Abaixo-assinado na internet quer Bono longe das ações solidárias

Autor defende que Bono deixe de promover 'iniciativas filantrópicas mal conduzidas'.
Petição angariou até agora US$ 400, que só serão doados se Bono desistir da vida pública.

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Bono (à esquerda) com The Edge. (Foto: Reuters)

Um abaixo-assinado na internet quer que o vocalista do U2 deixe de participar de ações solidárias. Publicado no endereço thepoint.com, o manifesto defende "Afastar Bono da vida pública (para que ele deixe de promover iniciativas filantrópicas mal conduzidas e contraproducentes)".

Os signatários devem fazer pressão contribuindo para um fundo de caridade. O criador do manifesto diz que o dinheiro só será doado se Bono abandonar a vida pública de vez. Até agora, o site angariou cerca de US$ 400.

“Vamos contribuir com o fundo global para Aids, tuberculose e malária”, diz o autor. “Mas só pagaremos se atingirmos nosso objetivo.”

Bono encabeça iniciativas como a marca RED, acusada de monopolizar recursos.

No momento, o U2 está finalizando seu próximo álbum de músicas inéditas, sucessor de “How to dismantle an atomic bomb”, de 2004.

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