Live 8 Concert

EDM number 250 in 2005-06, proposed by Diane Abbott on 06/06/2005.

That this House congratulates the Make Poverty History campaign and welcomes the Live 8 concert to take place in Hyde Park on 2nd July; regrets however that the concert, aimed at raising awareness of poverty in Africa by showcasing the cream of musical talent, has so far failed to include a single Black British, African or Caribbean artist; further notes that out of a total of 22 acts, only Mariah Carey can be counted as being from an ethnic minority; and calls for this otherwise excellent campaign to engage a more diverse range of artists in order to reflect London's diverse communities and to include in this commendable effort those very people it is trying to help.

This motion has been signed by a total of 24 MPs.