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Gallery: Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day Brings Environment Advocacy and Entertainment

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Editor’s Note: All photos are courtesy of The Global Poverty Project and Earth Day Network. Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day’s PR team allowed The Bloc to publish the following photos. 

Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day, held Saturday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., invited actors, policymakers, finance ministers, environment and development NGOs, industry executives, and musicians, to create a compilation of entertainment and advocacy for the environment.

Officials from Earth Day Network and The Global Poverty Project hosted the venue and more than 250,000 attended.

WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: Singer Chris Martin of Coldplay speaks onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Richard Chapin Downs Jr./Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: A general view of atmosphere during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: will.i.am poses backstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde performs onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Richard Chapin Downs Jr./Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: Musicians Usher and Common perform onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Richard Chapin Downs Jr./Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: Singer-songwriter Usher performs onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Richard Chapin Downs Jr./Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: Musicians Patrick Stump and Peter Wentz of Fall Out Boy perform onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Richard Chapin Downs Jr./Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: Singer-songwriter Jim James of My Morning Jacket performs onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Richard Chapin Downs Jr./Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: Singer-songwriter Roy Kim performs onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Richard Chapin Downs Jr./Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: Singer-songwriter Gwen Stefani of No Doubt performs onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Richard Chapin Downs Jr./Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: Singer-songwriter D'Banj performs onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Richard Chapin Downs Jr./Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: Musicians Usher and Common perform onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: Actor Don Cheadle speaks onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: Singer Mary J. Blige performs onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: No Doubt performs onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: Singer-songwriter Gwen Stefani of No Doubt performs onstage during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: Patrick Monahan of Train performs during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on the National Mall on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Olivier Douliery/WireImage) WASHINGTON, D.C., - APRIL 18: A general view of atmosphere during Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day on National Mall to end extreme poverty and solve climate change on April 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)

Editor-in-Chief Iman Naima Smith contributed to this photo essay. 



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