrate the leaders, activists, artists, and Global Citizens who are working to build a better tomorrow for us all. #GCPrize
Global Citizen was live.
Did you miss #GCPrize on NBC? Well don’t sweat it, because you can watch with us starting NOW! Join host John Legend, along with Alessia Cara, Tori Kelly, John Oliver, Usher and so many more of your favorite artists for a celebration of all the Prize winners, including Sir Elton John, Bryan Stevenson, and President Ursula von der Leyen. Tune in now for the digital premiere, and learn more here: glblctzn.me/gcp
A dreamy winter backdrop ❄️ + The silky smooth vocal stylings of Carrie Underwood and John Legend 🎤 = A jaw dropping performance of ‘Hallelujah’ 🙏! Want to know something cool? John and Carrie weren’t even in the same city when this was filmed! That’s the magic of green screens! Watch this magical duo over and over again at https://glblctzn.me/2WsVJcd!
This moving performance of ‘Glory’ by John Legend and Common is the perfect way to honor the recipient of the 2020 Global Citizen Prize for Activism, Black Lives Matter. Founded by Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, and Patrisse Cullors, BLM has been an important voice in combating systemic racism all around the world. Relive all of the inspiring moments from #GCPrize here: https://glblctzn.me/37BOsgB
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