One of the reasons I have been a U2 fan for over 30 years ( beside their music of course ) is the fact that they were a socially conscious band from the very beginning, perhaps when it was not such a fashionable thing to be. They have remained so all these years. Their support [...]
June, 2011 marked the first time AIDS activist, Agnes Nyamayarwo , returned to the United States from her native Uganda since 2009. She was here last as one of the keynote speakers at the U2 Conference where she was also a special guest of Bono’s at the U2 360 Show in Raleigh, North Carolina. Agnes [...]
Here’s a reason for once to like a ticket broker: Online reseller StubHub is offering free tickets to U2 360 shows in select cities — including the next concerts in Anaheim on Friday and Saturday — to those who donate a pair of new or gently used shoes to Soles4Souls, a charity that collects shoes [...]
Can you guess which one? Of course, it’s “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses,” and the film by James Kleinert, Wild Horses and Renegades, is intended as a call to action for citizens to come forward and save American wild horses. The film screened at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival last month and is [...]
American Actor George Clooney, who is an activist in his own right, recently told Access Hollywood that he isn’t interested in pursuing a career in politics. Though he’s been vocal about his involvement in bringing support to the people of Sudan, he claims he has too much less-than-honorable behavior in his past that would prevent [...]
Each year around the world, International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8th. Hundreds of events occur not just on this day but throughout the month to mark the economic, political, and social achievements of women. U2 has always been a band that recognized and supported the achievements of women. There is no better [...]
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