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Jubilee 2000 Email Protest
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A windblown Michael Eavis kicked off Glastonbury Festival's involvement in Jubilee 2000 by sending an email to the G7 Summit Leaders. This will be added to the millions of emails already sent, urging world leaders to abolish debts owed by the world's poorest countries. Bono, Travis, Radiohead and Bush have emailed fans encouraging them to get involved with hopes of the message spreading to their friends and beyond.
Organisers of this year's G7 Summit, held in Okinawa Japan, were warned of the protest and have increased their server capacity to deal with potential problems. Jubilee 2000 organisers here are aiming to break the current world record of e-mail petitions sent to G7 Summit leaders. 22 million were sent by South Koreans and spokeswoman Lucy Matthew says a further 4 million is needed to beat this.
Earlier on, Radio One's John Peel did his bit for Water Aid by pledging his support to the campaign. Water Aid provide clean water, sanitation and hygiene to the poorest communities in Africa and Asia Stalls for Water Aid and Jubilee 2000 are scattered around the site so keep an eye out for them and find out how you can get involved.
Ila Couch-Coleman
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"What a nice thing it is that people don't have to drink their own piss", John Peel, poetic as usual.
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