And the giving just continues…
Adding to the $2 million that they gave last week to the Global Heath Committee for a new children’s medical center in Ethiopia, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation announced a new $1 million donation today to Human Rights Watch. The organization, which is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the [...]
This woman just doesn’t stop! You’d think having six kids would slow Angelina Jolie down, but then again…did you SEE Wanted? That movie made me seriously think about becoming an assassin, for real…but I digress.
Jolie just popped out twins and already she’s working on her next project. As part of the work of the Jolie-Pitt Foundation [...]
The UK headquarters of Greenpeace is picking up some sustainable transportation in the form of a Vectrix electric maxi-scooter. This high-powered ride is already in use by people like Leonardo DiCaprio and the organization Global Green. To close the loop, the group plans on charging the bike with 50 PhotoVoltaic solar panels on the roof [...]
We’ve been swimming in PSAs lately with everyone from George Clooney to Will Ferrell championing causes around the world. In honor of World Refugee Day this coming friday, Angelina Jolie — who has been a Goodwill Ambassador to UN Refugee Agency since 2001 — has released a new video paying tribute to those who have [...]
We’ve had a double-wammy of disasters this week with the cyclone in Burma and the earthquake in China — so expect the charity from Hollywood to start ramping up. Yesterday, we told you Clooney and Co. had donated $500,000 to relief in Burma, today Joel Madden and Nicole Richie are hooking up with UNICEF to [...]
Not On Our Watch — the humanitarian org dedicated to putting an end to mass atrocities around the world — has donated $500,000 to relief aid in the cyclone-devastated country of Myanmar. The foundation was started by George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Jerry Weintraub, and David Pressman in response to the worsening [...]
Wow. Want to see a perfect example of what can go horribly wrong with celebrity public service announcements?
Since it started last week, we’ve been profiling the new campaign “Burma Can’t Wait“, which features 30 days of celebrity PSAs urging people to support political change in the country and get involved. We’ve seen some funny and [...]
Day 7 for the Burma Can’t Wait campaign features a video of Jorja Fox and Eric Szmanda dealing the cards on Burma. Check out the official site for more information. The video is below.
Celebrities like Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, Woody Harrelson, Jason Biggs, and Sarah Silverman are teaming up and delivering a different PSA for 30-days to help build support for democracy in Burma. This campaign comes at a particularly devastating time for the country, as a recent cyclone may have killed more than 10,000 people.
The 30-Days campaign [...]
As we’ve shown before on ‘razzi, it’s a fine line to walk as a musician when composing a song that addresses real-world issues. More often than not, such efforts result in a great message embodied in a crap song. Every now and again though…
Sheryl Crow has released a new music video for her latest tune [...]
