RE.M., Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews and Alanis Morissette are a part of the artists actualization at Groundwork 2001, a anniversary of alms concerts in abutment of the Food and Agriculture Organization's accomplishment to abate apple hunger. The event, captivated in Seattle from October 14th to 22nd, will aswell affection Emmylou Harris, Joe Strummer, Femi Kuti, the Wallflowers and Daniel Lanois. Groundwork 2001 seeks to animate the development of baby agriculture communities in bankrupt areas about the world. A account CD featuring ahead unreleased advance by Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Moby, Tom Waits and others will appear out the anniversary of the shows.
"The aesthetics is simple yet brilliant," says Pearl Jam's Mike McCready. "Help the athirst advice themselves by accouterment them with the accoutrement they charge to abound their way out of abjection and hunger."
Jack Healey, Groundwork's arch organizer and the above administrator of Amnesty International, says he expects the accident to accomplish added than $3 million. "If you can about-face the American humans to become affirmed with the craving of the world," he says, "it will work."
This adventure is from the September 13th, 2001 affair of Rolling Stone.
From The Archives Affair 877: September 13, 2001
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