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“Women of the future hold the big revelations”

By on January 31, 2011 in Causes & Charities

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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The feat of the fish

By on January 27, 2011 in Bono, Causes & Charities

Remember Bono’s “Fish Can Fly” t-shirt design, with a fish traversing the moonlit, starry sky? The shirt was introduced in 2008 for the Hard Rock Cafe’s Signature 25 Series, is printed on EDUN shirts and benefits African farmers and wildlife habitats by sending 15% of the sale proceeds to the Conservation Cotton Initiative launched by [...]

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Meet Bono’s Hero on World AIDS Day, 2010

By on November 28, 2010 in Causes & Charities

World AIDS Day is Wednesday, December 1, 2010. It is a day we set aside to remember those lost and those who are living with the disease. Eight years ago on this date in 2002, Agnes Nyamayarwo made history alongside Bono & other AIDS activists as they spoke before an enthusiastic audience at the University [...]

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The Edge Returns to Moscow

By on August 23, 2010 in Causes & Charities, Edge, Tours & Live Shows

It was March 1989 when The Edge joined Peter Gabriel, David Byrne, Brynsley Forde (of Aswad), Annie Lennox, the Thompson Twins, Chrissie Hynde, Jerry Harrison, and Karl Wallinger (of World Party) in Moscow to support Greenpeace’s efforts to educate and impact environmental change in the Soviet Union. As Greenpeace put it, “The gathering in Red [...]

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The Performance of U2′s Life

By on July 11, 2010 in Causes & Charities

If anyone wondered how U2 landed on the map as a global music force to be reckoned with, here is the 12 minutes that forever changed their career from a quarter century ago.

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Aung San Suu Kyi Demonstrations

By on June 19, 2010 in Causes & Charities, In the News...

CNN is reporting that demonstrations are planned across the globe marking Aung San Suu Kyi’s 65th birthday and calling for her release from house arrest. Political leaders are also trying to put the pressure on the government to release Suu Kyi. President Obama said, “I once again call on the Burmese government to release Aung [...]

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