Jeff Weise

Where I live less than 1% of all the people on the Reservation can speak their own language, and among the youth wanting to be black has run rampant...Under a National Socialist government, things for us would improve vastly… and that is why I am pro-Nazi. The Daily Mail commented on the event for running two hours late, with a frontpage headline reading 'Live L8'. As a result of cultural dominance and interracial mixing there is [sic] barely any full blooded Natives left. The "Hey Jude" finale ended up finishing at around midnight after George Michael dueted with Paul McCartney. In one post, dated July 13, 2004, he claimed:. The early ending would have meant fans missing out on bands including The Who and Pink Floyd. He also alleged that the school was warned that someone was going to "shoot up" the school on April 20, the birthday of Adolf Hitler and the anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, and that the school authorities "pinned" the threat on him. This panic was due to the chance of London being gridlocked if people missed their train.

On one occasion, he fought with a pupil whom he referred to as a "Communist". She then held a meeting and it was decided that the show would go on. The posts revealed an admiration for the ideas of Adolf Hitler, and interests in persuading other Native Americans as to the merits of those ideas. Backstage crew had to run into the Golden Circle to find the minister for outdoor events. Weise is also believed to have posted messages on the Neo-Nazi Internet forum of the Libertarian National Socialist Green Party under the aliases NativeNazi and Todesengel (German for "angel of death"). There was a large panic backstage, as revealed on the BBC 1 documentary. Weise's Newgrounds profile also noted that one of his favorite movies was "Elephant", a film based on the events of the Columbine High School Massacre. The show ran much later after Bob Geldof performed and many of the acts decided to give speeches.

To which he replied that there was a difference between fantasy and reality, and that the cartoon meant nothing. Due to the need to send them a few weeks early, the tickets had the original 8pm finishing time printed on them. [3] It is also noteworthy that an early reviewer of the animation on newgrounds remarked that Weise 'needed help badly'. The show was originaly scheduled to end at around 8:00pm, but due to new artists being added, the planned finishing time was extended to 9:30pm. The animation is accompanied by the sounds of gunfire. One of Quo's reasons for wanting to appear stemmed from their inability to remember the first gig due to drink and drugs. It ends when the character uses a handgun to shoot himself in the head. Quo's response was that there wasn't a lot of drugs, there were "fucking shed-loads".

One animation entitled Target Practice[2] depicts an individual who shoots three people with an assault rifle, blows up a police car with a grenade, then shoots a Ku Klux Klan member. There was also the rumour that the reason space on the show wasn't made was partially down to Geldof's anger at Quo's reference to there being "a lot of drugs" at Live Aid in 1985. Weise also created violent Flash animations and posted them on the Internet (including Newgrounds) using the alias "Regret". Quo had reportedly asked for "four fucking minutes". Weise was described by friends and family as an obsessed fan of Horrorcore music, and Mars, whose upcoming international release is entitled "Some Girls Deserve To Die". Naming their petition "No Quo, No Show", it became an unsuccessful success. Another website he frequented was The Official Mars Website, the online headquarters for the San Francisco, Bay Area Horrorcore rapper Mars, where the users are encouraged to post about music, murder, and suicide on its forums. The Daily Mirror's petition was backed by thousands though eventually nothing came about.

(Note: Grover's Mill, the town in Weise's story, was the town in a series of movies called Critters about small furry monsters that devoured humans.). This was not granted, sparking a fury amongst Quo fans who had seen the band open Live Aid explosively (with the aptly titled "Rockin' All Over The World") 20 years ago. The story is bloody and crude in content and spelling, but the language style is articulate beyond his age at the time. Originally offered a 6pm slot, the Quo had long since organized commitments in Ireland, therefore they requested an earlier slot. In a short story he published in late 2003/early 2004, titled "Surviving the Dead", he includes a detailed description of a school massacre from a victim's perspective, combining it with the subject of zombies. In the weeks leading up to the extravaganza, The Daily Mirror began a petition, garnering support for British rock legends Status Quo. Weise posted frequently on Internet boards dealing with the subject of zombies, under the pseudonym "Blades11". None of the items appeared to have been fairly-traded, sweatshop-free or environmentally friendly.

Weise also had a fascination with the swastika, a symbol both Native Americans and Nazis have used. While they received no monetary compensation, some were given gift bags containing lavish gifts and designer goodies - including Gibson guitars and Hugo Boss suits - valued at approximately $3000 (see "Fancy gifts at odds with cause?" The Philadelphia Inquirer). stuff." [1]. More criticism has been leveled at some of the performers based on what they took home for participating in the Philadelphia concert. He was known to wear a dark trench coat to school all year round; he was also known to have a notebook into which he drew what has been described as "evil and dark.. Indeed, public figures and media have since called on the artists and their record labels to donate the profits of increased sales that followed appearance at the event (see "...Live 8 profits plea" BBC article, for example). Although no clear motive has been attributed to Weise's actions yet, he was described as a loner, who was bullied – possibly due to his appearance. Live 8, it is important to note, is not a charity event.

Weise allegedly had a history of trouble at the school, including fist-fights. Damon Albarn also suggested that the performers' record labels should pay "a tariff" as the accompanying publicity would increase future record sales and hence their profits. This execution of one of the safety procedures established by the school (most likely as a result of the Columbine massacre of 1999) meant that many lives were saved. Counter-critics, however, point out that these celebrities are still not rich enough to be able to cancel the debts of nations. An attempt to break into an English classroom was thwarted by a quick-thinking teacher who had taken the precaution to lock the door. Many believed that it was hypocrisy that many of the performing artists had tens (if not hundreds) of millions of dollars of "spare cash" lying in their bank accounts whilst wanting to "Make Poverty History". Once in there, he was said to be "waving and smiling" as he shot students at random. For example, some fans and music critics feel that some of the lineups, such as that in Barrie, are not only largely ethnically homogeneous but not likely to connect with, or speak to, younger fans ("Live 8 organizer dismisses criticism..." Globe and Mail article).

When the police first arrived, Weise briefly opened fire on them before proceeding into the building. Geldof is criticised for using Africa as "a catwalk" which is more about reviving the careers of ageing rock stars than about helping the poor in Africa. Wearing a reservation-police-issued bulletproof vest, likely taken from the stolen reservation police patrol vehicle, he shot the third victim (the security guard) immediately upon arriving at the school. [16]. CST. Indeed, Geldof appears not to be interested in Africa's strengths, only in an Africa on its knees. Weise then drove a patrol vehicle (a truck or SUV believed to be his grandfather's) to the high school, propelling it into the building at around 3:00 p.m. I am coming, reluctantly, to the conclusion that Live 8 is as much to do with Geldof showing off his ability to push around presidents and prime ministers as with pointing out the potential of Africa.

The incident apparently began at home in the afternoon when Weise allegedly killed his grandfather and Sigana. However, some criticisms are directed at Geldof himself and the motives for Live 8:. Two handguns and a shotgun that belonged to his grandfather were believed to be used in the shootings. Some of these criticisms are not specific to Live 8 but representative of a particular point of view concerning western attitudes towards Africa. After briefly exchanging fire with police officers following the murders, Weise committed suicide. As with many charity events before it, Live 8 has come in for some criticism in the media. As many as 15 others were wounded in the school shooting. [15].

Later he shot and killed seven people at Red Lake High School, including a teacher and a security guard. They still believe us to be like children that they must save, as if we don't realize ourselves what the source of our problems is. First he killed his grandfather and grandfather's wife, 32-year old Michelle Sigana, who was his grandfather's police force partner. Who here [in Africa] wants a concert against poverty when an African is born, lives and dies without ever being able to vote freely? But the truth is that it was not for us, for Africa, that the musicians at Live 8 were singing; it was to amuse the crowds and to clear their own consciences, and whether they realized it or not, to reinforce dictatorships. On March 21, 2005 Weise killed a total of ten people. A Cameroonian op-ed appearing in the New York Times stated:. He also apparently inflicted injuries upon himself and, according to a schoolmate, attempted suicide in early 2005. The concert was also been criticized by African intellectuals for not addressing issues such as corruption and governance.

He was apparently taking medication for depression and was seeing a therapist. Incidentally, artist 50 Cent cancelled his appearance due to a clash with his acting commitment for the upcoming film Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. Troublesome behaviour eventually led the school to put him in a home schooling program in 2004. [14]. Weise expressed frustration with being forced back to the Red Lake region and was considered an outsider by many there. Bob Geldof has been accused of compounding the original error by announcing an entirely African line-up ("Africa Calling") at a concert to be held at the Eden Project in Cornwall on the same day as the main Live 8 concerts. Paul area with his mother and two aunts, but was forced to move back to the reservation after the accident happened. Bob Geldof originally said that this was because he had aimed for the biggest-selling, most popular artists to ensure a large television audience; but critics noted that even if this was acceptable as the sole criterion for inclusion, some of the minor white artists signed up were substantially less well-known than some major African artists.

Jeff had been living in the Minneapolis-St. However, Youssou N'Dour and Dave Matthews of Dave Matthews Band, remained the only African-born artists signed to perform at the main concerts. As a result, she was forced to live in a nursing home in Minneapolis as of 2005. A Live 8 spokesman said that a number of black performers had been approached to participate and that the event would feature a "large urban element", and pointed to the number of artists of African descent like Ms Dynamite. Joanne Weise, Jeff's mother, alleged to be a heavy drinker, suffered brain damage in a 1999 alcohol-related car accident. Live 8 will make a difference – it's already created a debate that we're all involved in. The senior Lussier had attempted to intervene in that event, but was unable to bring the standoff to a peaceful end. In some way that's been addressed and that's really good..

Weise's father, Daryl "Baby Dash" Lussier, Jr., had committed suicide in July 1997 after a day-long police standoff. I have said certain things in relation to the density of African performers.. Weise was a Ojibwa (Chippewa) Native American who lived on the Red Lake reservation in north-central Minnesota with his 58-year old grandfather, Red Lake Police Department officer Daryl "Dash" Lussier, Sr. He told a reporter on 21 June:. . Albarn is now reportedly happy about Live 8 now that they have addressed his criticism. He left many postings across the World Wide Web on websites such as nazi.org, offering an unusual level of public insight into his thoughts and the hardships in his life that led to his depression and fascination with dark imagery in the months and years prior to the shootings. [13] Stevie Wonder, Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys, Destiny's Child, Jay-Z and Kanye West also turned up at Philadelphia to perform while Will Smith, Don Cheadle, Black Ice, Kami, and Chris Tucker made appearances as presenters.

Jeffrey James Weise (August 8, 1988 – March 21, 2005) was a high school student of Red Lake, Minnesota responsible for the shooting deaths of his grandfather and his grandfather's partner and the Red Lake High School massacre, a school shooting in which he killed seven people and injured more than a dozen others before committing suicide. So why is the bill so damn Anglo-Saxon?". Saint Paul Pioneer Press. "More than ever, black culture is an integral part of society. Troubling Internet postings clash with family's view of a happy Weise. Damon Albarn re-iterated this criticism, saying that "This country [the UK] is incredibly diverse," he said. David Hanners and Beth Silva (March 24, 2005). London-based group Black Information Link described the list of performers at the Hyde Park event as "hideously white" [12], noting that Mariah Carey, Ms Dynamite and Snoop Dogg are the only non-white performers scheduled to perform at the event.

Star Tribune. These artists did not sing the same songs but still performed at both events:. Jeff Weise: A mystery in a life full of hardship. Songs are listed with their Live Aid performers, with the artists who sang the songs at Live 8 (if different) in brackets:. Chuck Haga, Howie Padilla, and Richard Meryhew (March 23, 2005). These songs were sang at both Live Aid and Live 8 (although some not by their original artists). Story written by Weise, about a school massacre. Geldof was immediately criticised by Lothian and Borders Police chief constable Ian Dickenson for encouraging such a large crowd to assemble in Edinburgh with such little notice and no consultation with local authorities about how to accommodate so many people.

Smoking Gun: School Killer's Animated Terror. On June 1, Bob Geldof called for a million people to descend upon Edinburgh in a "Long Walk to Justice", on July 6, the first day of the G8 summit at Gleneagles, in a separate protest to the one held on the 2nd [11]. Seattle Times: 15-year-old shooter "seemed lost in life". I also want to pay tribute to the organizers of the march who have achieved their objectives through meticulous planning and cooperation. Jeff Weise's 30 second mass murder cartoon from 2004 (in Flash format). I want to pay tribute to the crowd of 225,000 who came and cooperated with the police to make this a successful and memorable occasion. JeffWeise.com. They raised applause from the marchers by stopping to bow before Starbucks and McDonald's while chanting "Two, four, six, eight, we really must accumulate." .

A group at the head of the procession through the city were dressed in business suits. Marchers were addressed by celebrities, political and religious leaders who supported the reduction of world poverty. The marchers had been asked to wear white to make a symbolic ring of white through the city, matching the Make Poverty History white wrist band. An estimated total of 225,000 people took part, making it the largest ever protest in the Scottish capital.

This protest had been organised by the Make Poverty History group and local authorities as part of a series of events in Edinburgh commemorating the G8 conference, and had been planned for months before the announcement of Live 8. On July 2, the same day as the Live 8 concerts, a rally and protest march was held in central Edinburgh, near the Gleneagles venue for the G8 conference later that week. [10]. In fact, the 35,000 free tickets for the Canadian show were all distributed in just 20 minutes on 23 June 2005, Ticketmaster reported.

Similar scalper situations arose for the Edinburgh and Canadian shows, and eBay halted sales of those tickets as well. Others have argued, though, that selling the tickets would not have done any harm to the people Live 8 is supposed to be helping and it would have allowed those who missed the random selection a chance to go to the concert. It was later announced that eBay, under pressure from the British government, the public, as well as Geldof himself, would withdraw all auctions of the tickets. Many people, angered by others seemingly using Live 8 to make money, placed fake bids for millions of pounds for such auctions in an attempt to force the sellers to take them off sale.

They also promised to make a donation to Live 8 that would be "at least equal to any fees" they would be making for such sales. Initially, eBay defended their decision to allow the auctions to go ahead, stating that there were no laws against their sale. This was heavily criticised by the organisers of the event, including Bob Geldof. Some lucky people who won tickets immediately placed them for sale on the Internet auction site eBay, with the intention of making a profit.

Funds raised beyond the £1.6m "will go to pay for the costs of Live 8, as it is a free event", according to the Live 8 website. The £1.6m donation will act as a quid pro quo. This event was cancelled in 2005 to make way for Live 8. The Prince's Trust usually host the Party in the Park concert in Hyde Park in July.

The first £1.6m raised is to be given to the Prince's Trust, who in turn will donate to the Help A London Child charity. Thus texters had a roughly one-in-28 chance of winning a pair of tickets. Over two million texts were sent during the competition, raising £3 million. Winners were drawn at random from those correctly answering the question.

Entry involved sending the answer to a multiple choice question via a text message costing £1.50. Although the concerts were free, 66,500 pairs of tickets for the Hyde Park concert were allocated from the 13 June 2005 to 15 June 2005, to winners of a mobile phone text message competition that began on Monday, 6 June 2005. Millions of paper petitions and emails have already been submitted. Named the "Live 8 List", this can be reached via the Live8 List page.

An enormous petition with (presently) over 38 million names is available to be signed on the Internet. The event coincided with the 2005 G8 summit at the Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland, and the idea behind it was to overwhelm the eight politicans attending with the amount of public support for the principles of the Make Poverty History campaign. The Live 8 concert was not a fundraising event of any kind; rather, the organisers were hoping that it would spur people's political interest. The Live Aid concert, held in 1985, was a massive fundraising effort which accumulated approximately £79 million, which was sent to the world's poorest countries in aid.

We don't want your money, we want your voice. It featured further performances from some of the artists from the other concerts, and was the closest of the eleven to the actual location of the G8 summit. The final event was held in Edinburgh on 6 July 2005 and went by the name Edinburgh 50,000 - The Final Push. The band's last show was at Earls Court in London on June 17, 1981.

Included in the line-up were Pink Floyd playing for the first time together in over 24 years. Guest presenters, ranging from sporting stars to comedians, also introduced acts. Special guests appeared throughout the concerts, with Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Bill Gates making a speech at the London show and Nelson Mandela appearing in the South African venue. Some of these were also shown to other venues.

Bob Geldof was at the event in Hyde Park, London and made numerous appearances on stage, including a performance of "I Don't Like Mondays". This was to represent the death of a child every three seconds, due to poverty. During the opening of the Philadelphia concert, Will Smith led the combined audiences of London, Philadelphia, Berlin, Rome, Paris and Barrie (outside Toronto) in a synchronised finger click. The first to begin was held at the Makuhari Messe in Japan, with Rize being the first of all the Live 8 performers.

There were ten concerts held on 2 July 2005, most of them simultaneously. . It was released almost a year to the day after the release of the DVD of Live Aid on November 8, 2004. An official Live 8 DVD set was released on 7 November 2005 internationally, 8 November 2005 in the United States.

However, it is important to note that Live 8, unlike Live Aid, wasn't intended to raise money, but awareness and political pressure. Indeed, as some of the performers involved had been out of the public eye, some may have perceived the concert as a way of getting back "into the spotlight". Other critics say that millionaire rock stars would make greater contribution by donating parts of their personal fortunes. eBay later removed the tickets, after some controversy.

Some ticket holders placed their tickets on the auction site eBay, creating an uproar which included Geldof demanding that the company remove the auctions, even encouraging hackers to attack eBay. Names from the list also appeared on the giant televisions at each concert during the broadcast. This is a list of names compiled from around the world of people who have voiced support of the Live 8 mission to "Make Poverty History" www.live8list.com. Organizers of Live 8 presented the "Live 8 List" to the world leaders at the G8 summit.

Many of the Live 8 backers were also involved in the largely forgotten NetAid concerts. These concerts are the start point for The Long Walk To Justice, the one way we can all make our voices heard in unison." [4]. Geldof said "This is not Live Aid 2. However Geldof and co-organiser Midge Ure have since explicitly said they don't think of the event as the same as Live Aid.

[2] [3]) referred to the event as Live Aid 2. Prior to the official announcement of the event many news sources (see e.g. Many former Live Aid acts offered their services to the cause. Live Aid and Band Aid organizer Bob Geldof announced the event on 31 May 2005.

[1]. More than 1,000 musicians performed at the concerts, which were broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks. On 7 July the G8 leaders pledged to double 2004 levels of aid to Africa from US$25 to US$50 billion by the year 2010. Ten simultaneous concerts were held on 2 July and one on 6 July.

Running parallel with the UK's Make Poverty History campaign, the shows planned to pressure world leaders to drop the debt of the world's poorest nations, increase and improve aid, and negotiate fairer trade rules in the interest of poorer countries. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and Summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland from July 6-8, 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid. Live 8 was a series of concerts that took place in July 2005, in the G8 nations and South Africa. U2.

Pink Floyd's David Gilmour (played with Bryan Ferry in 1985, and with Pink Floyd in 2005). Paul McCartney. Neil Young. Madonna.

George Michael. Elton John. DMC (performed as part of Run DMC at Live Aid). "Won't Get Fooled Again" - The Who.

"We Will Rock You" - Queen (Robbie Williams). "Vienna" - Ultravox (Midge Ure). "Tears Are Not Enough" - Bryan Adams. "Save A Prayer" - Duran Duran.

"Rat Trap" - Boomtown Rats (Bob Geldof). "I Don't Like Mondays" - Boomtown Rats (Bob Geldof). "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson). "Every Breath You Take" - Sting and Phil Collins (Sting).

"Driven To Tears" - Sting. 8 November 2005: Official Live 8 DVD released in North America. 7 November 2005: Official Live 8 DVD released internationally. 25 October 2005: Official Live 8 Africa Calling at the Eden Project DVD released.

8 July 2005: Live 8 organizer Bob Geldof thanks the G8 for meeting the Live 8 goal. Leaders pledge to increase aid to developing countries by US$50 billion overall by 2010, including an increase of US$25 billion in aid for Africa. 8 July 2005: The G8 summit ends. 6 July 2005: Edinburgh 50,000 - The Final Push concert in Edinburgh takes place.

3 July 2005: Sail 8 flops. Main concerts start. 2 July 2005: The march against poverty in Edinburgh starts and continues mostly peacefully, with an estimate of 200,000 people involved with the march. 2 July 2005: AOL Music begins broadcasting streams from each city live and on-demand at Aolmusic.com[9].

28 June 2005: ABC say they will broadcast a two-hour highlights event at 8pm ET on 2 July in prime time. Acts include Pet Shop Boys, The Red Elvises and Bravo. 27 June 2005: Live 8 Russia, in Moscow's Red Square, announced. Acts in Japan concert include Björk, Good Charlotte, while acts in Johannesburg concert include African stars such as 4Peace Ensemble and Oumou Sangare.

24 June 2005: Live 8 Japan and South Africa announced. 23 June 2005: All 35,000 tickets for Canadian show are taken within 20 minutes of being made available online [8]. Country Music Television and VH1 Classic will show highlights on July 3 in favor of their viewer's genres. 22 June 2005: In the United States, MTV, MTV2, mtvU, and VH1 all confirm that they will broadcast Live 8 starting at Noon ET.

Albarn's band Blur was originally a part of the Live 8 line-up, but withdrew after complaining of the event being too "Anglo-Saxon". Live 8 will make a difference - it's already created a debate that we're all involved in." [7]. In some way that's been addressed and that's really good.. He told a reporter: "I have said certain things in relation to the density of African performers..

21 June 2005: Damon Albarn, who recently criticised Live 8 for the lack of African artists, is now reportedly happy about Live 8 now that they have addressed his criticism. The event will be hosted by comedians Dan Aykroyd and Tom Green. Acts include Bryan Adams, Barenaked Ladies, and more. 21 June 2005: "Live 8 Canada" announced.

17 June 2005: The LIVE 8 List, a petition to the G8 leaders, is launched. 16 June 2005: Geldof announces three more concerts for 2 July, to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, Makuhari, Japan, and Toronto/Barrie, Canada. [6]. Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour will host the event, which will also feature performances by African performers Maryam Mursal, Salif Keita and Thomas Mapfumo.

The event is to be held in Cornwall, southwest England, on 2 July. 15 June 2005: It is announced that Peter Gabriel will organize a sixth simultaneous Live 8 concert dubbed "Africa Calling" featuring all African artists, to counter criticisms that most performers announced to date are white. 14 June 2005: eBay announces that they will block the selling-on of tickets after Geldof calls on the public to rally against the internet auction site. 11 June 2005: G8 finance ministers agree to cancel the debt owed by 18 of the poorest countries.

7 June 2005: Midge Ure announces a concert to be held in Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland on 6 July as the climax to the proposed rally. 1.5 million text messages are received in the first day. 6 June 2005: Text lottery launched in the UK for tickets for the London concert. [5] He also supported Geldof's call for a peaceful protest rally in Scotland.

He estimates that this will save the organisers £500,000. 3 June 2005: British Chancellor Gordon Brown announces that VAT will be waived on the cost of the London concert. Geldof calls for a coinciding march on Edinburgh to protest poverty, "What's better - two days of work? Two days of geometry? Or participating in something you will remember all your life," he says. 31 May 2005: Official announcement of Live 8 concerts by Bob Geldof.