TRAVIS STUCK A GIANT POST-IT NOTE TO THE DOOR OF NO.10 DOWNING STREET TO REMIND TONY BLAIR TO MAKE PROMISES HAPPEN
On Thursday 13th July, Scottish rock band Travis stuck a giant post-it note to the front door of No.10 Downing Street to remind the Prime Minister that although some progress has been made, poverty is not history yet.
This is the first time anything other than a Christmas wreath has been put on the front door of No.10.
At the same time campaigners across the G8 countries staged similar actions with massive post-it notes being put up on the door of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Office in Ottawa; near to the gates of the White House and addressing Congress in Washington; outside President Chirac’s Élysée Palace in Paris; and in central Berlin addressing Chancellor Merkel.
‘If G8 leaders keep their promises, 4 million lives will be saved every year. One in four of us in the UK took action to support MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY last year and worldwide 130 million people actively support the global call to action against poverty. The world is watching for the leaders to make their promises happen.’
Fran Healy, lead singer, Travis