A few years back,2003 to be exact I went to the first 46664 concert in Cape Town, South Africa. The tickets were sold out, but we (we were: Hanne, Lydia, Sergey and Johanna. Johanna and I, were in the prossess of hooking up actually,which is a totally different story) were able to get a few despite the sellout.
In connection with Nelson Mandelas 90 years of life on this earth there was a followup concert in Hyde park London yesterday. In a 2003 article from the concert Cape Times: Aids: world goes to war writes a summary of the purpose behind the concert and celebration.
The world’s war against HIV/Aids has begun. And the first shots were
fired at the packed Green Point Stadium on Saturday night.
Former president Nelson Mandela and music icons – including
Bob Geldof, Bono, Brian May, Annie Lennox, Beyoncé and Anastacia -
threw their weight behind the 46664 “Give a minute of your life for
Aids” campaign, which kicked off at the city concert.
The aim of the campaign, launched just before World Aids Day is
celebrated today, is to raise awareness globally about HIV/Aids, to
raise large amounts of money and to exert political pressure on
governments to join the fight.
The story behind the number is found on 46664.com
46664 (we say four, double six, six four) was Nelson Mandela’s prison number when he was imprisoned on Robben Island, off Cape Town in South Africa. He was jailed in 1964 for 27 years for leading the liberation movement against apartheid and for his impassioned stance on the rights of everyone to live in freedom. He was prisoner number 466, imprisoned in 1964. The Robben Island prisoners were never referred to by their names, but rather by their numbers and year of imprisonment – hence 46664 was Nelson Mandela’s number.
Lets celebrate life and our ability to make a change in the life of the millions who live with AIDS and HIV.
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