Human Solidarity

Human Solidarity
Bob Geldof


Not long ago Bob Geldof was just a rock musicion.His group,the Boomtown Rats,was not doing well,but then he assembled forty rock stars to record a song to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.“Do They Know It's Christmas Time“ immediately became the fastestselling single in British pop history and raised 8 million pounds.Two very successful Live Aid concerts were organized soon after this and raised new 50 million pounds.In fact,by the end of 1985 people everywhere were pressing money into Geldof's hand and he was hailed as a saint by some newspapers.In 1986 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
During 1985 this 6ft-3in-tall,thin singer did much to make the femine in Africa a cause which no government,or women,could ignore.The Live Aid concerts have in turn been followed by similar events,including Fashion Aid in London and Sport Aid in many towns all over the world.
Geldof has persistently refused to take a salary from the organization he has created.He admits that he is „flat broke“,but says simply:“I've told everyone that everyone that every penny goes to Africa,so it's matter of trust“.His message has remained the same everywhere:“We've kept millions alive,now we must give them a life-and that needs money.



Bob Geldof


Ne tako davno Bob Gedolf je bio samo rok muzicar.Njegovoj grupi,Boomtown Rats,nije dobro islo ali onda je skupio 40 rok zvijezda da snime pjesmu da skupe novac za pomoc gladnima u Etiopiji.“Dali oni znaju da je vrijeme Bozica“,odmah je postala najbrze prodavan singl u istoriji Britanskog popa i prikupila 8 miliona funti.Dva veoma uspjesna koncerta Live Aid organizovana su ubrzo posle ovoga i sakupljeno je novih 50 miliona funti.Zapravo na kraju 1985 ljudi su gurali pare u Gedolfove ruke,i bio je pozdravljen kao svetac od nekih novina.U 1986 bio je nominovan za Nobelovu nagradu za mir.
U toku 1985 ovaj 6-stopa i 3-inca visok,mrsav pjevac je uradio mnogo da ucini glad u Africi problemom koji nijedna vlada niti civilizovana zena ili muskarac,nije mogao da ignorise.Sa druge strane Aid koncerti bili su praceni slicnim dogadjajima ukljucujuci Fashion Aid u Londonu i Sport Aid u mnogim gradovima sirom svijeta.
Gedolf je uporno odbijao da ima mjesecnu platu od organizacije koju je stvorio.
On priznaje da je “svorc“,ali kaze jednostavno:“Rekao sam svima da svaki („penny“ ovo nzm) odlazi u Afriku,tako da je to stvar povjerenja.Njegova poruka ce ostati ista svuda:“Mi smo milione odrzali zivima,sada im moramo dati zivot-a za to je potreban novac.“