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(70,259 posts) Sat Sep 29, 2018, 10:19 PM Sep 2018

Janelle Monae, a fallen security barrier and other top moments from the 2018 Global Citizen Festival

Source: nbc

Monae voiced her solidarity with sexual assault survivors, and a security barrier that fell caused brief panic
by Demi Douglas / Sep.29.2018 / 7:47 PM CDT

Janelle Monae performs at the Glocal Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 29, 2018.
The Glocal Citizen Festival Stage in New York on Sept. 29, 2018.MSNBC

Nearly 60,000 people gathered in Central Park’s Great Lawn on Saturday for the 7th Annual Global Citizen Festival, featuring performances from Janelle Monae, John Legend, Shawn Mendes, Cardi B, Janet Jackson and The Weeknd.

The day-long event, hosted by husband and wife Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness, encouraged attendees to become active in social issues, including reducing the amount of single-use plastic, eliminating bail bond policies that unfairly target minorities and the poor and providing every child with access to quality education.

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Janelle Monae Stands in Solidarity with Sexual Assault Survivors

Referencing Thursday’s testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford stating her alleged claims of sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Janelle Monae said, “this past week was a brutal, brutal week for a lot of us women.”
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Robert DeNiro Urges People to Vote
Robert DeNiro urges people to vote: 'You are the bosses'

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/janelle-monae-fallen-security-barrier-other-top-moments-2018-global-n915111

Sep.29.201802:13

Actor, producer, director and social activist Robert DeNiro, alongside actress Rachel Brosnahan and comedian Kal Penn, took the stage to plead for attendees to use their right to vote.

“You’re at this amazing concert because you took your responsibility as global citizens seriously... Now, we are asking you to take your responsibility as U.S. citizens seriously by voting.”

Reminding the crowd of the power of voting, DeNiro said “voting is how we hire and how we fire our leaders… Guess what? They’re not our bosses, we’re their bosses.”