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iHeartRadio Joins Global Citizen For 'Stand Up For Ukraine" Campaign
by Roy Trakin
April 8, 2022 at 3:02 PM (PT)
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iHEARTRADIO stations across the country are joining forces with GLOBAL CITIZEN and “Stand Up for Ukraine” – a campaign that seeks to mobilize billions of dollars to support humanitarian efforts in UKRAINE and in neighboring countries – to drive opportunities for listeners to contribute to the global campaign.
UKRAINE President ZELENSKYY has announced APRIL 9th for an online event, "SOCIAL MEDIA RALLY," which will support people who were forced to flee country. The leader has invitied musicians, actors, athletes, businessmen, politicians, everybody. who wants to join this movement and ‘Stand Up For UKRAINE.’”
iHEARTMEDIA is a longstanding partner of GLOBAL CITIZEN, which has played a leading role, along with EUROPEAN COMMISSSION President URSULA VON DER LEYEN and CANADIAN Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU, in organizing the pledging summit to help mobilize funding to support humanitarian efforts for UKRAINE, and to show support to refugees everywhere. iHEARTRADIO will share special calls to action and PSAs, and will amplify artists who will be posting unique performance content on their social channels in support of “Stand Up for UKRAINE.”
iHEARTMEDIA President/Entertainment Enterprises JOHN SYKES commented, “Millions of UKRAINIAN families have been displaced from their country and are currently living in the cold without food and shelter. They need our help now. iHEART is asking all of our listeners, employees and personalities to join some of the world’s biggest musicians and entertainers to use their voices to advocate for the people of UKRAINE and call on world leaders to mobilize urgent refugee relief and humanitarian aid as soon as possible."
GLOBAL CITIZEN CEO HUGH EVANS added, "We are so grateful to iHEARTMEDIA for the support they are giving to Stand Up For UKRAINE. We are thankful they are encouraging their audiences to support UKRAINIAN refugees. Now is the time for us to use our voice to call on world leaders to commit the billions needed to address this humanitarian crisis. We hope to see major financial pledges come out of this weekend's summit."
iHEARTRADIO listeners are urged to join this social media rally by visiting www.forukraine.com and taking action to call on governments and businesses to pledge the billions that the refugee relief effort so urgently needs.

