Is it that time again already?
It seems like we were just writing about last year’s Ante Up For Africa — the celebrity-saturated poker tournament co-founded by actor Don Cheadle to help raise some much needed cash for the crisis in Darfur.
This past Thursday, 138 players (including some professionals) joined celebs like Sarah Silverman, Matt Damon, [...]
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Matt Damon is encouraging people to sign a petition asking senators to help cosponsor the Durbin-Corker Water for the World Act of 2009. Over 100 million people would stand to benefit from the passage of the legislation, which would increase access to clean water and sanitation by 2015. Damon is seeking an additional 15 cosponsors [...]
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Ben Affleck isn’t the only celebrity fighting for the Congolese people.
Nicole Richie has just released a new video also urging people to support ending genocide, rape, and violence in the Congo. The actress begins her appeal saying, “I’m going to tell you a story about a place where grandmothers and babies are raped on [...]
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One should look no further for proof of Ben Affleck’s genuine concern on the situation in the Congo than this essay recently written for TIME magazine. It’s an eloquent and educational piece that spells out the challenges facing the war-torn region, the desperation of its people, and the hope for its future. Here’s the first [...]
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Ben Affleck yesterday unveiled his short film documentary in conjunction with the UNHCRs new ‘Gimme Shelter’ campaign. The initiative will help raise funds and awareness about the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the work of the UN refugee agency. Affleck completed the film over four trips to the region since [...]
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The short film documentary Ben Affleck has been working on for several months finally received a name and a release during a press conference at the United Nations today. Titled Gimmie Shelter, the film focuses on the violence and conflict-related hunger and disease rampant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Affleck has traveled to [...]
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The super-talented, almost vegan, incredibly gorgeous Anne Hathaway spent yesterday excising a little of those goodwill muscles at the Renaissance Cafe at St. Aloysius School in Harlem
Hathaway kicked off a new campaign sponsorded by Netflix and Feeding America to help raise awareness and funds to combat the worsening hunger crisis in America.
Stars like Scarlett Johansson, [...]
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As Ecorazzi previously reported, Ben Affleck has spent much time in the Congo, witnessing the war-torn country and helping bring attention to the struggles that local citizens face on a daily basis. Ben recently spent time visiting refugee camps in the eastern Congo where at least 250,000 people have been displaced by recent fighting and [...]
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The Little Stamp Company, an eco-friendly business established to help preschoolers learn to spell their names, is a favorite of celeb kids. Brooke Shields, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, Victoria and David Beckham, Mark Walhberg, and Reese Witherspoon all have customized stamps for their children.
Spice Girl Mel C is inviting [...]
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Charlie Sheen, the hollywood bad boy that Denise Richards apparently just couldn’t turn good, got married (again) to a real estate investor, Brooke Mueller, last week. In lieu of china and candlesticks, the couple asked guest to make donations to Chrysalis: Changing Lives Through Jobs, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping homeless and disadvantaged people [...]
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