Why was the 2005 G8 Summit so important? What happened there?
On July 6-8th, the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations met in Scotland to discuss the major social, political and economic conditions that contribute to poverty.However, before they met, something unusual happened. Across the world, ten Live8 concerts were held. At Live 8, 1 million people stood in Philadelphia – joining with the 3.8 billion people around the world who turned up, tuned in or logged on – to show they were also determined to change the world. ONE and the Live8 concerts sent President Bush to the G8 on a wave of support for doing more to fight AIDS and extreme poverty.But that’s not all Americans did. Over 500,000 Americans also signed a letter to President Bush, asking that he support four bold commitments at the G8 summit: more and better international assistance, 100% debt cancellation, trade reform and renewed efforts to fight corruption in the world’s poorest countries.
