Super Eco

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Paul David “Bono” Hewson, was born on May 10th, 1960 to Iris and Brendan Robert Hewson in Dublin, Ireland. Bono attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School. He is married to Alison Hewson, they have been together since 1978. The couple have four children, daughters Jordan and Memphis Eve, and sons Elijah Bob Patricus Guggi Q and John Abraham. Bono and his family live in Killiney in south County Dublin, Ireland. As lead singer in the incredibly successful rock band U2, he writes almost all of their lyrics.

Bono has dedicated a large portion of his time and energy to a variety of causes outside of his life in U2. His work as an activist began in when, inspired by Live Aid, he traveled to Ethiopia to work in a feeding camp with his wife Ali and the charity World Vision. Bono visited Central America in 1985 to see the damage wrought by US-backed operations in Nicaragua and El Salvador, after which he and U2 toured as part of the Amnesty International benefit tour, A Conspiracy of Hope.

Co- founder of ONE which is nonpartisan group working with activists from the left, right and center to mobilize public opinion in support of effective measures to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.


Bono networked and rallied vigorously for the cause of ending Third World debt in his role as spokesman for the Jubilee 2000 project. He co-founded the lobbying organization DATA (Debt, Aid, Trade, Africa) in 2002, the ONE Campaign to Make Poverty History (USA) in 2004, as well as the Make Poverty History movement (UK) in 2005. The latter two are coalitions of NGOs, faith based groups and individuals working to end extreme poverty. Bono was along with friend Bob Geldof organized the Live 8 concerts in 2005, a series of events across the globe designed to encourage world leaders to increase aid and cancel Third World debt and improve trade terms with the world's poorest countries.

Notable Eco Activity

In the 1990s, Bono with Greenpeace rallied against a nuclear power plant Sellafield in the north of England, and drew attention to the conflict raging in Bosnia by collaborating with US journalist Bill Carter during the Zoo TV tour to create the award-winning documentary, Miss Sarajevo.

Famous Quotes

"These goals — clean water for all; school for every child; medicine for the afflicted, an end to extreme and senseless poverty — these are not just any goals; they are the Millennium Development goals, which this country supports. And they are more than that. They are the Beatitudes for a Globalised World."

• Bono Details

  • Birth Date

    May 10th, 1960

  • Born In

    Ireland

  • Home Page

    http://www.u2.com/

  • Lives In

    Ireland

  • Organizations

    Unavailable

  • Occupation

    Musician/Activist