Global Citizen Expands To Canada Ahead Of 2014 Global Citizen Festival

Global Citizen Expands To Canada Ahead Of 2014 Global Citizen Festival

Global Citizen and Cause Company will Host an Event to Celebrate Canadian Expansion of Movement to End Extreme Poverty by 2030

TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Citizen, the organization behind the annual Global Citizen Festival held in New York in September, is expanding its global reach with the expansion of the Canada office as part of the movement to end extreme poverty by 2030. The expansion comes ahead of the third annual Global Citizen Festival, a free ticketed concert on the Great Lawn in Central Park, that will feature performances from JAY Z, No Doubt, Carrie Underwood, fun., The Roots and Tiesto. The Festival will take place on Saturday, September 27, 2014.

In celebration, Global Citizen has teamed up with Cause Company, a division of Kbs+, to put on a unique action oriented event, hosted by Tony Chapman on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Guests will be asked to build the movement to end extreme poverty at www.globalcitizen.org by taking small, but meaningful actions including taking a selfie for the #ShowYourSelfie campaign to call on world leaders to prioritize the rights of young people Guests at the private event will have an opportunity to win a trip to New York City to attend the 2014 Global Citizen Festival.

"Expanding Global Citizen in Canada marks an exciting step forward for the organization in getting Canadians engaged in ending extreme poverty by 2030," said Dominic Mishio, Canadian Country Director of The Global Poverty Project.

Global Citizen engages thousands of people all over the world to work together for a world without extreme poverty. Part of the ongoing campaign to end extreme poverty, the annual Global Citizen Festival is a free-ticketed concert that focuses on specific issues including education, vaccines and sanitation.

People can sign up at www.globalcitizenfestival.com and take "action" to win points and enter the draw for tickets. By signing petitions, emailing world leaders and sharing content with their social networks, fans become active participants in campaigning for positive change. This year's event will be broadcast live in Canada on MSNBC, and will be livestreamed on MSNBC.com.

For more information about the new Global Citizen office or the 2014 Global Citizen Festival, please visit GlobalCitizen.org.

GLOBAL CITIZEN: Launched successfully with the Global Citizen Festival on September 29, 2012, in New York City's Central Park, Global Citizen is an innovative online platform and mobile application that educates, tracks and rewards activist action through a point-scoring system. Accumulated points are used as a currency to enter the draw for live entertainment experiences like tickets to great concerts and a host of other entertainment events. Ryan Gall and The Riot House are co-founders of Global Citizen. Join the conversation: visit our website at globalcitizen.org, "like" us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @GLBLCTZN.

THE GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT: The Global Poverty Project is an international education and advocacy organization working to catalyze the movement to end extreme poverty by 2030. An Australian-grown project, The Global Poverty Project creates campaigns with the purpose of increasing the number and effectiveness of people taking action to end extreme poverty. Through The Global Poverty Project's The End of Polio campaign, over $750 million in new commitments have been contributed towards polio eradication, and the Live Below the Line campaign has included more than 50,000 participants and raised more than $10 million for 70 charity partners across the globe. For more information, visit our website at www.globalcitizen.org.

SOURCE Global Poverty Project

Global Poverty Project

CONTACT: Odette Hutchings, odette.hutchings@globalpovertyproject.com - (647) 464-8729; Media Inquiries: Blaec Kalweit, kalweit@sunshinesachs.com - (212) 691-2800, Haley Dorgan, dorgan@sunshinesachs.com - (212) 691-2800

Web Site: http://www.globalcitizen.org


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