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JSSI Proudly Co-Sponsors Voices Of Haiti Choir With The Andrea Bocelli Foundation Sep 15, 2016

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) is pleased to provide a roundtrip flight on a Boeing Business Jet to bring the children and teachers of the Voices of Haiti Choir to New York City for a week of concerts with Andrea Bocelli. More →

Shailene Woodley Brings Native American Water Protector To Snowden Premiere Sep 15, 2016

Earlier this week, actress Shailene Woodley brought a guest with her the premiere of her upcoming film, “Snowden.” More →

Stars Help BGC Charity Day Raise Over $12 Million Sep 15, 2016

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners” or “BGC”), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, announced today that BGC, together with its affiliate Cantor Fitzgerald, raised approximately $12 million for charities around the world, at the companies’ 12th annual Charity Day on Monday, September 12, 2016. More →

Ewan McGregor To Be Honored With Britannia Humanitarian Award Sep 14, 2016

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) is pleased to announce it will honor actor-director Ewan McGregor, OBE, with the Britannia Humanitarian Award at this year’s British Academy Britannia Awards. More →

Starlight Children's Foundation To Host Dream Halloween 2016 Sep 14, 2016

Starlight Children's Foundation will host LA’s iconic Dream Halloween costume party and fundraiser at the historic Park Plaza in downtown Los Angeles on October 22, 2016. More →

Celebrities And Activists: South Korea's Cruel Dog Meat Trade Must End Sep 14, 2016

During a Westminster Hall debate this week, Britain’s MPs called for an end to South Korea’s cruel factory farming of dogs for human consumption. More →

Jess Cagle To Be Honored At 2016 GLSEN Respect Awards – Los Angeles Sep 14, 2016

GLSEN, the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for all students, will honor Jess Cagle, Editorial Director of Time Inc.‘s Celebrity, Entertainment and Style Group at GLSEN’s Respect Awards – Los Angeles to be held Friday, October 21, at the Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills. More →

The Elders Hail Germany's Engagement On Refugee And Migration Issues Sep 14, 2016

The Elders this week welcomed Germany’s engagement and efforts on refugee and migration issues, and called for greater European and global responsibility-sharing as part of a wider, comprehensive approach. More →

Los Angeles Rams And Make-A-Wish Team Up For A Night Of Wishes Sep 14, 2016

Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles teams up with the Los Angeles Rams to welcome them back to LA and kick off the inaugural “Night for Wishes” on Wednesday, September 21st at 6:30 p.m. at the Hyde Sunset in Hollywood. More →

Cate Blanchett Video Highlights What Refugees Take When They Flee Sep 13, 2016

In the moment they flee, refugees cast a last desperate look around their homes and grab a few vital possessions to take into exile. More →

Stars To Attend Scott Baio 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament Sep 13, 2016

The Bailey Baio Angel Foundation, in partnership with lead sponsor Woodbridge Group of Companies, today announced that it has completely sold out tickets for The Scott Baio 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament. More →

Alessia Cara Teams With I AM THAT GIRL For Empowerment Campaign Sep 13, 2016

The powerful message of Alessia Cara's current single “Scars To Your Beautiful” has been chosen as the lynchpin song for her partnership with I AM THAT GIRL, the national movement that works to inspire girls to love, express, and be who they are. More →

Stevie Wonder Announced As Visionary For The Art Of Elysium's 10th Annual Heaven Event Sep 13, 2016

The Art of Elysium has announced the 2017 VISIONARY and SPIRIT OF ELYSIUM recipients for the organization’s tenth annual HEAVEN. More →

More Than $111 Million Pledged Following Stand Up To Cancer Telecast Sep 13, 2016

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) has announced more than $111 million has been pledged collectively so far in connection with the star-studded Sept. 9 “roadblock” fundraising telecast in the United States and Canada. More →

March Of Dimes Launches New Campaign To Fight Birth Defects And Premature Birth Sep 13, 2016

Give them tomorrow, a new nationwide campaign uniting the March Of Dimes, corporations, organizations, and individuals that launches today, seeks to generate awareness and funding to fight birth defects and premature birth, the #1 killer of babies in the United States. More →

George Clooney And Don Cheadle Help Release Groundbreaking Report On War Profiteering In South Sudan Sep 12, 2016

Today, The Sentry, an investigative initiative co-founded by George Clooney and John Prendergast, presented a new, groundbreaking report War Crimes Shouldn’t Pay: Stopping the looting and destruction in South Sudan." More →

Joan Jett Voices Support For Chimpanzees Abandoned By New York Blood Center Sep 12, 2016

Rock music icon Joan Jett has voiced her support for the more than 60 chimpanzees the New York Blood Center abandoned in Liberia after exploiting the animals for decades in harmful biomedical research. More →

Dikembe Mutombo Visits Mozambique With UNICEF Sep 12, 2016

U.S. Fund for UNICEF National Board Member Dikembe Mutombo joined Eric Bledsoe of the Phoenix Suns and Caryl Stern, President and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, on a field visit to Maputo, Mozambique last week to see UNICEF’s lifesaving work in action. More →

Stand Up To Cancer 2016 A Huge Success Sep 12, 2016

The Hollywood community once again united to support Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), which staged its fifth biennial one-hour special on Friday, Sept. 9 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT / 7:00 PM CT). More →

Stars Shine For Remember Me Thursday Global Pet Adoption Awareness Campaign Sep 12, 2016

This month, Helen Woodward Animal Center will once again unite with animal welfare proponents and organizations worldwide for the 4th Annual Remember Me Thursday. More →

Angelina Jolie Visits Azraq Refugee Camp In Jordan Sep 12, 2016

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie was in Jordan last week to visit refugees, and made the following statement. More →

Full Lineup Announced For Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Gala Sep 9, 2016

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, announced the full lineup for the 20th annual HRC National Dinner set to take place this coming Saturday, September 10, 2016, in Washington, DC. More →

FC Barcelona And Spain’s 5-A-Side Blind Team Celebrate The Power Of Inclusive Sport For Children Sep 9, 2016

A new video featuring star-football players from FC Barcelona and the Spanish National 5-a-side blind football team was released today to celebrate the importance of inclusive play for children and the beginning of the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. More →

UN Women To Mark Second Anniversary Of HeForShe Movement Sep 9, 2016

To mark the second anniversary of UN Women's HeForShe Initiative, IMPACT 10×10×10 Champions: His Excellency Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland; Bob Moritz, Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited; and Samuel L. Stanley Jr., President of Stony Brook University, will host an evening reception at the Museum of Modern Art, bringing together world leaders, change-makers, activists and celebrities at the forefront of the HeForShe movement. More →

Nicolas Cage To Be Honored With Andrea Bocelli Humanitarian Award Sep 9, 2016

Celebrity Fight Night has announced that Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage will be honored with the “Andrea Bocelli Humanitarian Award” at the third annual “Celebrity Fight Night in Italy,” taking place September 7-13. More →

New Bill From Scottish Government Set To Ban Wild Animals In Circuses Sep 9, 2016

Animal Defenders International (ADI) applauds the announcement by the Scottish Government to imminently introduce legislation to ban the use of wild animals in circuses in Scotland. More →

Global Stars Unite To Combat Illiteracy On International Literacy Day Sep 8, 2016

o celebrate the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day, 26 of the world’s most high profile personalities from film, music, politics and the arts, have joined forces to raise awareness for literacy with one common goal in mind: by 2030, no child will be born at risk of poor literacy. More →

Emmylou Harris And Steve Earle To Headline Lampedusa: Concerts For Refugees Sep 8, 2016

Five of America’s most popular musical acts are coming together for an 11-stop concert tour this fall to raise awareness of the unprecedented worldwide refugee crisis. More →

Ali Wentworth To Speak At MPTF's Deal With It: A Women's Conference Sep 8, 2016

MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund) will host its fourth annual “Deal With It: A Women’s Conference” on September 25 at the Montage Beverly Hills. More →

Jon Cryer Named Grand Marshall For Shane's Inspiration 19th Annual Walk And Roll Sep 8, 2016

Emmy award-winning actor Jon Cryer (NCIS, Two and a Half Men) will serve as Grand Marshal at Shane's Inspiration 19th Annual Walk & Roll on Sunday morning, September 18, at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, CA. More →