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Bill Nighy Blogs About G8 Meeting In Canada Jun 29, 2010

British actor Bill Nighy was in Canada this week for the G8 meeting, and took the opportunity to blog about his experience. 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 →

Stars Raise £48,000 At Oxfam Shop In London Jun 15, 2010

Last month, LookToTheStars reported about a celebrity pop-up shop that aimed to raise charity cash for Oxfam at London’s Selfridges store. We can now reveal the shop raised over £48,000 in one week. More →

Martha Wainwright And Simple Minds Promise A Miracle For Charity May 25, 2010

Simple Minds legend Jim Kerr and luminary folk-rock singer Martha Wainwright have re-invented the iconic 80s hit Promised You A Miracle, to call on world leaders to keep the promises they have made on overseas aid and saving the lives of mothers in poor countries. More →

Online Auction Celebrates Celebrity Oxfam Charity Shop May 14, 2010

The Celebrity Oxfam Curiosity Shop opens today, May 14, in London – and a special online auction has been launched to celebrate. More →

British Celebrity Portraits To Be Auctioned For Charity May 13, 2010

Earlier this year, LookToTheStars.org reported on a story featuring a group of British celebrities whose portraits will go under the hammer for Oxfam. We can now reveal that the artworks will be auctioned on May 18. More →

Annie Lennox Introduces Celebrity Charity Shop May 10, 2010

Annie Lennox has recorded a video introducing a temporary celebrity charity shop opening in London this week. More →

Annie Lennox To Open Celebrity Charity Curiosity Shop Apr 13, 2010

Eurythmics star Annie Lennox has teamed up with Oxfam to launch a celebrity charity store in London’s Selfridges department store. More →

Annie Lennox To Launch Star-Studded Charity Shop Apr 4, 2010

A selection of A-list stars have joined Oxfam and Selfridges to create, set-up, stock and staff Britain’s biggest charity pop-up shop. More →

Annie Lennox Supports Minute For Mothers Campaign Mar 12, 2010

In a release from her official website, Annie Lennox is supporting the Minute for Mothers campaign, an initiative set up by a coalition of leading charities including Save the Children, White Ribbon Alliance, Oxfam, Amnesty International and Mumsnet, which is joining forces with politicians and celebrities this week to hold a minute for mothers across the world. More →

Coldplay Appeals For Chilean Earthquake Relief Mar 8, 2010

British band Coldplay used Twitter last week to encourage fans to support the Red Cross in its earthquake relief work in Chile – and fans responded in such numbers that they crashed the charity’s website! More →

Star Portraits To Go Under Hammer For Oxfam Feb 20, 2010

Portraits of a group of British celebrities will go under the hammer for Oxfam in London to benefit woman in West Africa. More →

British Stars Back Robin Hood Tax For Charity Feb 16, 2010

British actor Bill Nighy is fronting a campaign to introduce a global tax on banks’ financial transactions to fight poverty. More →

Anthony Kiedis Auctions Rare Chili Pepper Items For Charity Feb 15, 2010

Red Hot Chili Peppers lead singer Anthony Kiedis is “giving away now” a few of his music trophies in online charity auctions. More →

Oxfam Auction For Haiti Raises Celebrity Charity Cash Feb 10, 2010

The recent Oxfam auction to help survivors of the Haitian earthquake has raised US$190,000 for the charity. More →

More Stars Join Charitybuzz Heal Haiti Auction Feb 3, 2010

Taylor Swift, Bono, Kristen Stewart, Lady Gaga and Dakota Fanning are the newest stars participating in the Heal Haiti Charitybuzz Auction. More →

Bid On Dane Cook Tickets For Charity Feb 1, 2010

Dane Cook's ISolated Incident, the biggest comedy tour of the last year, is coming to a close and thanks to Charity Folks’ online auction, you can be there. More →

Stars Line Up For Charity Folks Haitian Auction Jan 26, 2010

Charity Folks, the world’s leading celebrity charity auction site, has launched a number of once-in-a-lifetime auctions to benefit victims of the Haiti earthquake. More →

Oxfam Launches Celebrity Charity Auction For Haiti Jan 25, 2010

Oxfam UK has launched a massive celebrity charity auction to raise much-needed funds for their work in Haiti. More →

More Celebrities Join Charity Buzz Heal Haiti Auction Jan 25, 2010

More celebrities have donated items to Charity Buzz’s Heal Haiti Charity Auction. More →

Hope For Haiti Now Breaks Charity Records Jan 24, 2010

Friday night’s Hope for Haiti Now telethon, organized by George Clooney, has so far raised more than $57 million for the earthquake relief effort in Haiti. More →

George Clooney Brings Hope To Haiti Tonight Jan 22, 2010

It will be a big night for charity tonight, as George Clooney's Hope For Haiti telethon hits TV screens across America and around the world. More →

Download Rihanna For Charity Jan 21, 2010

Rihanna appeared on a special episode of the Oprah Show on Wednesday to perform her version of Bob Marley’s Redemption Song. More →

Jackie Chan, Scarlett Johansson, Serena Williams - Haiti Charity News Jan 19, 2010

Jackie Chan was in the recording studio yesterday to record a special song in honor of eight Chinese peacekeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake. More →

George Clooney Announces Haiti Telethon Stars Jan 19, 2010

George Clooney has revealed some of the big names he has recruited for this Friday’s Telethon for Haiti. More →

Celebrities’ Quick Response To Haiti Disaster Jan 18, 2010

Here’s what some celebrities are up to, in response to the earthquake disaster that has destroyed Port-au-Prince and devastated Haiti: More →

A Weekend Of Celebrity Giving To Haiti Jan 18, 2010

Actress Sandra Bullock is the latest star to give big to Haitian earthquake relief over a weekend defined by donations of time and money. More →

Celebrities Support Earthquake Victims In Haiti Jan 13, 2010

A host of celebrities have come out in support of the Haitian earthquake that devastated the island nation this week. More →

State Radio Is Calling All Crows For Charity Dec 24, 2009

State Radio frontman and former Dispatch member Chad Stokes took to the stage with “Some Good Friends” this past weekend at Arts at the Armory in Somerville, MA for the second annual Calling All Crows benefit shows. More →

Artic Monkeys Release Second Single For Oxfam Nov 19, 2009

The Arctic Monkeys have released their 10-inch vinyl single, ‘Cornerstone,’ exclusively through Oxfam's charity shop, with all proceeds going towards fighting poverty. More →