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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 June 2005-ICFTU: White Band Day media advisory(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

RDATE:01072005

When:on Friday 1 July, one day before Live 8 and less than one week before the

G8 meet in Scotland, and at the start of a week of global action - known as WHITE BAND WEEK.

Who: the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) is the world's largest anti-poverty coalition, whose organisations together represent more than 150 million people globally. The campaign is aiming to make a breakthrough on poverty in 2005 and is calling for world leaders to honour their promises on more and better aid, trade justice, debt cancellation and transparent and accountable poverty reduction initiatives.

The coalition is made up of national campaigns across 72 countries.

What:the GCAP coalition will undertake one of the biggest weeks of global action ever seen, commencing with WHITE BAND DAY ONE when national landmarks being wrapped in huge versions of the campaign's symbol - a white band. Events, street parades and marches, concerts, petitions at G8 embassies and much more will form part of the day.

Stop press: Photo call in Londonat St. Paul's Cathedral on 1 July at 08:30 - for more details contact Kate Norgrove +44 7813 164 160 knorgrove@gmfc.org or Barbara Kwateng +44 7950 899 653 or +32 476 621 018 barbara.kwateng@icftu.org.

Where:across the world - Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, North Americaand Europe

Contacts:full list of international white band day events and contact details are below or contact Caroline Green for more information on +1 202 321 7858 or +1 202 496 1174 or caroline.green@oxfaminternational.org

HIGHLIGHTS:

The SydneyHarbourBridgein Australiawill be wrapped in a gigantic white band, with the Australian coalition's slogan "Make Poverty History" across it.

In Mozambique,thousands will attend a music festival in the slums of Maputoto call for an end to poverty.

A large mosque in Indonesiawill be wrapped in a giant white band.

Landmarks across Europe will be wrapped in white bands: in Rome, Italy, the Trevi Fountain will be drapped in a huge white band, in Germany, the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) will be wrapped and in Paris, the Trocadero's buildings will be wrapped with two white bands, with the Eiffel tower as a backdrop.At the same time, two small demonstrations - one symbolising the north and the other the south - will take place in Trocadero's gardens. In the UK, the famous St Paul's Cathedral will be wrapped in a massive white band In Sierra Leone, the famous cotton tree planted by freed slaves when the nation was founded will be draped in a white band alongside a street party in Freetown.

In Zambia, a march walking past all the G8 embassies is planned for 1 July to end in an open air concert in Lusaka.

In Ghanaon 1 July, a beach party with farmers groups is planned, to highlight the plight of rice farmers, due to unfair trade rules.

In the Philippines, a people's summit and concert will be followed by a rally of 10,000 people.

In Kenya,a white band will be wrapped around Kenyatta International Conference Centre on Friday July 1 after which they will deliver their messages to the respective G8 embassies....

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