New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Live Earth) - Live Earth, organizer of the Dow Live Earth Run for Water, today announced that two-time GRAMMY Award-winners The
Roots with Special Guest six-time GRAMMY Award-winner
John Legend will perform live at the New York event. The Dow Live Earth Run For Water is the largest worldwide water initiative on record to help combat the global water crisis, and consists of a series of 6km run/walks (the average distance many women and children walk every day to get water), culminating with water education villages and live musical performances.
"We are thrilled to be participating in this important event to bring clean, safe drinking water to the women and children around the world walking 6km every day to sustain their families," said Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson from The Roots. "We encourage the New York community to come out on April 18 because together we can make a difference in the lives of so many."
The events will take place in more than 100 cities across 50 countries around the world on April 18, 2010, to raise awareness and funds to help solve the global water crisis. Alexandra Cousteau, Collective Soul, Estelle, Melissa Etheridge, Jenny Fletcher, Kara Goucher, Carl Lewis, Sam Moore, Rob Thomas, and Pete Wentz have already been announced to support events on April 18.
"As an alumnus of the Live Earth concerts in 2007, I am proud to take part in another global event aimed at identifying solutions for critical environmental issues, such as the global water crisis," said John Legend. "I believe music has the power to bring people together in pursuit of common goals, and in this case that is raising awareness and money to help solve the global water crisis."
Funds raised from the event will benefit Global Water Challenge (GWC), a coalition of non profit organizations working to bring clean, safe drinking water to millions of people worldwide. This includes innovative projects that provide clean drinking water to communities in Haiti, Central America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. GWC has invested in previous projects with donations going towards improving access to water in schools and supporting local entrepreneurs who provide market-based solutions.
The New York Dow Live Earth Run for Water event will be held at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. The 6km run/walk course will take participants around the picturesque parameter of the Prospect Park. Start time for the run/walk is 8 a.m. and concert performance will begin at 10 a.m. People must register at www.liveearth.org/newyork to participate in the run/walk and gain access to the live performance.
"Live Earth is honored to have The Roots and John Legend as part of this global movement to help raise awareness for the global water crisis," said Kevin Wall, founder of Live Earth. "Through the commitment of these artists, we are able to connect with a wider audience on this important issue and ultimately encourage them to participate in this movement to bring clean, safe, drinking water to the nearly one billion people on this planet in need."
The Dow Live Earth Run for Water is a global movement focused on the actions individuals can take to effectively address the issue. People are encouraged to START solving the problem today, RUN in a Dow Live Earth Run for Water run/walk in their community or organize their own run/walk through the Friends of Live Earth program, SAVE water in their home and local community through conservation efforts, GIVE money to support clean, safe water projects and SPEAK UP by signing the Live Earth petition to add water as a basic human right to the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights.
"As the title sponsor for the Dow Live Earth Run for Water, Dow is committed to bringing the science, technology and 'human element' it will take to help solve one of the world's greatest challenges - the global water crisis," said Ian Barbour, general manager at Dow Water & Process Solutions, a business unit of Dow. "On April 18, 2010, Dow's 52,000 employees will join people from around the world to help millions of people gain access to safe, clean drinking water."
For more information about the Dow Live Earth Run for Water visit www.liveearth.org, and to participate in the New York event, please visit www.liveearth.org/newyork.
