Anjelica Huston – who spent much of her childhood in Ireland and once posed in fur for British Vogue – has appealed to Simon Coveney, Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine, to ensure that Ireland honors its commitment to ban fur farming in the upcoming Animal Health and Welfare Bill. The BAFTA and Academy Award winner wrote to the agriculture minister on behalf of PETA and the Animal Rights Action Network.
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Pamela Anderson has just sent a letter on PETA’s behalf to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark over the royal family’s use of fur.
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Starbucks is to release an exclusive companion CD inspired by a new documentary produced and directed by Christy Turlington on April 12, featuring tracks by Madonna, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Gwyneth Paltrow, Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen, Martha Wainwright, Jennifer Lopez and others.
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Duran Duran and Carla Bruni are just two of the performers who have donated songs to a new tribute album to David Bowie to raise money for War Child.
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The YouTube channel dedicated to The Global Fund’s Born HIV Free campaign, which was launched seven weeks ago, has already been seen by more than 11 million viewers. The channel features an exceptional animation film called “Baby in the Sky”, created by the design team Les Bonzoms and with music of Amy Winehouse.
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During the weekend of 26-27 June 2010, the Born HIV Free campaign featured in a number of headline awareness raising events, in particular a performance by Paul McCartney in London’s Hyde Park exclusively broadcast on the Born HIV Free Youtube site, as well as an exhibition tent at the Solidays festival in France, and the opening of a dedicated online boutique selling specially designed items in support of the campaign.
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are proud to announce that singer/songwriter Paul McCartney is throwing his support behind the BORN HIV FREE campaign.
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British charity CLIC Sargent is to benefit from sales of a new calendar featuring the inspiration selections of Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Bono and other icons for the music world.
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France’s first lady Carla Bruni has vowed to speak up more for AIDS sufferers following a visit to Africa earlier this year.
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On September 15, 2009, amfAR – The American Foundation for AIDS Research – and Dignitas International will partner on the first-ever Cinema Against AIDS event during the Toronto International Film Festival.
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A galaxy of stars turned out to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 91st birthday in New York during the weekend, with proceeds going to one of the South African legend’s charities.
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New York takes world center-stage next month when the city hosts the inaugural ‘Mandela Day.’
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France’s first lady, Carla Bruni, has written an open letter calling for Burma’s junta to free the country’s opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Carla Bruni – Sarcozy, the French First Lady, visited one of the poorest countries in the world last week as a Global Ambassador for Protection of Mothers and Children Against AIDS – Burkina Faso in West Africa.
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the French First Lady and singer, will travel to Burkina Faso to visit Global Fund-supported Aids programs in Burkina Faso on what will be her first official trip as a Global Ambassador for the Protection of Mothers and Children against AIDS.
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French First Lady and singing star Carla Bruni was in Brazil last week to witness the poverty and hunger faced by millions.
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During a ceremony in Paris, France’s first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy donated €238,000 (US$330,000) — the total profit from her newly released album — to children’s charities in Haiti.
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France’s First Lady, model-turned-pop star Carla Bruni, will use her celebrity profile to rally support in the fight against the deadly AIDS virus.
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