G8

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G8

• G8 is a very important meeting to be held at a
  place called Gleneagles near Edinburgh in
  Scotland on 6th July 2005 to help reduce poverty
  around the world.
• 8 men from some of the worlds most powerful
  countries USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy,
  Japan, Canada and Russia. Tony Blair will be
  representing the U.K. These men will make
  decisions for millions of people living in
  poverty across the world especially in Africa.
• Decisions made will affect different areas of
  poor peoples lives including HIV/Aids
  treatments, access to water, food supply etc.
• BUT THESE 8 MEN WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO MAKE POVERTY
  HISTORY IF AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TELL THEM
  THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND THAT THE WORLD IS
  WAITING FOR THEM TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS!

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• SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO TELL THE 8 MEN TO MAKE THE
  RIGHT DECISIONS?
• ANSWER LIVE 8
• Fact
• Every single day, 30,000 children die,
  needlessly, of extreme poverty. 
• Live 8 is a big event that is happening on the
  same day as G8 and aims to ensure the 8 men make
  the right decisions.
• There will be 5 concerts, 100 music artists,1
  million spectators, 2 billion viewers, and 1
  message... To get those 8 men, in that 1 room in
  Scotland, to MAKE POVERTY HISTORY. This includes
  stopping 30,000 children dying every single day
  and other problems that are caused because of
  extreme poverty.

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SO WHAT EXACTLY IS POVERTY?

• Now you will find out more
• Class activity
• Using the photographs and stories from the
  articles about women in Africa, fill out the
  Poverty Investigation Table (conditions of and
  reasons for poverty and solutions to reduce
  poverty).
• You will find all the information you need on the
  table in front of you.