MAKE POVERTY HISTORY RALLY SATURDAY 2 JULY
performance and a huge cast of people to recreate the atmosphere and. ultimately. the tragedy of the price one man paid for his beliefs. See preview. Theatre section.
Globaleyes Royal Lyceum Theatre. Grindlay Street. 248 4848. 7.30pm. 935—21250. See Thursday 23.
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CLUB Cabar8 The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. 9pm~3am. Etbc. A smorgasboard of protesting performers. with Rob Newman. General Skiptastic. G8 slam poetry. MC Tickle and Hustle. folk singer and poet Julie Dawid and more. See www.sead.org.uk.
MUSIC
Celebration: An Evening of World Music St George's West. 58 Shandwick Place. 225 7001. 7.30pm. 2310. Featuring singer songwriter Ben Okafor. Ghanaian act Ghandawi. folk band Alting and Scots Asian fusion from Ronak Baaja. In support of Make Poverty History.
The Fairtrade Gathering: New Consumer World Music Concert Usher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 6—11.30pm. 9215621250). The week of anti-poverty G8 activities kicks off with this concert and series of talks hosted by the UK's Fairtrade lifestyle magazine. Renowned campaigner Bianca Jagger jets in to address the gathering alongside Harriet Lamb. director of the Fairtrade Foundation. The spectacular musical line-up includes an eagerly anticipated appearance by Candido Fabre y su Banda in their Scottish debut. as well as Zuba. Poor Old Ben. the Ruffness and Orkestra del Sol.
TALKS
God and Politics St John's Church. Princes Street. 12.30pm. $35 ($23). A discussion on politics and religion with Baroness Shirley Williams and Iain MacWhirter. Call Cornerstone Books (0131 229 3776) for tickets.
THEATRE
Globaleyes Royal Lyceum Theatre. Grindlay Street. 248 4848. 7.30pm. 25—21250. See Thursday 23.
Black Sun Over Genoa Festival Theatre. 13—29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.30pm. £15 (£7.50). See Glasgow. Thursday 30.
VISUAL ART
Looking Both Ways See Thursday 23.
The Forgotten Women See Monday 27.
Saturday 2
ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
Anticlp8 St John’s Church, Princes Street. 10—11.45am. Gathering before the big march. The church also hosts a post-march ‘Celebr8' from 7—9pm. with tickets 23 on the door. Break Poverty - Urban Party Bristo Square. 3pm—7pm. Youth-organised event featuring skaters, bikers and freerunners, plus a soundsytem.
Making HIV/AIDS History St John’s Church. Princes Street. 2.30—3.30pm. Workshop organised by the Student Christian Movement. Make Poverty History March Assemble at the Meadows. 10am. See feature. left.
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Timetable
1 1am Rally starts at the Meadows. Speeches from international figures and celebrity supporters. 12pm March starts. heading northwards towards Princes Street. To avoid congestion and ensure a continuous flow of people. there are two further staggered starts to the march at 1pm and 2pm. 3pm March scheduled to end. with supporters returning to the Meadows.
3.33pm At a time symbolic of a child dying every three seconds in the developing world. there will be a minute's silence. followed by the ringing of church bells across the city.
7.30pm End of festival activities in the Meadows.
On the Meadows
The all-day festival on the Meadows begins at i ianr. with the park split into four themed /ones. The Campaign Zone features stalls from over 70 development and environmental organisations. yet also promises a carnival atmosphere with a fairground, (:ra/y golf, bungee jumping. street theatre and outdoor exhibitions. A Children Zone is staging a host of kid friendly activities including a circus workshop. an art workshop. a puppet lab. playgrOLind games as well as Quiz/es and even 'par'achute activrties' (presumably not jurriping out of
a plane). Tire Gener8ion Zone is aimed at youths. and combines factual workshops on the likes of fair trade and ethical lifestyles with more fun happenings involving poetry. dancing and music. a drumming workshop and the 'unfair five-a side football'. Finally, the Faith Zone includes meditation and gospel singing as well as talks and dlSCUSSlOITS on the role of faiths in debt and development. Beyond the specific zones there's a music stage featuring a range of sounds. from African and Latin to jazz and acoustic music. and a speakers' stage where the likes of UN ambassador and musician Baaba Maal and President Jagdeo of Guyana are appearing.
FAQs
What’s the march about? Organised by Make Poverty History. the rrrarch is intended to put pressure on the G8 countries. whose leaders are gathering in Gleneagles. Make Poverty History's aims are threefold: to promote fair trade. to push for debt cancellation and to campaign for more and better aid to the world's poorest countries.
When is it happening? The rally and march take place on Saturday 2 July (see timetable opposite). Both the organisers and Lothian Police advise early arrival to avoid crowd congestion.
Where do I go? The focus for the event is the Meadows in Edinburgh's Southside. where rally
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