Today, The Global Poverty Project, in proud partnership with the Cotton On Foundation, announced the official host committee for the 2013 Global Citizen Festival.
The official host committee will include lead host Soledad O'Brien, with: Rachel Brosnahan, Barbara Pierce Bush, Gerard Butler, Jake Clemons, Deborra-Lee Furness, Erin Heatherton, Katie Holmes, Karolina Kurkova, Bridget Moynahan, Freida Pinto, Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Russell Simmons, Olivia Wilde, will.i.am, and Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus.
The 2013 Global Citizen Festival is part of the worldwide movement to end extreme poverty. The free ticketed concert will take place on the Great Lawn of New York’s iconic Central Park, with performances by Stevie Wonder, Kings Of Leon, Alicia Keys, and John Mayer on September 28, 2013.