Gere Awarded Humanitarian Honor
Actor Richard Gere has received a prestigious humanitarian award in his home city of Philadelphia.The Golden Globe winner accepted the Marion Anderson Award, named after the famous African-American...
View ArticleCelebrities Offer Support To Darfur
The Sudanese region of Darfur is benefiting from several new initiatives this month, all designed to raise awareness and money for the war-torn area. And the biggest effort comes from an independent...
View ArticleBrad And Angelina Give To Human Rights Watch
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $1 million to the Human Rights Watch's work in Burma and Zimbabwe.The donation, made through the couple’s Jolie-Pitt Foundation, will be used to fund research...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie Tops Celebrity Charity Poll
Angelina Jolie has been voted top celebrity humanitarian for the second year running in a Reuters AlertNet poll.The actress received almost a third of the votes in the poll for her charity work this...
View ArticleE! Donates To Jolie-Pitt Foundation
It has been revealed that E! Entertainment Television made a significant donation to the Jolie-Pitt Foundation last year.According to Fox News, the media giant made a donation of $250,000 to the...
View ArticleNoah Wyle Wants Obama To Change Health System
ER star Noah Wyle is pushing for health reforms in the US.The television star is calling on President Obama to introduce universal healthcare in America, and plans to spend some time – now that ER has...
View ArticleAung San Suu Kyi Receives Unanimous Support
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi received her sentencing last week: 18 more months of house arrest for breaking the terms of her current detention when she allowed a stranger into her home...
View ArticleStars Join Twitter Campaign To Close Gitmo
In a coordinated day of action to urge Congress to close the Guantanamo Bay Prison, twenty Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans from across the country descended on Capitol Hill last week to push back...
View ArticleRichard Gere Takes Pilgrim To Korea For Charity
Richard Gere is in Korea to support an exhibition of his photos in Seoul raising money for charities involved with the Tibetan human rights campaign.The exhibition – titled Pilgrim– features around 60...
View ArticleHilary Swank To Donate Appearance Fees To Charity
Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank has announced she will donate her appearance fees from Ramzan Kadyrov’s birthday celebrations to charity.The actress caused controversy last week when she attended...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch Presents Cries From The Heart
On Sunday, May 6, 2012, Human Rights Watch will present CRIESFROMTHEHEART: FREEDOMNEEDS A VOICE at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica.Works by acclaimed writers, journalists, and activists from around the...
View ArticleSir Elton John Visits Moscow
Elton John made a heartfelt message from the stage at his concert last month in Moscow.“So wonderful to be back in Moscow on such a beautiful evening!” said Sir Elton, who first performed in Russia in...
View ArticleChris Cornell's Music Video For The Promise Released On World Refugee Day
Multi-Grammy Award-winning, Golden Globe nominee Chris Cornell's official music video for his song “The Promise” was released this morning by Survival Pictures.Video: Chris Cornell - The Promise...
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Ryan Tedder Performs Tribute To Chris Cornell
The Los Angeles Committee of Human Rights Watch had their most successful fundraising dinner to date, raising more than every year prior.Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic performs as Human Rights Watch...
View ArticleOne Refugee to Host Human Rights Advocate Ishmael Beah
One Refugee, a nonprofit organization supporting refugees in Utah through education and career initiatives, will host an evening of inspirational storytelling with New York Times bestselling author and...
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