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| Bob Geldof to Make Guest Appearance at Tutu Event |
| Friday, 13 February 2009 00:06 |
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Released: Wednesday, 11 February, 2009 It has been announced that Sir Bob Geldof will join Archbishop Desmond Tutu at NUI Galway on Sunday, 15 February. The Archbishop’s lecture on Aid, Justice and Charity will be introduced by ‘Sir Bob’ at 5pm in Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI Galway. The event is being organised by the University’s Literary & Debating Society. Sir Bob Geldof will present the Literary & Debating Society’s highest accolade, the President's Medal, to Archbishop Tutu after the lecture. The medal has previously been awarded to such notable figures as philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky, US Senator Mike Gravel, Congressman Bruce Morrison, and former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Dan Colley, Auditor of the Literary & Debating Society at NUI Galway, says: It’s a real testament to the reverence felt for the Archbishop’s work in the area of promoting human rights and democracy that Sir Bob Geldof is coming to the lecture in Galway”. In 1984, Archbishop Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his anti-apartheid work in South Africa. That same year, Bob Geldof led Band Aid’s release of the charity single ‘Do they know its Christmas?’. Both men have since continued to play a role in Africa, with Archbishop Tutu heading the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Nelson Mandela’s government. Bob Geldof went on to organise Live Aid and Live8, supported the organisation Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa (DATA), and became a member of the Africa Progress Panel. Student Dan Colley adds: “Sir Bob is the perfect person to put into context the importance of Desmond Tutu, one of the giants of human rights. Geldof has a talent for articulating to a wide audience the importance of things that might otherwise be ignored. So much of the success of Live Aid and Live8 was due to Sir Bob’s charisma and open passion about the very real emergencies in Africa”. Entry will be by ticket only. Tickets are available from the Socs Box in Áras na Mac Léinn for €5, or for €5.70 (inc. booking fee) from Zhivagos on Shop Street, Galway. Proceeds will go to a charity of Archbishop Tutu’s choice. SMALL NUMBER OF TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE |