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Bob Geldof invited David Bowie to perform as part of the Band Aid ensemble.In fact, the opening lines of Geldof’s lyrics were intended for Bowie:♫ It's Christmas timeAnd there's no need to be afraidAt Christmas timeWe let in light and we banish shade… ♬David Bowie was holed up at his home, Chateau du Signal in the Sauvabelin forest above Lausanne, Switzerland with his son Zowie, (now known as Duncan Jones) who was attending the International School of Lausanne.Image: Chateau du Signal. Credit: Notre Histoire.Bowie hadn’t toured since 1983’s “Serious Moonlight”. He’d released “Let’s Dance” and then his album, “Tonight” which except for the single “Blue Jean” and including the title song, was almost all covers of work by Iggy Pop.At that time Iggy Pop was going through a very dark period, performing at smaller venues and almost broke. It’s arguable that one of Bowie’s major motivations for releasing the album was the royalties that would help his friend.Bowie had prior commitments due to the album, but he recorded a message for the B-side of the single, as did Paul McCartney and Holly Johnson. A few weeks later, Bowie flew in to record the introduction to the TV video. ✝It’s important to understand that the pre-internet media world was very different to the news connectivity we take for granted now.For two years, international relief orgs and UK charity agencies had been trying to alert the world to the impending crisis in Ethiopia—more than a million people were facing starvation.By 1984, the BBC and European news began carrying a few more stories, but none of them had any impact on world media whatsoever. (Read more: http://ls-tlss.ucl.ac.uk/course-materials/HIST7466_80514.pdf.)In July, 1984 a Central Independent TV documentary, Seeds of Despair so motivated the doco’s producers at CITV, they approached the UK Disasters Emergency Committee with a proposal for raising aid.Several of the committee members were also employed at the BBC. The BBC decided the best response was to broadcast their own news special on the same day “Seeds” was to be released. To this end, they sent down their top correspondent, Michael Buerk.The Ethiopian government was celebrating the tenth anniversary of its revolution and ultra-concerned that any publicity of the famine would be used by the west to criticise their Marxist regime.Buerk was refused a visa for the north of the country and did a quick report from the southern border. Both CITV’s “Seeds of Despair” and the BBC’s news feature failed to get a response from media or the public.In October, 1984 Buerk returned again to Ethiopia and this time, was able to get footage from the centre of the disaster near Addis Ababa. By then, up to 7 million people were facing imminent death:There was some coverage of the second report by CBC and then Eurovision, yet still little media, gov’t or public interest. The only difference this time, was that one person in particular saw the BBC broadcast: music journalist, Paula Yates—Bob Geldof’s partner.Yates found the report so distressing that she had to leave the room, in tears, half way through. The next morning, a note appeared on the family fridge and a tin above it: ‘Ethiopia. Everyone who visits this house from today onwards will be asked to give £5 until we have raised £200 for famine relief’.—Band Aid 30: Let's not forget Paula Yates - the woman who inspired it all.Image: Paula Yates and Bob Geldof, 1983. Credit: Alamy stock photos.It was Paula who connected Bob with Midge Ure from Ultravox. In four weeks flat, they’d laid down the backing track, written the song, organised international stars from all over the world and gotten 24 hours of studio time to record the single. Geldof intended to raise £70,000.It’s no surprise that a few artists like Bowie had prior commitments and instead got onto the project as soon as they could. Nobody anticipated the blockbuster the project became.Recorded on November 25th, the track was released without the usual minimum four week’s worth of production work on December 3rd. The single rocketed straight to Number One for five weeks, raised well over £8 million (£24m in 2018 money) and morphed into Live Aid by July, 1985. [1]It was at Live Aid that David Bowie convinced Bob Geldof that instead of performing four songs, Bowie would instead only sing three and then introduce the new CBC footage of Ethiopian children.The heartbreaking footage had an enormous impact on media worldwide, who jumped on the “band wagon” and galvanised the public everywhere.✝ Band Aid 1984 and Live Aid are one of the most successful media charity events of all time, the blueprint for many later fundraisers.Band / Live Aid’s also an example of aid gone wrong, media priorities, politics, corrupt gov’t diversion of aid, priorities of war and the world’s failure to adequately address humanitarian crises—even with the best of intentions. [2]Live Aid raised another £30 million pounds (£98m inflation adjusted to 2018) for famine relief.The rest is history. One person can motivate others to make a difference. These days, we all have access to the tools.Footnotes[1] Is That It? by Bob Geldof[2] Live Aid: The Terrible Truth

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In addition, the Phoenix Art Museum hosts festivals, live performances, independent art films and educational programs to satisfy a variety of cultural interests.1625 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685, +1 602 257-1222Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary ArtExhibitions at SMoCA deal not only in the fine arts, but also in works by significant contemporary architects and designers. By placing works of various disciplines side by side, the museum highlights parallels between them and inspires new ways of thinking about contemporary innovation. In 2012 the museum saw the opening of the SMoCA Lounge, a community space for creativity, imagination, fun and contemplation. 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As a living museum, Heard regularly collaborates with American Indian artists and tribal communities to offer an accurate portrayal of these native cultures through storytelling and the display of artworks.2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004, +1 602-252-8840Mesa Arts CenterMesa Arts Centre is Arizona’s largest multidisciplinary arts venue with four performance theaters, five exhibition galleries, and 14 art studios all housed in an impressive architectural complex. An exhibition program is dedicated to the display of contemporary art, and includes a gallery reserved for experimental, site specific and new media works selected from a series of artist proposals. Meanwhile the various theaters feature concerts, dance, theater and comedy performances by touring groups and resident companies alike. Mesa’s extensive list of courses for both adults and children offer expert guidance in the disciplines of painting, sculpture, jewelry making, blacksmithery, and acting among others.One East Main Street Mesa, Arizona 85201,admin: 480-644-6501, box office: +1 480-644-6500Tonto National MonumentDating back to the 13th century, the archaeological site at Tonto National Monument features some of Arizona’s most stunning cliff dwellings, where visitors can hike a steep half mile up a paved trail to walk among the ruins. This national monument is situated within the Sonoran Desert, the most diverse desert in North America, home to an incredible range of cacti, plants and wildflowers. The dwellings were occupied until the 15th century by tribes of farmers, who supplemented their diet by hunting and gathering. These groups left behind expertly constructed craft works, some of which can be viewed in the Visitor Center museum.26260 N Az Hwy 188 #2 Roosevelt, AZ 85545, +1 928 467-2241Herberger Theater CenterThe Herberger Theater Center is the official performance venue for the Arizona Theatre Company and the Center Dance Ensemble, but also hosts periodic shows by various other groups. The center was built in 1989 as a non-profit organisation with the goal of expanding the cultural scene of Arizona’s capital city. It continues to foster growth in this area, acting as Phoenix’s foremost platform for performance. Herberger also operates a youth outreach program, giving thousands of youth the chance to perform on a professional stage, and stimulating the future of the performing arts in Arizona. On top of this, an onsite art gallery sells the work of local artists, contributing a portion of the proceeds to the growth of the theater.222 E Monroe St, Phoenix, AZ 85004, +1 602-254-7399ASU Art MuseumThe Art Museum at ASU takes on the mentality of the university, serving as a laboratory for contemplation and inventive artistic engagement. The museum’s projects include ‘Global Arizona’, which attempts to deepen the connection between art and society, ‘Social Studies’, which invites a working artist to turn a museum gallery into a studio allowing visitors a peek inside their daily operations, ‘InterLab’, which showcases interdisciplinary work by students and faculty of the University, and ‘Moving Targets’, which focuses on works of new media art. Through these initiatives, ASU Art Museum strives to be the museum of the future.51 E 10th St, Tempe, AZ 85281, +1 480-965-2787Phoenix TheatreThe Phoenix Theatre is the oldest arts organization in Arizona and one of the largest in the United States. Founded in 1924 to serve as the permanent venue for the Phoenix Players, the early theater was set up in an old coach house. When in the early 1950s the company won funding for the development of a new building, the surrounding area became the core of Phoenix’s cultural scene as institutions such as the Phoenix Art Museum and the Phoenix Library soon popped up. Throughout its layered history, the Phoenix Theatre has presented the work of emerging playwrights and composers, offered a venue for experimental theater, and hosted many world premieres.100 E. McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85004, +1 602-254-2151Rock Art Canyon RanchRock Art Canyon Ranch is located in a remote area 13 miles outside of Winslow, yet a trip to this outdoor art gallery is worth the detour. Visitors are welcome by appointment only, and come to view the considerable number of petroglyphs, one of the most impressive in the state, inscribed along the canyon that runs on either side of a lush stream. In addition to the petroglyphs, the ranch house displays hundreds of artifacts collected from around the property. This convergence of art, nature and history is highly enlightening.Box 224, Joseph City, AZ 86032, +1 928 288-3260Modified ArtsFounded in 1999, Modified Arts is a fresh and innovative exhibition space/performance venue in downtown Phoenix. A rotating exhibition program features a new local, national or international artist each month for a series of bold, highly conceptual, and diverse shows. In addition to its visual arts program, a select number of musical performance are held each year in the space. Shows ranging from jazz, to contemporary classical to experimental music take advantage of the small scale, intimacy and artistic environment of the gallery for concerts unlike any other to be found in the city. Performance artists, actors and dancers are also invited to create and perform new works designed to fit well within this unique venue.407 East Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85004-1918, +1 602 462-5516

Hi, Leah.Don't be discouraged by the terse nature of the previous responses.There are a lot of avenues you can go down with a degree in Communication. When I got my BA in Communication from Truman State in 2001, it was what I would describe as a liberal arts degree overviewing Marketing, PR and Journalism, and there was an alternate path for getting a Bachelor of Science, which was more focused on understanding language and how languages can be applied in science such as Natural Language Processing (NLP), which is an increasingly popular field in software development that is driving today's popular buzz in business referred to as "Big Data Analytics," which is currently being embraced by marketers and business strategists to better understand the market demand for products and effectiveness of all facets of business.When I graduated, my mind was open to a lot of possibilities. I developed a journalistic sense of how to structure a column and I enjoyed the creative rush of writing creative copy for advertising. My parents' advised me against advertising because it's a volatile field that rapidly expands and shrinks based on economic conditions. Businesses pull their marketing budgets in scarce economic times because it isn't essential to operation, even though we are taught that marketing drives demand for sales that support operations. I enjoyed my stints as a reporter for the school magazine and newspaper and I thought that would be a great path because people will always consume the news. But graduating in May 2001, that turned out not to be the case for me.In February of that year I'd been offered a job as a junior copywriter at Valentine Radford in Kansas City, but the offer dried up before I graduated in May. I got placed as a copy editor in the catalog department at Hallmark and was subsequently laid off in less than a week. The Kansas City Star was on a six month hiring freeze, and all the job postings I saw were for people with 3-5 years of experience, so I took a job as a cashier at Victoria's Secret to pay my way through the holidays.Some people in the corporate world might frown on taking a job in retail, but at the time, I saw it as a realistic way to pay my bills while I figured things out, and it turned out to be a great decision. When the market in Kansas City had not improved a year later, I decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film, and I was able to transfer out with a full time job at the Victoria's Secret in the Beverly Center. That location gave me access to so many people and experiences that helped me shape my career.Victoria's Secret has a very solid sales management program that is deeply focused on communication variables that drive the sale and connecting with customers. I was in the field using my knowledge of product, price, promotion and connecting it with in store metrics like units per transaction, average dollar sale and conversion. At the same time, I was learning to establish myself as an expert on lingerie fitting and elicit trust from women who let me see them in their undergarments to make recommendations and adjustments. And aside from the average Jane, guess who was getting comfortable in their undies with me? Literary agents and starlets and television producers.I appeared on behalf of Victoria's Secret as a guest expert on a pilot episode of Queer Eye for the Straight Girl, and the job worked around my crazy schedule as I went on to complete my Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Screen & Television at USC, interned on season 3 of the Apprentice, and later interned for the (non-Marvel) comic book studio that sold the rights to the majority of the comic book movies that were made over the last ten years.When I had finished my master's degree and had my fill of the retail world, I had an initial struggle because I had risen to making more money as a store manager than companies were willing to offer at entry level, but I connected with a temp agency and developed a portfolio of writing samples and even samples of reports I could create in Excel and PowerPoint Presentations and I was able to use these visuals as proof in a job interview that I was capable of doing the work.I networked my way into a job as a temp administrative assistant in the Engineering department at Facebook back when it was a modest 300ish employees. I wasn't one of the masterminds, but I was the person that sent faxes and reserved conference rooms and did all kinds of little favors for the engineers that were figuring out targeted advertising and search and monetization. Facebook's culture of transparency meant that some of those people were open to sharing ideas with me and actually listening when I had some of my academic and sales world insights to offer. Over the space of a year, the company grew from approximately 300 to 1000 employees and rocketed toward IPO.My time there as a nobody, combined with my management experience and academic training in writing was enough to get hired as a personal assistant to the director of a documentary on AIDS in Zimbabwe called "Tapestries of Hope," and that slingshotted me into the world of politics and nonprofit as I edited and published her blogs for the Huffington Post, coordinated details for her public appearances to promote the film and lobby for politicians to support the International Violence Against Women Act. I went on from there to work on the distribution of an independent film starring Benjamin Bratt titled "La Mission," for which I organized Cinequest after parties and negotiated the printing and shipping of movie posters and other promotional materials.Following the market crash at the end of 2009, jobs were scarce again and I took a job as an enumerator for the 2010 census, and later moved to Dallas, TX because I had heard that jobs were much more plentiful. When I charmed my way into the Dallas distribution office for Universal Pictures, the office manager explained to me that the local jobs were nothing so glamorous or exciting as my experience in California and that their office just literally planned the logistics and delivered the film content to the movie theaters across the Midwest. On that note, I transitioned my skills back to marketing and business development. I realized that there weren't many jobs for writers because companies were relying on their graphic designers to write, so I got an old copy of Adobe Creative Suite and started teaching myself to create diagrams and manipulate graphics, and suddenly I wasn't just a writer. I was a designer that could write, and there weren't a whole lot of those competing with me.I started writing business proposals and contract exhibits for a construction company, and then for a telecom start-up, and then dove back into movies at Studio Movie Grill where I was half of a two person team planning and promoting alternate programs for 15 movie theaters nationwide, writing media alerts and press releases and coordinating and executing community outreach events. I organized a Bring Your Own Barbie day and a Pound Puppies pet adoption day, acted as a reporter video documenting work Studio Movie Grill employees did building a house for Habitat for Humanity, and wrangled a team of 95 runners to participate in the Children's Medical Center Red Balloon Run & Ride fundraiser, where we tied for first place for best team tent.Currently I am writing a commercialization plan for a software R&D developing an NLP solution for Clinical Decision Support on a grant from the National Science Foundation, and am ramping up to develop franchise marketing materials for a Montessori School system. As you can tell by my journey, there are so many different places your career could grow. The guiding principle that has gotten me this far over the last thirteen years is that:I am in the business of doing whatever I convince someone to pay me to do.The career can be whatever you choose it to be. You just have to sell your employer of choice on the fact that you have a skill that is a value worth paying for.