The Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson to co-chair Global Citizen NOW summit in Melbourne
The Duchess of York will join Crowded House in Melbourne next month to support a cause close to her heart.
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Sarah Ferguson is coming to Melbourne.
The Duchess of York will be in the city next month to co-chair the Global Citizen NOW action summit.
Ferguson, who was due to appear here last year on an Australian speaking tour that was postponed, will join a raft of world leaders, artists, advocates, policy experts, journalists and young leaders from across the Asia Pacific region with the aim to end extreme poverty and address the climate crisis.
The event from March 4-6 will end with Global Citizen Nights headlined by Crowded House at the Palais Theatre.
“All my life I have lived and loved being outside enjoying every moment,’’ Ferguson said.
“My parents always highlighted the need to champion the quiet voice of Mother Nature, and now even more so since becoming a grandmother I’ve become acutely aware of my responsibility, and that of my generation, to do everything we can to improve the state of the world we are leaving for our grandchildren.
“I’m coming to Global Citizen NOW: Melbourne to participate in vital intergenerational conversations with young leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region, who are doing frontline, grassroots work to address the climate crisis, the hunger crisis, girls’ education and issues perpetuating cycles of extreme poverty.
“I look forward to listening to them, learning from them, and contributing whatever voice I have to speak up for the future of our planet.”
Joining the summit at Centrepiece, Melbourne Park, virtually are Australian actor Hugh Jackman, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and singer Charlie Puth.
Prime Minister of Timor Leste, Xanana Gusmao, plus Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and Osher Gunsberg will also be involved.
The Crowded House performance is a free, ticketed event that will honour the stories of young trailblazers from across the Asia-Pacific region.
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