Global Citizenship

Yoshitomo Fujita
Ms. Rajan
Comparative Cultures 12
11 January 2018
 ▪ United Support of Artists (USA)
for Africa
▪ Recorded this song in 1985 to raise
We are the money for Africa
World ▪ The song was written by Michael
Jackson and Lionel Richie
▪ 46 vocalists participated
 ▪ The world was not well connected
in 1985:
- cellphones were in their early stages
- the internet was non existent.
Background
▪ Most people knew of the famine
that had been devastating Africa
since the 1970s.
We are the
World
 “
There's a choice we're making

Lyrics We're saving our own lives

It's true we'll make a better day

”
 ▪ The lyrics highlight the connectivity
between humans all over the world
and the responsibility we have to
help each other.
Lyrics
▪ More than 60 million dollars was
raised to help Africans affected by
famine.