One World: Together At Home Favorite 

Practitioner: 

Date: 

Apr 18 2020

Location: 

Online

Global Citizen arranged a virtual concert to celebrate all those who are working during the COVID-19 epidemic, from the healthcare workers to essential workers. The lineup included Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Jennifer Hudson, and over 30 more artists. The concert took place live on Youtube and ran for around 6 hours.

External sources: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87-ZFjLfBAQ
Posted by jassim on Apr 18 2020

Staff rating: 

5

Effectiveness

How does this project help?

Strengthens (community)Strengthens, builds and celebrates community through ritual and/or symbol.

Timeframe For change

This project seems to be part of a campaign with a clear short-term goal. Short-term goals tend to be things like: create or repeal a law; get a President impeached; make the city administration repair a sidewalk. A campaign with a short-term goal needs a clear theory of change, complete with targets that can be cajoled or pressured into effecting the goal.
To instill a sense of community within people and alleviate mental stress during this anxious time.

Notes

With over 500,000 viewers it has definitely reached a large amount of people and from the comments on the video many were excited to witness this concert.