![]() ![]() History 2012 - New York City Ĭo-founder Ryan Gall created the Global Citizen Festival when he met festival co-founder Hugh Evans at Columbia University at a conference and proposed the idea of holding a festival on the Great Lawn of Central Park. Īccording to Time, Global Citizen's model of ticket distribution in 2017 generated 1.6 million actions in two months, equaling commitments and announcements of $3.2 billion for sustainable development and affecting 221 million people. Since 2015, the goals of the festival have been closely aligned with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which include 17 tasks to end extreme global poverty by 2030. ![]() In addition, the organizers are striving to make the event "global" by live-streaming events in public locations. By contributing to charity acts on the website, including watching videos and signing petitions, fans can get free tickets to the festival. The Global Citizen Festival is part of a movement to end extreme poverty. In 2015, the organization announced that Coldplay lead vocalist Chris Martin would serve as the festival's curator for the next 15 years. Gall said he was inspired by visiting Austin City Limits and seeing the branding on the stage, but wanting to replace the corporate branding with branding from charities. It was founded by Ryan Gall and Hugh Evans. The Global Citizen Festival is an annual music festival started in 2012 and organized by Global Poverty Project. ![]()
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