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Bill Cosby And P. Diddy To Attend Jackie Robinson Charity Awards Tonight Mar 7, 2011

The 2011 Jackie Robinson Foundation Annual Awards Dinner will be held tonight – Monday, March 7th – at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. More →

Miranda Kerr Announced As Earth Hour 2011 Ambassador Mar 4, 2011

Australian model Miranda Kerr has announced that she is a global ambassador for Earth Hour 2011. More →

Annie Lennox Urges Support For Desmond Tutu Jan 13, 2011

Annie Lennox has come to the defense of Desmond Tutu after the Archbishop Emeritus was accused of being an anti-Semite for his views on Isreal. More →

Jason Mraz To Headline Freedom Awards Charity Event Oct 20, 2010

Jason Mraz will headline a special celebrity charity concert event for Free The Slaves next month. More →

Desmond Tutu Connects The World On CNN Jul 29, 2010

Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a special guest on CNN’s Connect The World program this week, and answered some questions sent in from viewers around the world. More →

Celebrities Pen Letter From Oxfam To G8 Leaders Jun 25, 2010

A group of celebrities have put their names to a letter on behalf of Oxfam addressed to the G8 leaders meeting in Canada this week. More →

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales Wins Top Audiobook Award May 27, 2010

LookToTheStars.org is happy to announced that Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales, an audiobook that raises funds for Artists for a New South Africa, has won two Audie Awards – including the audiobook industry’s top honor, Audiobook Of The Year. More →

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales Up For Award Apr 14, 2010

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced three Audie finalists for the prestigious Audiobook of the Year Award and five finalists for the Distinguished Achievement in Production Award – including Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales, a charity release to raise money for Artists for a New South Africa. More →

Nobel Peace Prize Winners Demand Fair Trial In Japan Feb 15, 2010

Nobel Peace Prize winners Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and Betty Williams along with a diverse range of international celebrities have added their support for Greenpeace anti-whaling activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki: calling on the Japanese government to ensure that the upcoming trial of the ‘Tokyo Two’ is both fair and conducted in accordance with international human rights standards. More →

LTTS Gift Idea - Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales Dec 18, 2009

Looking for a Christmas gift that gives back? Last year, Look to the Stars brought you a story about Nelson Mandela's audiobook of African folktales read by your favorite stars. We have now learned that the Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) audiobook has been nominated for a Grammy! More →

Desmond Tutu Connects The World With Your Questions Dec 14, 2009

Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be this week’s guest on CNN’s Connect The World program, including an interview from the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The program has given the public the chance to ask the questions they want answers to. More →

Stars Write Letters To Themselves For Charity Book Nov 3, 2009

If you were to write a letter to your 16-year-old self, what would it say? More →

The Stars On Climate Change - What Do They Think? Oct 15, 2009

October 15 marks the third annual Blog Action Day, when bloggers around the world focus on one prominent issue through individual ideas, actions, and thoughts. More →

World March For Peace Starts In New Zealand Oct 2, 2009

The World March for Peace and Non-Violence kicked off in Wellington, New Zealand, today, beginning a trek that will visit 90 countries on 6 continents, ending in Argentina on January 2 of next year. More →

Duran Duran Join All-Star Recording For Climate Awareness Sep 24, 2009

Some of the biggest selling singers and groups of all time – and even a Nobel laureate – are lending their voices to a new song to raise awareness of global warming. More →

Roving Billboards Marked Hiroshima Day Aug 13, 2009

Organizers of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence marked Hiroshima Day last week by launching roving celebrity billboards throughout midtown Manhattan. More →

President Obama To Award Medals Of Freedom Today Aug 12, 2009

President Obama has named 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. America’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom is awarded to individuals who make an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. More →

Desmond Tutu Calls For Action In Burma Aug 6, 2009

Nobel Peace Prize recipient Desmond Tutu is calling on people to sign a petition to the U.S. and U.K. Ambassadors to the United Nations asking for a UN Security Council Commission of Inquiry and a global arms embargo on Burma. More →

Yoko Ono Supports Call For Oneness Day Jul 17, 2009

Yoko Ono is calling on people to sign a petition that asks the United Nations to declare a Oneness Day. More →

Stars Record Nelson Mandela's Favorite Tales For Charity Jul 3, 2009

In honor of Nelson Mandela, Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) and Hachette Audio have produced an audiobook edition of Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales, an award-winning book of stories hand-picked by the Nobel laureate. More →

Bob Geldof Launches One Campaign Report On G8 Jun 12, 2009

A host of leaders and stars helped launch the ONE Campaign's DATA Report in London yesterday. More →

Desmond Tutu Supports Charity In Atlanta May 20, 2009

Archbishop Desmond Tutu was in Atlanta on Monday for a charity event to support an organization that supplies books and school supplies to children in Africa. More →

George Clooney Makes Statement Against Imprisonment Of Nobel Prize Winner May 18, 2009

George Clooney joined Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and many others on Friday in calling for the immediate release from prison of Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. More →

Be Published Next To World Leaders For The ONE Campaign Apr 27, 2009

The ONE Campaign is giving you the chance to have your writing featured in a book alongside Nelson Mandela, Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Desmond Tutu and other world leaders, as well as Natalie Portman and Paulo Coelho. More →

Celebrities Send Messages Of Support For Earth Hour Mar 27, 2009

This Saturday, March 28, will mark Earth Hour, an initiative of the WWF in which people around the world are being encouraged to switch their lights off between 8:30 and 9:30pm in a bid to reach the target of one billion people who are committed to fighting climate change. More →

Earth Hour Extends To All Corners Of The Planet Mar 25, 2009

Several of New Zealand’s best loved singers will perform an hour-long acoustic concert live on radio to raise awareness of Earth Hour. More →

Matt Damon And Ben Affleck Head Back To The Charity Poker Table Mar 25, 2009

Actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are heading back to the poker table to raise money for charity. More →

LTTS Exclusive: Keaton Simons - A Few Notes On Change Mar 13, 2009

Keaton Simons, a musician that has shared the stage with Coldplay and grew up with the guys from Maroon 5, is no stranger to the world of celebrity. So what inspired this provocative singer/songwriter to speak about the importance of raising a child? More →

Peter Gabriel Talks About The Elders Jan 12, 2009

Rock star and humanitarian Peter Gabriel has commented on the inspiration behind forming The Elders, the group of public figures he established with Richard Branson to solve global figures. More →

Scarlett Johansson And Annie Lennox Sign Oxfam's Climate Letter Jan 2, 2009

Nineteen actors, musicians and activists signed a letter drafted by international aid agency Oxfam to tackle the issue of climate change in December. More →