tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post113032966821950424..comments2024-01-25T00:38:08.564-05:00Comments on The Zenformation Professional: Celebrity Activism: Did Live8 Concerts Really Help, or did they do more Harm than Good?The ZenFo Prohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05132805758799453850noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1130361622623092572005-10-26T17:20:00.000-04:002005-10-26T17:20:00.000-04:00Alice:Yeah, I'm in total agreement that there is n...Alice:<BR/>Yeah, I'm in total agreement that there is nowhere near the support there should be for causes like debt relief. And I too wonder how much of things like Live 8, while meant to raise awareness, could've done so much more had it not been so full of itself...<BR/><BR/>G:<BR/>I think raising awareness is awesome. The thing that sort of got my goat is the fact that Geldof and Co. had the The ZenFo Prohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132805758799453850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1130355563543067532005-10-26T15:39:00.000-04:002005-10-26T15:39:00.000-04:00Live Aid was amazing and very helpful, but the wor...Live Aid was amazing and very helpful, but the world's changed a lot in the past 20 years.<BR/><BR/>It's our responsiblity to teach people and nations to be self sufficent<BR/><BR/>Truthfully Live 8 was so bad I couldn't imagine it helping. But between 9/11, Katrina, the tsunami and much else I think we have become a much more aware society<BR/><BR/>I hope so<BR/><BR/>But I will never forget Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1130353103816642182005-10-26T14:58:00.000-04:002005-10-26T14:58:00.000-04:00Some of the acts I saw really hurt my ears...I thi...Some of the acts I saw really hurt my ears...<BR/><BR/>I think awareness is a good thing.zydeco fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298716862271018061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1130349374440809232005-10-26T13:56:00.000-04:002005-10-26T13:56:00.000-04:00I don't think any level of awareness hurts. Some ...I don't think any level of awareness hurts. Some question the methodology in the wake of the little that has changed thus far, but it's short-sighted to think that a concert series will actually make millions of people do something on a grand scale.<BR/><BR/>Donations are up in the wake of the concerts, with much money having been raised that otherwise would not be there. Of the millions who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12678903.post-1130342048217027842005-10-26T11:54:00.000-04:002005-10-26T11:54:00.000-04:00I personally think it is nowhere near the help it ...I personally think it is nowhere near the help it should be. I know one shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth but as with those rock the vote concerts that took place prior to the election I think they are more of a publicity thing and a “pat ourselves on the back” venue for celebrities. If they want to raise awareness and raise money just give a killer concert and donate the money to the Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465484210397122019noreply@blogger.com