Instant Karma: The Campaign to Save Darfur
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From the Amnesty International web site:More than 50 musical artists (names to be announced) have joined this international effort that combines John Lennon music, technology, and human rights activism. The CD, "Instant Karma: The Campaign to Save Darfur," will be released by Warner Brothers Records and arrive in stores the week of June 12th. Additional singles from the album will be released leading up to the full album, along with special product offers coupled with opportunities to take action. Proceeds derived from the entire campaign will go directly to support Amnesty International’s urgent work on Darfur and other human rights crises worldwide. From what I read on the internet, these acts will be on the cd covering the following John Lennon songs:Instant Karma by U2Working Class Hero by Green DayMother by Christina AguileraPower to the People by the Black Eyed PeasLove by The CureJealous Guy by Yousou N'DourImagine by Willie NelsonReal Love by Regina SpektorBig & Rich and Jack Johnson also are going to be on the albumThe basic $19.98 CD has 20 John Lennon covers, and you really couldn't put your hard earned money towards a better cause. The project will call attention to the urgent situation in Darfur where over 300,000 have died, 2.5 million have been displaced from their homes, and 4.5 million people in Darfur and hundreds of thousands in the neighboring countries of Chad and Central African Republic are at risk of starvation, disease, and further attacks. Yoko Ono generously granted rights to John Lennon’s entire solo songbook to Amnesty International, the world’s largest grassroots human rights organization, to use as the centerpiece of this project and to inspire and invigorate a new generation of human rights activists. 
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