What you need to know about the Global Citizen Festival

Artist Sofia Carson and Global Citizen co-founder Hugh Evans drop by to preview the 2023 Global Citizen Festival taking place this weekend in New York City.
4:30 | 09/22/23

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>> DeMarco: WELCOME BACK. TOMORROW SOME OF THE BIGGEST TOMORROW SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAME IN THE MUSIC WORD TOMORROW SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAME IN THE MUSIC WORLD AND AN NAME IN THE MUSIC WORLD AND AN ESTIMATED 60,000 FANS WILL ESTIMATED 60,000 FANS WILL GATHER IN CENTRAL PARK TO COME GATHER IN CENTRAL PARK TO COME TOGETHER FOR THE ANNUAL GLOBAL TOGETHER FOR THE ANNUAL GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL. CITIZEN FESTIVAL. >> Eva: OUR NEXT GUESTS WILL BE >> Eva: OUR NEXT GUESTS WILL BE IN THE HEART OF ACTION. IN THE HEART OF ACTION. PLEASE WELCOME ACTRESS AND PLEASE WELCOME ACTRESS AND SINGER SOFIA CARSON AND SINGER SOFIA CARSON AND CO-FOUNDER OF GLOBAL CITIZENS CO-FOUNDER OF GLOBAL CITIZENS HUGH EVANS. HUGH EVANS. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> DeMarco: GOOD TO SEE YOU >> DeMarco: GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS. GUYS. >> Eva: HUGH, LOOK AT ALL THE >> Eva: HUGH, LOOK AT ALL THE PICTURES. PICTURES. THE LIST OF PEOPLE ON THIS THE LIST OF PEOPLE ON THIS FESTIVAL, IT'S INCREDIBLE. FESTIVAL, IT'S INCREDIBLE. HOW DO YOU GET ALL THESE PEOPLE HOW DO YOU GET ALL THESE PEOPLE TOGETHER? TOGETHER? >> WELL, I THINK EVERYONE IS >> WELL, I THINK EVERYONE IS UNITED BEHIND THE COMMON MISSION UNITED BEHIND THE COMMON MISSION WHICH IS TO SEE AN END TO WHICH IS TO SEE AN END TO EXTREME POVERTY WITHIN OUR EXTREME POVERTY WITHIN OUR LIFETIME. LIFETIME. THE FACT THAT SOFIA, ALONGSIDE THE FACT THAT SOFIA, ALONGSIDE THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS AND THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS AND MS. LAUREN HILL, JOAN COOK OF MS. LAUREN HILL, JOAN COOK OF BTS AND ANITA COMING FROM BTS AND ANITA COMING FROM BRAZIL, AN EXTRAORDINARY LINEUP BRAZIL, AN EXTRAORDINARY LINEUP TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE WITH TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE WITH ONE COMMON CAUSE, TAKING ACTION ONE COMMON CAUSE, TAKING ACTION TO ERADICATE POVERTY. TO ERADICATE POVERTY. >> DeMarco: SOFIA, YOU WERE ON >> DeMarco: SOFIA, YOU WERE ON STAGE LAST YEAR. STAGE LAST YEAR. WHAT BRINGS YOU BACK? WHAT BRINGS YOU BACK? >> WHAT I FOUND ON THAT STAGE >> WHAT I FOUND ON THAT STAGE WAS SO ELECTRIC, TO FEEL 60,000 WAS SO ELECTRIC, TO FEEL 60,000 PEOPLE IN CENTRAL UNITED, WHAT I PEOPLE IN CENTRAL UNITED, WHAT I LOVE ABOUT GLOBAL CITIZEN IS LOVE ABOUT GLOBAL CITIZEN IS THEIR HEART AND SOUL IS IN LINE THEIR HEART AND SOUL IS IN LINE WITH WHO I AM. WITH WHO I AM. I'M AN ACTIVIST FIRST AND I'M AN ACTIVIST FIRST AND FOREMOST. FOREMOST. TO BE ON THAT STAGE BRINGING US TO BE ON THAT STAGE BRINGING US ALTOGETHER THROUGH THE POWER OF ALTOGETHER THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC TO CELEBRATE MAKING REAL MUSIC TO CELEBRATE MAKING REAL TANGIBLE CHANGE IS THE MOST TANGIBLE CHANGE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I CAN DO. IMPORTANT THING I CAN DO. >> Dr. Darien: HUGH, I'M SO >> Dr. Darien: HUGH, I'M SO EXCITED FOR TOMORROW, RAIN OR EXCITED FOR TOMORROW, RAIN OR SHINE. SHINE. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS HOW CAN WE MY QUESTION TO YOU IS HOW CAN WE PROGRESS YOUR MESSAGE? PROGRESS YOUR MESSAGE? HOW CAN WE CONTINUE THIS WORK HOW CAN WE CONTINUE THIS WORK YOU'RE DOING BEYOND THE CONCERT? YOU'RE DOING BEYOND THE CONCERT? >> EXTREME POVERTY HAS HALVED IN >> EXTREME POVERTY HAS HALVED IN THE LAST 30 YEARS. THE LAST 30 YEARS. WE HAVE MOMENTUM ON OUR SIDE. WE HAVE MOMENTUM ON OUR SIDE. DOWNLOAD THE GLOBAL CITIZEN APP DOWNLOAD THE GLOBAL CITIZEN APP AND TAKE ACTION. AND TAKE ACTION. THE 60,000 PEOPLE IN THE PARK THE 60,000 PEOPLE IN THE PARK TOMORROW EARNED THEIR WAY IN TOMORROW EARNED THEIR WAY IN THROUGH ACTS OF SERVICE. THROUGH ACTS OF SERVICE. DOWNLOAD THE GLOBAL CITIZEN APP DOWNLOAD THE GLOBAL CITIZEN APP AND STAND UP FOR THE ISSUES. AND STAND UP FOR THE ISSUES. WE'RE WORKING FOR GENDER EQUITY, WE'RE WORKING FOR GENDER EQUITY, FOOD, JOBS AND PROTECT THE FOOD, JOBS AND PROTECT THE PLANET. PLANET. THESE ARE THINGS THAT DRIVE THE THESE ARE THINGS THAT DRIVE THE MOVEMENT AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO MOVEMENT AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE PART OF THAT MOVEMENT. BE PART OF THAT MOVEMENT. WE HAVE A RECORD TAKING 3 WE HAVE A RECORD TAKING 3 MILLION ACTIONS THIS YEAR WHICH MILLION ACTIONS THIS YEAR WHICH WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE. WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> DeMarco: SOFIA, WHAT'S YOUR >> DeMarco: SOFIA, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT THE FANS FAVORITE PART ABOUT THE FANS WHEN THEY SHOW UP? WHEN THEY SHOW UP? >> IT'S EXACTLY WHAT HUGH SAID. >> IT'S EXACTLY WHAT HUGH SAID. IT'S EVERYONE THAT'S THERE IS IT'S EVERYONE THAT'S THERE IS COMMITTED TO TRULY MAKING A COMMITTED TO TRULY MAKING A CHANGE. CHANGE. THEY'RE FEARLESSLY USING THEIR THEY'RE FEARLESSLY USING THEIR VOICES. VOICES. THEY'RE DEMANDING CHANGE FROM THEY'RE DEMANDING CHANGE FROM THEIR LEADERS. THEIR LEADERS. IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FEELING TO IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FEELING TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING LIKE BE A PART OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT. IT'S TRULY EXTRAORDINARY. IT'S TRULY EXTRAORDINARY. THEN, OF COURSE, THERE'S NOTHING THEN, OF COURSE, THERE'S NOTHING LIKELY LIK LIKELY LIK LIKE LIVE MUSIC. LIKE LIVE MUSIC. >> DeMarco: SPEAKING OF SPECIAL, >> DeMarco: SPEAKING OF SPECIAL, WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU. WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU. THIS IS YOUR THIRD TIME ON THIS IS YOUR THIRD TIME ON "GMA3." "GMA3." WE'RE INDUCTING YOU INTO OUR WE'RE INDUCTING YOU INTO OUR "GMA3" THREE-PEAT HALL OF FAME. "GMA3" THREE-PEAT HALL OF FAME. A LITTLE BLING. A LITTLE BLING. >> NO! >> NO! [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> THAT IS SO SWEET OF YOU GUYS. >> THAT IS SO SWEET OF YOU GUYS. >> DeMarco: OF COURSE. >> DeMarco: OF COURSE. >> I'M SO HONORED. >> I'M SO HONORED. SO SWEET. SO SWEET. THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU, GUYS. >> Eva: YOU WEAR IT THE BEST >> Eva: YOU WEAR IT THE BEST I'VE SEEN ANYONE WEAR IT YET. I'VE SEEN ANYONE WEAR IT YET. >> IT REALLY DOES MATCH THE >> IT REALLY DOES MATCH THE OUTFIT. OUTFIT. >> DeMarco: LOOKS GOOD. >> DeMarco: LOOKS GOOD. >> Eva: THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Eva: THANK YOU SO MUCH. HUGH, THERE'S SOME CONCERN ABOUT HUGH, THERE'S SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE WEATHER THIS WEEKEND. THE WEATHER THIS WEEKEND. YOU WERE SAYING SOME OF THE MOST YOU WERE SAYING SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC MOMENTS OF MUSIC HAVE ICONIC MOMENTS OF MUSIC HAVE HAPPENED IN THE RAIN. HAPPENED IN THE RAIN. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> ABSOLUTELY. THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT DIANA THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT DIANA ROSS' AMAZING PERFORMANCE IN THE ROSS' AMAZING PERFORMANCE IN THE RAIN HAPPENED ON THE GREAT LAWN RAIN HAPPENED ON THE GREAT LAWN OF CENTRAL PARK. OF CENTRAL PARK. A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN THAT CLIP A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN THAT CLIP OF TAYLOR SWIFT WENT VIRAL IN OF TAYLOR SWIFT WENT VIRAL IN THE RAIN. THE RAIN. I THINK COME RAIN OR SHINE I THINK COME RAIN OR SHINE TOMORROW 60,000 GLOBAL CITIZENS TOMORROW 60,000 GLOBAL CITIZENS WILL BE THERE. WILL BE THERE. WE'LL MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS AN WE'LL MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS AN AMAZING TIME AND WE'LL WORK AMAZING TIME AND WE'LL WORK TOWARD OUR MISSION OF ENDING TOWARD OUR MISSION OF ENDING EXTREME POVERTY. EXTREME POVERTY. >> DeMarco: THAT'S HUGH'S CALL >> DeMarco: THAT'S HUGH'S CALL TO SHOW UP. TO SHOW UP. >> Eva: SOFIA CARSON, HUGH >> Eva: SOFIA CARSON, HUGH EVANS, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH EVANS, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. US. >> WE LOVE YOU GUYS. >> WE LOVE YOU GUYS. >> Eva: CHECK OUT THE FESTIVAL >> Eva: CHECK OUT THE FESTIVAL SATURDAY AT 4:00 ON ABC NEWS

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