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Bumble Partners with Serena Williams for Global Make the First Move Campaign Jan 10, 2019

Bumble, the woman-first social network with over 47 million users worldwide, has partnered with Serena Williams, one of the most influential women in the world, to create a multifaceted 2019 campaign focused around making the first move in every aspect of life: dating, friendship, and business. More →

Game of Thrones Star Jerome Flynn: The Vegan Revolution is Coming in 2019 Jan 10, 2019

Game of Thrones star Jerome Flynn — who plays Bronn in the hit series — has teamed up with PETA for a new video exposing the horrors of the meat and dairy industries, urging fans to leave cruelty off their plates in 2019 as many embark on their New Year’s resolutions. More →

Stars Record PSA To Help Neglected Dogs Jan 10, 2019

To encourage people to keep their animal companions indoors throughout the winter and all year round, PETA is running a public service announcement starring Tom Hardy, Casey Affleck, and Priyanka Chopra in notoriously cold Detroit. More →

Ryan Seacrest, Martha Stewart And Hal Lawton To Be Honored at Fashion Scholarship Fund Gala Jan 9, 2019

Ryan Seacrest and Martha Stewart will join Macy’s President Hal Lawton in being honoured at the 2019 Fashion Scholarships Fund Gala this week. More →

Vanessa Hudgens Named American Cancer Society Global Ambassador Jan 9, 2019

The American Cancer Society (ACS) welcomes a new global ambassador, actress Vanessa Hudgens, who is participating in an exclusive Super Bowl LIII weekend package to raise critical funds to fight cancer. More →

Oprah Winfrey Reads For SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Storyline Online Jan 9, 2019

Actor, media mogul, television producer, philanthropist and literacy champion Oprah Winfrey is the newest reader for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's award-winning children’s literacy program Storyline Online. More →

Lin-Manuel Miranda Announces New Scholarship for Performing Arts Students at Rhode Island College Jan 8, 2019

Composer, lyricist, and performer Lin-Manuel Miranda and his family have announced the creation of a first-of-its-kind scholarship at Rhode Island College to champion first-generation and underrepresented students in the performing arts. More →

Steven Tyler's Janie's Fund Donates More Than a Half-Million Dollars in Support of Foster Youth Jan 8, 2019

Iconic music legend and humanitarian Steven Tyler, through his philanthropic initiative Janie's Fund, announced a year-end donation of $532,000 to support young women who have aged out of foster care in Boston, New York City, Nashville and the state of North Carolina. More →

SAG Awards 25th Anniversary Red Carpet Bleacher Seats Up for Auction Jan 8, 2019

The SAG Awards Red Carpet Bleacher Seat Auction, the second in a trio of online auctions benefitting the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, is now open at sagawards.org/auction. More →

DoSomething.org's 2018 Celebs Gone Good List Jan 7, 2019

DoSomething.org, the largest not-for-profit exclusively for young people and social change, announced its 10th annual Celebs Gone Good list, which celebrates stars who have used their influence to change the world in 2018. Here are a few of the highlights! More →

Kevin Bacon's SixDegrees.org is Partnering with SOS Children's Villages USA for the #HomecomingChallenge Jan 7, 2019

Kevin Bacon's SixDegrees.org is partnering with SOS Children's Villages USA to raise money and awareness for SOS’s extraordinary work, using SixDegrees’ new platform, 6Tag, to launch the #HomecomingChallenge. More →

FOREIGNER Donates Worldwide Hit Song to Shriners Hospitals for Children Jan 7, 2019

Foreigner, the classic British-American rock band, has announced that it is donating proceeds from a new version of its hit song “I Want To Know What Love Is” to Shriners Hospitals for Children. More →

USO Embarks on 18th Annual Holiday Tour to Show Service Members Appreciation and Support Dec 24, 2018

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines deploy to locations all over the world in order to ensure the safety and security of America. The USO Holiday Tours are specially tailored to bring them entertainment and morale while they can’t be with their loved ones. Keeping service members connected to family, home and country is essential to their health and welfare while they are deployed. More →

More Stars Added To MusiCares Person Of The Year Event Honoring Dolly Parton Dec 24, 2018

More stars have been added to the performer lineup for the 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year event honouring Dolly Parton in February. More →

New Film Teams Up With Humane Society Of The United States To Aid Veterans Through Human-Animal Bond Dec 24, 2018

Last week, Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Humane Society of the United States kicked off their collaboration at an advance screening of A Dog’s Way Home for veterans and their families in the DC area. More →

Cloris Leachman Gets Candid In New PETA Pro-Vegetarian Holiday Ad Dec 24, 2018

As families prepare their holiday menus, Oscar winner Cloris Leachman cuddles up to a rescued turkey named Frank in a brand-new ad for PETA that proclaims, “Give Thanks and Go Vegetarian.” More →

Cedric The Entertainer Makes Christmas Dreams Come True for Brotherhood Crusade Students Dec 21, 2018

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for Brotherhood Crusade youth after a surprise visit yesterday from their heroes! More →

Superstar Violinist Vanessa-Mae Receives Prestigious Lord Houghton Animal Welfare Award Dec 21, 2018

Cruelty Free International has presented international superstar violinist Vanessa-Mae with the Lord Houghton Award in recognition of her service and contribution to animal welfare. More →

Stars Perform At Fifth Annual Nashville Senior Christmas ShinnDig Dec 21, 2018

As seen on NBC’s TODAY, country music star, and Grand Ole Opry veteran Tim Atwood was recently reunited onstage with fifty-one year Grand Ole Opry member, and country music icon, Jeannie Seely. More →

50th Anniversary Celebration Of Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" Concludes With Star-Studded Video Dec 21, 2018

Princess Cruises, Playing for Change, and the Estate of Otis Redding have teamed up to produce a new video to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Otis’ iconic hit “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” filmed in port cities around the world visited by Princess Cruises – San Francisco, Los Angeles, Ft. Lauderdale, Hawaii, Jamaica and Barcelona. More →

Farm Aid Announces 2018 Grant Recipients Dec 20, 2018

In the midst of the worst farm crisis since the 1980s, Farm Aid announced today that it distributed more than half a million dollars in grant funding in 2018. More →

Star-Studded Cool Comedy - Hot Cuisine Event Raises Over $1 Million For Scleroderma Research Dec 20, 2018

At the annual Cool Comedy – Hot Cuisine New York gala, comedians, celebrities and supporters raised over $1 million for scleroderma research, a complex autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects women, usually striking in the prime of their lives. More →

Ban Ki-moon Attends Launch of Global Compact Network Thailand For Sustainable Development Dec 20, 2018

Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recently visited Thailand to celebrate the official launch of Global Compact Network Thailand (GCNT) along with more than 500 business representatives from all manner of private industries. More →

Your Chance To Play Mini Golf In NYC With Paul Rudd Dec 20, 2018

Here’s your chance to play mini golf with Paul Rudd in NYC – and all you have to do is donate to charity. More →

PETA Will Continue Penny Marshall’s Fight for Dogs Dec 19, 2018

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk has made the following statement regarding the death of Penny Marshall: More →

Nicole Kidman, Survivors and Activists Spotlight Solutions to End Violence Against Women Dec 19, 2018

Commemorating Human Rights Day and the global advocacy campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence”, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) last week held a fundraising luncheon in Santa Monica, California. More →

George Lopez: Give Animals the Gift of a Loving Home — Always Adopt, Never Buy Dec 19, 2018

Just in time for the gift-giving season, TV icon George Lopez is taking aim at people who purchase dogs from pet stores or breeders in a new video for PETA. More →

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation Presents the Emilio and Gloria Estefan Scholarship Dec 19, 2018

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation has announced that it is accepting applications for the Emilio and Gloria Estefan Scholarship from music students admitted to Berklee College of Music who are interested in Latin music. More →

Chaka Khan And First Black Female NBA CEO Cynthia Marshall Among Women Of Power Legacy Award Honorees Dec 19, 2018

Black Enterprise will present its highest honor in recognition of the achievements of black women when it presents the Women of Power Legacy Awards at the 2019 Women of Power Summit on Feb. 28, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada. More →

Wounded Warrior Project Congratulates Def Leppard for 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Dec 19, 2018

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) shares a special, lasting bond with legendary Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen. In 2009, Rick met WWP National Service Director John Roberts, and they joined forces to reduce the stigma associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for wounded veterans, and for citizens alike who’ve lived through traumatic experiences. More →