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Malala Yousafzai Helps UN Celebrate In San Francisco Jul 1, 2015

Bringing the idea of the United Nations to life required huge leaps of statecraft to bridge differences, declared Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday in San Francisco, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Charter, which he said “symbolizes the hope and aspirations that we can bring the world as it is a little closer to the world as it should be.” More →

Matt Dillon Brings Needed Attention To Plight Of Rohingyas Jul 1, 2015

It has only been recently that most Westerners have even heard of Rohingya Muslims, and it’s only because all eyes were on the sinking ships of refugees in the Mediterranean fleeing from the African continent to Europe that we noticed ships of Rohingyas floundering in the Bay of Bengal, a world away, fleeing from violence in Myanmar. More →

Robert Redford Speaks At UN High-Level Event On Climate Change Jun 30, 2015

Robert Redford spoke at a High-Level Event on Climate Change convened in New York by the President of the UN General Assembly, Sam Kutesa, this week. More →

Cobie Smulders Hosts 1st Annual Nautica Oceana City And Sea Party Jun 30, 2015

Ocean activists and influentials gathered on the rooftop of the Gansevoort Park Avenue on Wednesday, June 24 for the 1st Annual Nautica Oceana City & Sea Party. More →

U2 Helps Music Therapy Charity Celebrate 40th Anniversary Jun 30, 2015

One of the world’s greatest rock bands are helping music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins celebrate its 40th anniversary. More →

Stars STAND OUT To STOP Bowel Cancer Jun 30, 2015

A host of celebrity supporters are making a stand for a new Bowel Cancer UK campaign, STAND OUT to STOP bowel cancer, including actors Tom Hardy and his partner, Charlotte Riley. More →

Celebs #HighFiveIt To Save Lives With UNICEF Canada And Canada Soccer Jun 30, 2015

In celebration of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 — the largest single women’s sporting event in history — Canadian and US celebrities have embraced the #HighFiveIt campaign to save lives. More →

American Cancer Society Celebrates 30 Years of California Spirit Jun 30, 2015

The American Cancer Society will put on the 30th California Spirit fundraiser at Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City on July 19th, 2015. More →

Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary Jun 30, 2015

Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation is proud to celebrate its 20th Anniversary at the 2015 ART FOR LIFE Benefit on July 18th at Fairview Farms in Bridgehampton, NY. More →

Congress Moves To Help Lab Monkeys Jun 29, 2015

Congress has taken action to put cruel psychological experiments on infant monkeys at the National Institutes of Health and other NIH experiments under the microscope, following pleas from Dr. Jane Goodall, Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell, and TV icon Bob Barker. More →

Ke$ha Wants You To Be Cruelty Free Jun 29, 2015

Ke$ha is starring in a PSA and print ad promoting The Humane Society of the United States and HSI’s Be Cruelty Free campaign. More →

Robin Thicke, Common and Nile Rodgers to Perform at Legacy of Hope Foundation Concert Jun 29, 2015

The Legacy of Hope Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to support the building of the Nelson Mandela’s Children’s Hospital (NMCH) in Johannesburg, South Africa, announces a streamed concert and worldwide media event to take place on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. More →

Amy Schumer Offers Disappointing Lap Dance For Charity Jun 29, 2015

Amy Schumer, writer and star of the upcoming comedy, TrainWreck, has promised a ‘disappointing lap dance’ for the winner of Universal’s TrainWreck Premiere Experience hosted on CrowdRise to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, an organization that is very dear to her heart. More →

Miley Cyrus Crowned PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity Jun 29, 2015

Miley Cyrus has been crowned PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2015 after proclaiming on Instagram that there are “[s]o many good plants/fruits/veggies to eat you ain’t gotta eat dead animals!” More →

Gladys Knight To Be Honored At O2 Silver Clef Awards Jun 29, 2015

Nordoff Robbins has announced another winner at the O2 Silver Clef Awards – the legendary Gladys Knight. More →

Kelly Osbourne Joins Stars At amfAR's Solstice Event Jun 26, 2015

amfAR's generationCURE held its fourth annual Solstice event at the Hudson Hotel in New York City this week. More →

Freida Pinto Joins Richard Curtis' Project Everyone Campaign Jun 26, 2015

In September 2015, at the United Nations, New York, 193 world leaders will adopt a series of ambitious goals to end extreme poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change for everyone by 2030. More →

Beyonce To Headline Made In America Festival Jun 26, 2015

Budweiser Made In America, the JAY Z curated two-day music festival and staple of Labor Day Weekend, returns to Philadelphia for a fourth season. More →

Lenny Henry Receives Knighthood Jun 26, 2015

Comic Relief co-founder Lenny Henry has received a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. More →

Official Farrah Fawcett Website Launches Jun 26, 2015

The official website of the late Farrah Fawcett, a revered media icon who first captured the hearts of television audiences in the ’70’s as one of a trio of beauties in “Charlie’s Angels,” launched this week, according to Alana Stewart, President of The Farrah Fawcett Foundation. More →

Suggs And Russell Brand Watch As Van Morrison Performs At Charity Show Jun 26, 2015

Van Morrison performed at a fundraising event for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation charity in London on Wednesday. More →

Pink Urges NYC Council To Vote On Horse-Drawn Carriage Bill Jun 25, 2015

Pink is encouraging her 26 million Twitter followers to join her in urging New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito to bring Intro 573 — the bill to retire horses from the city’s carriage trade — to a vote. More →

United Nations To Celebrate 70th Anniversary In San Francisco Jun 25, 2015

On Friday June 26, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Mayor Edwin M. Lee, and U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will join the Bay Area in marking the 70th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter with commemorative events in San Francisco, including City Hall and the Fairmont Hotel. More →

New Movie "Max" Highlights Important Need To Bring Home All Military Working Dogs Jun 25, 2015

American Humane Association, which has worked to help veterans, military families and military animals for 100 years, is encouraging the American public to see a new film that beautifully illustrates the unbreakable bond between two- and four-footed members of the military. More →

Disney Channel’s Austin & Ally Star Champions Summer Camp for Youth Activists Jun 25, 2015

Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp is thrilled to announced that Disney Channel’s “Austin & Ally” star Calum Worthy has been named National Celebrity Spokesperson for this summer’s innovative leadership camps for youth ages 12-17. More →

Hallmark Mahogany And Jill Scott's Blues Babe Foundation Launch National Scholarship Jun 25, 2015

Hallmark’s Mahogany brand today announced a partnership with Blues Babe, a registered 501c3 foundation spearheaded by Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Jill Scott. More →

Geeks For Peace To Gather During Comic-Con Jun 25, 2015

Morgan Spurlock will host the first-ever Geeks for Peace event on Friday, July 10th at 7:00 PM at the Moniker Warehouse in San Diego during Comic-Con. More →

Peter Dinklage Welcomes The Humane Cosmetics Act To End Animal Tests Jun 24, 2015

Emmy and Golden Globe award winning actor Peter Dinklage, star of Game of Thrones, has today joined with Cruelty Free International, the leading global organization working to end animal testing for cosmetics and consumer products, in welcoming the introduction of the Humane Cosmetics Act. More →

Sting Hosts Family Day For Sick Kids Jun 24, 2015

Julia’s House families became the guests of Sting and Trudie Styler after the couple hosted an event for them in the grounds of their Wiltshire home earlier this month. More →

Meryl Streep To Members Of Congress: Put The Equal Rights Amendment Into The Constitution Jun 24, 2015

In support of a new ERA Coalition campaign, yesterday five hundred thirty-five letters personally signed by Meryl Streep were delivered to each and every Member of Congress. More →