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===2007: ''White Moth''=== The song ''White Moth'' was written about a moth that followed Rudd's son Joaquin for several hours on his mother's 30th birthday. Rudd thought it was the spirit of his then wife's grandmother.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/white-moths-and-aboriginal-spirits-an-interview-with-xavier-rudd/788531|first=Nicole|last=Summers|date=16 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204075034/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/white-moths-and-aboriginal-spirits-an-interview-with-xavier-rudd/788531|archive-date=4 February 2016|title=White Moths and Aboriginal spirits: An interview with Xavier Rudd|url-status=dead|publisher=Faster Louder}}</ref> Rudd and his family were holidaying to celebrate the occasion on an island off Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/rudd-sings-for-rights/2007/05/29/1180205207581.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|newspaper=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=29 May 2007|title=Rudd sings for rights|archive-date=23 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223123028/http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/rudd-sings-for-rights/2007/05/29/1180205207581.html?page=fullpage|agency=AAP}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://3degree.ecu.edu.au/articles/1355|title=White Moth: Xavier Rudd's spiritual journey|first=Anish|last=Karki|date=2 November 2007|publisher=Edith Cowan University|work=3rd Degree|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305015008/http://3degree.ecu.edu.au/articles/1355|archive-date=5 March 2011}}</ref> In 2007, Rudd partnered with [[Clif Bar]]'s GreenNotes program to create the "Better People Campaign".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://grist.org/article/the-wonder-down-under/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512064319/http://grist.org/article/the-wonder-down-under/|archive-date=12 May 2012|title=Aussie musician Xavier Rudd chats about coming to America and greening his tour|date=16 February 2008|publisher=Grist}}</ref> The campaign was about expressing gratitude to the people in the world taking steps to make positive change.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.clifgreennotes.com/betterpeople|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602101730/http://www.clifgreennotes.com/betterpeople|publisher=Clif Bar & Co.|date=2007|title=Better People|archive-date=2 June 2007}}</ref>
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