Glastonbury Festival asks everyone to Pump Up The Volume for Wateraid

Glastonbury Festival 2013

Wednesday 26th to Sunday 30th June 2013
Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4AZ, England MAP
£205 (secured with a £50 deposit) - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 177,500

Throughout this week's Glastonbury Festival attendees are being asked to help change the world so everyone, everywhere has access to safe water and sanitation by 2030.

We could live in a world where everyone, everywhere has access to safe water and sanitation by 2030 if we PUMP UP THE VOLUME on world leaders!

WaterAid, supported by eFestivals.co.uk and one of Glastonbury Festival's official charities, is asking everyone, including those not attending to sign the petition to put pressure on world leaders to make this a reality. Watch the video and sign up!

Sign the petition here: http://goo.gl/fPwMP

Currently 768 million people don't have access to safe water, and around 2.5 billion don't have adequate sanitation. This leaves people trapped in crushing poverty. If world leaders promise to make sure that everyone everywhere has safe water and sanitation by 2030 we could make giant leaps towards eradicating extreme poverty.

Acts playing at this year's Glastonbury have also got behind the campaign to ensure that everyone everywhere has access to water and sanitation by 2030.

Lianne La Havas, Gabrielle Aplin, Tim Burgess, Editors, Palma Violets, Newton Faulkner and Beverley Knight have added their voices to the campaign and have taken part in a photo shoot to encourage people to add their support and sign the petition.

Palma Violets said "We are supporting WaterAid's Pump up the Volume campaign at Glastonbury as we think that no one should live without clean water. It is a basic human right and we want as many people as possible to sign the petition to get world leaders to listen to us and together we really can make a real difference.

Gabrielle Aplin added, "It means so much to me to be playing Glastonbury. I love everything that it stands for and as a local it's a big deal for me! In my opinion water and sanitation is a basic need and I believe everyone, everywhere should have access to it in their daily life and that is why I'm excited to be a part of WaterAid's campaign. I want everyone to sign up to the petition and get the message out."

Tim Burgess, Lianne La Havas, Laura Whitmore and Rachel Stevens (WaterAid ambassador) have all gone a step further and designed water-themed nail art which will be available at the festival. Revellers can visit the WaterAid stand and she-pees and get the designs put on their nails to help bring attention to the campaign.

Lianne La Havas said, "I'm so excited about playing at Glastonbury; it's about so much more than music. I wanted to show my support for this important cause, and hope that as many people as possible will sign up. I'll be looking out for the WaterAid/Lianne La Havas nails when I'm there!"

Tim Burgess commented "Glastonbury is a special place where music and social
awareness combine, and yeah I'm thrilled to be part of it and to support WaterAid's campaign. Everyone, everywhere should have safe water and sanitation - they are the most fundamentals in life. We can all help make this a reality by supporting WaterAid's 'Pump up the Volume' campaign.

"Designing the nails is a bit of fun to get people involved - especially the men! I'm hoping to see lots of 'Oh no I love you' nails there and people showing their support."

This film will be shown on the screens at Glastonbury and we are asking everyone to share the film online and sign up in the run up to the festival. The petition will be handed in to the UN General Assembly in New York, this September.

WaterAid campaigner Rebecca Owen said: "The film is a light hearted way to let people know that everyone can get involved in making a noise to show world leaders that we care, and that we want them to commit to helping everyone on the planet to safe water and sanitation by 2030. So spread the word far and wide – let’s really pump up the volume on this one!"

After the festival all the campaign signatures will be handed in at a key UN meeting in New York in September. The charity firmly believes that we could be on the verge of a huge moment in history. Barbara Frost, WaterAid Chief Executive added, "If we can get world leaders to commit to a world where everyone, everywhere has access to water and sanitation we will be so much closer to ending poverty. They are fundamental human rights and the building blocks of development. Come on everyone, 'pump up the volume!'"

The charity has over 150 volunteers at the festival who help at the African pit latrines, she-pees (female urinals), litter pick and man the WaterAid stand by the Pyramid Stage.

To sign the petition and for more information please visit: www.wateraid.org/pumpupthevolume or follow@wateraiduk

eFestivals also supports WaterAid an international charity dedicated to helping some of the world's poorest communities to safe water, improved hygiene and sanitation.

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Sign the petition here: http://goo.gl/fPwMP

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