Global Citizen, an international advocacy organization, announced the lineup of events for the 10th anniversary Global Citizen Festival, which will take place on September 24 in New York City’s Central Park and Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana.
Since its inception on Central Park’s Great Lawn in 2012, the Global Citizen Festival has become the world’s longest-running global campaign calling for an end to extreme poverty, uniting millions of voices, amplified by the world’s biggest artists, and demanding that world leaders take action NOW!
The festival will call on world leaders to invest $600 million in the future of women and girls, close the yearly $10 billion climate financing shortfall, deliver $500 million to help African farmers respond to the global food crisis, and provide urgent relief from crushing debts to End Extreme Poverty NOW at the United Nations General Assembly and ahead of the G20 and COP27 in November.
Accra’s iconic Black Star Square will host live performances by fast-rising Nigerian music star TEMS, as well as other world-renowned artists such as Usher, Sarkodie SZA, Stomzy, H.E.R., Gyakie, and Stonebwoy, to commemorate Ghana’s 65th anniversary of independence and the 20th anniversary of the African Union.
The festival will call on world leaders to invest $600 million in the future of women and girls, close the yearly $10 billion climate financing shortfall, deliver $500 million to help African farmers respond to the global food crisis, and provide urgent relief from crushing debts to End Extreme Poverty NOW at the United Nations General Assembly and ahead of the G20 and COP27 in November.
Accra’s iconic Black Star Square will host live performances by fast-rising Nigerian music star TEMS, as well as other world-renowned artists such as Usher, Sarkodie SZA, Stomzy, H.E.R., Gyakie, and Stonebwoy, to commemorate Ghana’s 65th anniversary of independence and the 20th anniversary of the African Union.
Global Citizen will continue to defend and promote advocacy throughout the campaign, ensuring that marginalized voices are heard and leaders are held accountable to deliver on their promises.
Global Citizen will raise the voices of citizens, particularly those from the Global South; defend the right of anyone to speak freely, dissent, and organize without fear of retaliation or violence; and call on corporations to refrain from using litigation to silence frontline activists.
Without such efforts to champion the causes of those in danger, the achievement of our campaign goals will continue to be prioritized by those in power.
Several governments and world leaders have backed the campaign. “While communities face injustices, crises, and inequalities around the world, we simply cannot give up the fight and solidarity to end poverty,” said Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations. We need all voices to call for a better future for everyone, everywhere. Now is the time for bold action. We can keep the Sustainable Development Goals’ promise if we work together with Global Citizen.”
