UNITED KINGDOM: BOB GELDOF URGES GAY PRIDE SUPPORTERS TO SUPPORT "MAKE POVERTY HISTORY" CAMPAIGN

Record ID: 278330

  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM: BOB GELDOF URGES GAY PRIDE SUPPORTERS TO SUPPORT "MAKE POVERTY HISTORY" CAMPAIGN
  • Date: 2nd July 2005
  • Summary: (W3) LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (JULY 2, 2005) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. BOB GELDOF WALKING DOWN STREET TOWARDS GAY PRIDE FLOAT 0.01 2. SLV (SOUNDBITE) BOB GELDOF, SAYING: "(REPORTER ASKS:"Bob, how ready are you for this?") "For the gay pride thing? Not at all really, trying to get my vibe together for it. The concert is easy, I do that as a job." 0
  • Embargoed: 17th July 2005 13:00
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  • Location: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVAAQ0W4IGBBTXONSSYD0MKF5AEO
  • Story Text: Bob Geldof shows his support for London's Gay Pride
    event and urges commitment to the 'Make Poverty History'
    campaign.






    London's Gay Pride event hopes to make it's own
    mark in London on Saturday (July 2) alongside the Hyde Park
    Live 8 concert.

    In a show of support Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof climbed
    upon the Gay Pride float and thanked London's gay community
    for their participation in increasing awareness on issues of global
    importance and the 'Make Poverty History' campaign.

    "We are so proud that this community is going to help,"
    said Geldof.

    "Africa is an oppressed minority. And today, between
    what you people are doing and between what people in this
    park are doing and the people in Johannesburg, Toronto and
    Tokyo, Berlin, Paris, Rome and Philadelphia. We are going
    to stop one vast oppression of a vast minority. That is
    what we are going to do today and you are going to help
    us," added Geldof.

    The Pride parade assembled at the end of Park Lane
    before moving towards Trafalgar Square.

    Actor Ian McKellen who was due to address the Pride
    Parade said the city of London could successfully support
    two events.

    "London's big enough it can contain Pride as well, and
    when we are in the centre of London away from Hyde Park. We
    are now going to walk know down to Trafalgar Square where
    all the great rallies in the past, the rallies against
    Apartheid have taken place. The rallies against injustice
    take place. That is where the gay people are going to be
    today," added McKellen.



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