Filed under: campaigns — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 10:13 am
October 26th 2009
“These champions need and deserve our support. Not with a box of band-aids, but with a comprehensive, well-funded approach that acknowledges that women’s rights are human rights. It is time for policies that intentionally involve society’s key communities — from health and education departments to the police and judiciary — to deliver on that commitment. [...]
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Filed under: campaigns, music — Luke Warner @ 4:29 pm
October 25th 2009
Madonna arrived in Malawi today to visit the girls’ school she is building in the country where she adopted two children, an official for the star’s charity said.
MSN is sourcing an “official who could not be named because he was not authorized to speak on the matter.”
The 51-year-old celebrity was joined by her four kids [...]
Filed under: campaigns — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 9:56 am
October 23rd 2009
So I’m a pretty serious Facebooker, but up until now I’ve stayed clear of Twitter. However, just yesterday I made the resolution to get better with my tweeting and it’s already paying off!
Just moments ago, The Office star Rainn Wilson announced that he is headed to Haiti for some good old fashion charity-lovin. He tweets:
“Headed [...]
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Filed under: campaigns, donations, events, events: bay area — Michael d'Estries @ 9:51 am
October 23rd 2009
Matt Damon, a constant force in support of the OneXOne charity foundation, was unable to attend the 2nd Annual Gala Fundraiser for the organization last night in San Francisco due to a family emergency. A rep for the event, which Damon had been scheduled to host, told E! News that “He wouldn’t have missed this [...]
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Tagged: charlize theron, david arquette, jeremy piven, josh groban, mia hamm
Filed under: campaigns — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 11:22 am
October 22nd 2009
Sure, if you’re living green and eating green and buying green you’re less likely to get sick, but nobody is immune from sickness all the time. But what happens when you can’t afford insurance?
Heather Graham is getting her funny on and raising awareness for the Public Health Insurance Option in a new PSA. In the advertisement, [...]
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Filed under: animals, campaigns — Michael d'Estries @ 11:12 am
October 20th 2009
The early drama for this year’s “Whale Wars” appears to have been resolved.
According to The Age, an Australian newspaper, Watson’s visa to join the rest of his Sea Shepherd crew in the country was granted yesterday. The move came after some tense weeks of delay on the part of the Australian government; an action that [...]
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Filed under: campaigns — Michael d'Estries @ 10:45 am
October 20th 2009
Edward Norton is really driving support for his marathon run to benefit the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. The actor is taking on the 26.2 mile challenge to raise awareness and cash for the organization — which promotes sustainable development while protecting the east African grasslands that the Maasai tribe calls home. Using a slick website [...]
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Tagged: alanis morissette, david blaine, edward-norton
Filed under: campaigns — Michael d'Estries @ 4:02 pm
October 19th 2009
The Yes Men have struck again.
Fresh from their brilliant NY Times hoax a few weeks back, the the activist-pranksters pulled of a stunt this morning that completely fooled several news organization; including as you’ll see below, FOX Business. Posing as representatives from the US Chamber of Commerce, the Yes Men created a fake press [...]
Filed under: Featured, animals, campaigns — Michael d'Estries @ 7:31 pm
October 18th 2009
At a fundraising event in Los Angeles on Saturday, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society unveiled their newest “ocean defense” vessel: the Ady Gil. Formerly known as Earthrace, the ship was renamed to honor the benefactor that helped the anti-whaling group acquire the ship.
“We’re very excited that the Ady Gil will be joining the Steve Irwin [...]
Filed under: campaigns, green and famous, web — Michael d'Estries @ 2:42 pm
October 15th 2009
Today is Blog Action Day 2009 — and the topic that has more than 9,000 blogs in 150 countries with more than 12 million readers buzzing is climate change. The goal is to help facilitate discussion on the issue and get the world ready for the incredibly important Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December. It [...]
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Tagged: cate blanchett, don cheadle, hugh jackman, sting
