Coldplaying Charity Club

U2 frontman Bono is to edit The Independent newspaper for a day to highlight the issue of Aids in Africa. The singer is already offering ideas and commissioning articles for many sections of his edition of the daily UK paper, to be published on 16 May. The Independent editor in chief Simon Kelner said the paper would be "challenging and innovative". Half of its revenues for that day will be donated to Product Red, Bono's initiative to improve healthcare. A spokesperson for Bono told the paper: "He is tickled to be let loose on such a great paper. He's enjoying using the talents of its journalists to explore issues that are vital to him." The Independent has become …

Anyone can post any promotional images he/she have made in support of the CCC or any of it's projects. This includes banners, buttons, icons, ect. Also, feel free to borrow any one of the images posted on this board with no obligation to credit the artist. This is for a good cause. Here are mine: CCC 1.36

Dear ONE Member: One year ago, I stood on the stage of Live 8 in Philadelphia, the biggest concert event in history, talking about something that was only an idea at the time. It was the idea that, with the stroke of a pen, eight of the world's leaders could change the future of millions of the poorest people. Five days later, they did. That moment resulted in unprecedented commitments to the world's poorest people for debt relief, fair trade, and better development assistance. Join me in asking our leaders to keep the promises America made one year ago that, if kept, will save 4 million lives by 2010. July 4th is our Independence Day. It represents the da…

There are currently 20.8+ refugees who need help and protection; 9,000,000 of which are children. Visit ninemillion.org to see videos and photos of their stories. A $25.00 donation will put a young girl through an entire year of schooling, and help pull her out of a life of abuse and violence. "Help them play, let them learn."

http://www.tampontification.com/donate.php click and drag a heart into a shelter to donate pads and tampons to women's shelters in the us, canada or kenya.

Being in New Zealand makes it hard for me to support the CCC, but Is there going to be a project in Aussie? I'm Going to the Coldplay Concert this Saturday, and I thought it might be fun if we did something? Just an Idea, maybe you guys can consider, since I'm sure some people are going to their concerts in Australia?

Hi all! I just realized this morning that the Isle Of Wight Festival is nearly upon us! Earlier there was talk of making some CCC banners/posters, fliers, etc promoting charities/charitable work, and the club in general. Perhaps a flier to pass out to audience members to hold up during a specific song (like the Happy Birthday Chris signs earlier this year). If there are enough people going and enough people interested to help organize something hasta pronto, perhaps we could make this work!! Please use this thread to post ANY ideas you may have. If you know someone who is going, please direct them here. For those of you who are able to pass out fliers, or do what…

Tech Leaders Come Together to Fight Global AIDS and Extreme Poverty with ONE: the Campaign to Make Poverty History The Campaign to Make Poverty History announced its new website today, continuing an unprecedented campaign to reach and engage millions of Americans in the fight against global AIDS and extreme poverty at http://www.one.org "For the first time in history, we have the ability to beat global AIDS and extreme poverty, all we need is the will to do it," said ONE CEO Paul Dioguardi. "These leaders are using their time and technology to reach millions of Americans with a call to do even more to save lives in Africa and the world's poorest countries." The n…

i heard this somewhere and i cant find a link but thats the sweetest, nicest thing ive heard in a long time and that makes me love coldplay that much more!! how amazing is that?? :D

I think, for everyone sake...that this thread can just be a clear way to find out HOW to join....so could someone please give really clear links on where to go, which thread...what to click etc. (cos i dont know myself)..and i think that it'll help other people who come to join later on. Thanks

coldplay are auctioning off a shirt chris designed (the band members all signed it) on ebay for charity. heres the link... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2524617646&category=42435

From WarChildMusic Help: A Day In The Life 9 September 2005 Helping children affected by conflict all over the world What is it like growing up in a war zone? Each day, children in Iraq are caught in the crossfire of conflict. Children die, all the time. Every day, Iraqi children die of malnutrition caused by 15 years of war and sanctions. Each day, Iraqi children are scattered to the streets to earn money: to scavenge for their families trapped in poverty. Every day, Iraqi children are orphaned. Worst of all, every day, an Iraqi child realises that if his life doesn't change, their future could be even harder than their past. Ali is 14. He lives in Bas…

now we can buy maketradefair t-shirt online :D cost 15 pounds each but unfortunately it cost 8pounds to send it to me :cry: but thats ok..all the profits goes to charity :P just wanna tell you guys some of you might wanna buy it too :)

Do you have NBC? If you do, then put on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams TONIGHT at 6:30pm (that's USA Eastcoast time, ;)) Dear : My journey began in Africa in 1984, when I went to Ethiopia. On my last day there, a man handed me his baby and said, "Take him with you." He knew in Ireland his son would live, in Ethiopia his son would die. That was the moment my journey began, and today, it's continuing across Africa. I spent the last week listening to and learning from the beautiful, proud people of Lesotho, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Mali, and now here in Ghana. Every person I have met only makes me more hopeful, more convinced that Africa is rising. …

In Mali village, Bono talks cotton trade By Lesley Wroughton Mon May 22, 5:57 PM ET DAFARA VILLAGE, Mali (Reuters) - In this village about a two-hour drive from the capital Bamako, rock star Bono meets local chiefs and elders and says American cotton traded on the international market has an unfair advantage over Mali's. "There are cotton farmers in America who need to meet you," says the Irish rocker and activist. "This is my biggest desire because I think they will understand you better because I think American cotton farmers would respect how you work the land so well with little water." The 90-year-old chief Julien Traore, sitting opposite the rock s…

Dear ONE Member, This week Bono began a six-country tour of Africa. His trip will shine the global spotlight on some of Africa's poorest nations. On Tuesday evening, May 23rd, for the first time in history, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams will broadcast live from Africa; we are going to make sure this is an event to remember. That night, ONE members all across the country will host house parties to watch this historic broadcast and get their community involved in the movement that is making poverty history. Please join us as we help Bono focus the world's attention on stories of hope and inspiration from Africa. Join your friends, have a bite to eat, watch t…

Here's a letter I received from Matt Damon... Dear ONE Campaign Member: I just returned from a 7 day trip to South Africa and Zambia. What I saw changed my life. I want to tell you about my trip and let you know about billions of dollars in development assistance that is at risk this week. Each day, I saw the devastating impact of AIDS and extreme poverty, but I also saw the incredible work being done to save lives and give people the tools to provide for themselves. I visited a facility that reduced, by half, the chances of a mother transmitting HIV to their child. I met a 24 year old woman who told me that there was a good chance the anti-retrovirals she w…

Lookie what mimi found. Our lovely Coldplay boys went to a visited corn growers in Mexico in support of MTF today and I found some piccies: "Alejandrino Flores shows Chris Martin, vocalist of British rock band Coldplay, how to plough corn in Santa Isabel del Tepetzala, Puebla, Mexico, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003. Coldplay will perform in Mexico City on Sunday and Monday and are visting Mexican corn growers to support Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte"

Midge Ure reveals his line-up for charity single 20 years after original smash hit Midge Ure has revealed he wants Coldplay's Chris Martin and Tom Chaplin of Keane to sing the opening lines of the Band Aid III single. 'I fancy getting Coldplay and Keane to sit at facing pianos across the studio to open the song,' said Midge last night. 'Wouldn't that sound amazing? 'I spoke to Fran Healy of Travis yesterday and he's well up for taking part too.' Other big names signed up for the new version of charity hit Do They Know It's Christmas? include Noel Gallagher, Jamelia, The Darkness, Dido and Blur's Damon Albarn. Midge, who gave me a sneak preview of his dream …

Dear All, I am a primary school teacher in Tutbury, Staffordshire, and last month, one of my pupils, Joe, died in class from an asthma attack. He was 9 years old. At the school we are organising a memorial auction to raise money to create a fitting and lasting memorial to Joe, the "Joe Midgely Memorial Playground". As Im sure you can appreciate, this will be very expensive, and funds are currently at the £5000 mark. I was hoping that some of you would want to donate something to the fund that we could auction and raise some money in Joes memory. Here are some links to the local papers reports on Joes tragic death. http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/detail.asp?ca…

Best-selling band Coldplay is to allow one of its songs to be used for an advertisement for the first time. The band, led by Chris Martin, who is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, has steadfastly refused to allow its music to be used for marketing purposes so far. However, it is now permitting charity Cancer Research UK to use the song “Fix You” on a forthcoming campaign. Paltrow’s father, the director and producer Bruce Paltrow, died in 2002 of pneumonia and complications associated with a recurrence of cancer. The charity would not confirm the campaign but said that it would make an announcement in a few weeks. Coldplay’s publishing rights are handled by BMG …

When Coldplay released its second hit album, A Rush of Blood to the Head, the band said that part of the environmental damage caused by its production would be offset by the planting of 10,000 mango trees in southern India. More than four years after the album's release, however, many of Coldplay's good intentions have withered in the arid soil of Gudibanda, Karnataka state, where the saplings it sponsored were planted. The idea of saving the world while making music was proposed by Future Forests, a British company since renamed CarbonNeutral. It declared that the scheme would soak up carbon dioxide emissions and help to improve the livelihoods of local farmers. …

Longer version of Michael Stipe/Hurricane Doc available online now The Sundance Channel is currently featuring a really interesting documentary titled In The Sun, which was created to remind Americans about the ongoing struggles of the survivors from Hurricane Katrina. The film also takes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the In The Sun EP, currently available on iTunes. All proceeds from the sale of the EP go to Mercy Corps, which is devoted to those still suffering in the wake of the hurricane. The film was collaboration between Michael Stipe and photographer & Grammy-nominated video director Danny Clinch. It includes the song "In The Sun", which was w…

Didn't find a thread about this :P So what do you think about the song? :)

Coldplay, The Darkness and Travis are set to re-record Band Aid’s hit single — to raise millions for Africa’s new victims of famine. Frontmen Chris Martin, Justin Hawkins and Fran Healy have told Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure they will drop everything to make the charity track. Now Midge and Sir Bob are talking to Noel Gallagher, Robbie Williams, Jamelia, Blur and Dido about joining the stellar Band Aid III line-up. Do They Know It’s Christmas? 2004 will be recorded in the next few weeks. The song is already odds-on favourite at bookies to be Christmas No1. Midge Ure, 51, is masterminding the third Band Aid line-up — backed by Geldof. Chris Martin, 27, has told …