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SAN FRANCISCO – Rock icon Patti Smith will lead a new benefit concert to fight climate change on the sidelines of talks in San Francisco, organizers said on Wednesday.
Lynn Goldsmith, American photographer, iconic portrait of Patti Smith in a motorcycle jacket, 1976 #womensart pic.twitter.com/IkzcbrRcIO
– #WOMENSART (@ womensart1) 11 July 2018
The 14 September concert will close a three-day "summit" of local leaders on climate change from around the world, and called by outgoing California governor Jerry Brown.
– National actors to mobilize action against rising temperatures while US President Donald Trump shows his hostility to global efforts.
Smith is the so-called 71-year-old punk godmother who has often made a profit in recent years. She will be accompanied by Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir and Red Hot Chili Peppers bbadist Flea.
Patti Smith, 1988 by Marc Hauser pic.twitter.com/HjdsnuoFFJ
– Brian Eno (@dark_shark) July 8, 2018
Other performers include the French singer Imany and Tenzin Choegyal, a Tibetan music activist from around the world
"In the world of music, the best way to improve is collaboration, as is the critical issue of climate change," said daughter of Smith, Jesse Paris. Smith, a fellow musician who helps lead the effort
"We must unite to make this collaboration the most ambitious of our century," she said
. Nations Development Program
This initiative is the fourth of the "Pathway to Paris" initiative launched by artists before the historic 2015 climate change summit in Paris, which aimed to limit global warming.
"I imagined myself as Frida to Diego,
both muse and manufacturer. I dreamed of
meet an artist to love and support him
and work side by side.Patti Smith, "Just Kids"
with Robert Mapplethorpe, 1969
© Patti Smith Archives pic.twitter.com/6rgLt22PmM
– Didier Golemanas (@DidierGolemanas) July 9, 2018
Trump after his election took the United States out of the Paris agreement, saying that it was unfair to the industry.
AFP
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