A plethora of stars have signed an open letter from Amnesty International to President Obama and Afghan President Karzai in support of Women’s Rights.
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Mozambique is a goldmine for marine megafauna researchers. Unlike other locations in the world where elusive giant manta rays and whale sharks only appear periodically, such as at times of high plankton availability for feeding, Mozambique’s coastline is home to these enormous animals year round.
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Legendary and emerging artists inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement have come together to lend their voices on Occupy This Album: a compilation of music by, for and inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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On March 21st at Del Posto, The Lunchbox Fund hosted an auction of one-of-a-kind books, prints and book objects, hand created by a collection of artists, celebrities and newsmakers.
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Jillian Michaels is to be presented with the TJ Martell Foundation’s Spirit of Excellence Award.
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March 21 will see The Lunchbox Fund hold its annual Book Fair and auction – hosted by Salman Rushdie and Michael Stipe – at the Piedmonte Room, Del Posto.
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2011 marks a banner year for WhyHunger with the most successful Hungerthon in the annual event’s 26-year history! Aided by its partners at SiriusXM, CBS Radio (including NYC’s WFAN 660 and WCBS 880), and charitybuzz, WhyHunger raised a record $764,000 for the fight against hunger and poverty, via its online auction and two-day radiothon.
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Icelandic charity The Benefit Society of Children With Disabilities has launched its ninth Globe of Goodwill project – this time spearheaded by Yoko Ono, and titled “Draw Your Own Map.” The project sells hand blown glass ornaments decorated by Ono and celebrated Icelandic artists.
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Leading names from the worlds of contemporary art, design, fashion and film donated a record 2,900 postcard size artworks to the Royal College of Arts annual RCA Secret event, which culminated in a massive sale in London in the weekend.
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On November 1st, Yoko Ono Lennon, Hard Rock International and WhyHunger invited the world to join them as they launched Imagine There’s No Hunger, a global campaign to raise awareness and funding for the fight against childhood hunger and poverty.
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Theatre Within has announced the November 15th release of a live album chronicling the sold out, star-studded 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute, Live from the Beacon Theatre NYC.
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A new cookbook inspired by the Meat Free Monday campaign – and featuring a foreword by Paul, Stella and Mary McCartney – has hit the shelves of bookstores in the UK
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Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts is fronting a charity Clothes Throw to raise money for Alder Hey Imagine Appeal.
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Alicia’s House Food Pantry closed out their week of celebrity charity events with donations totaling over fifty thousand dollars to help feed the needy.
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Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts is fronting a new fashion campaign with a difference to raise money for Alder Hey Imagine Appeal.
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Forty years ago today, George Harrison took to the stage with a host of his celebrity friends for what is regarded as the first large scale multi-artist benefit concert – The Concert For Bangladesh. Look To The Stars Feature Editor Tim Saunders looks back at the climatic and political events that led up to the concert, and the on-going effects the show has had on celebrity charity events.
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A number of stars – including Johnny Depp, Yoko Ono, Patricia Arquette, Bono, Jeff Probst, Justin Timberlake, Eminem and Jack Johnson – have donated items to a great auction raising money for the people of Joplin, the Missouri town where an estimated 30% of the buildings were destroyed and over 150 people were killed by a tornado on May 22.
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Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity, has announced a complete line-up of A-list celebrities who decided to take off their shoes for a good cause.
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ECPAT UK and The Body Shop were joined by celebrity campaign supporter Martine McCutcheon on 12th May 2011 to hand over the Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People Petition to the British prime minister at 10 Downing Street.
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Kicking off National Autism Awareness Month, a whole bunch of celebrities have signed porcelain versions of the iconic Lindt Gold Bunny for a celebrity charity auction from premium Swiss chocolatier Lindt.
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Hanson used their appearance at the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, last night to stage a 12-hour telethon for victims of Japan’s devastating tsunami.
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Two huge charity concerts are currently being organized to raise money for victims of the unfolding disaster in Japan.
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The Black Eyed Peas, Linkin Park and Blink-182 are some of the biggest names in rock, and have all pledged their support for Japan with special celebrity charity initiatives for victims of the disaster that has crippled the country.
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Petra Nemcova, Yoko Ono and Boyz II Men are urging fans around the world to donate to victims of the devastating tsunami that has killed an estimated 10,000 people in Japan.
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Driven by the fundamental belief that peace and change are possible through the universal language of music, the Playing For Change Foundation together with the support of Theatre Within have announced their plans to launch the POWER TO THE PEOPLE campaign.
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Yoko Ono is just one of a number of A list stars who have donated something from their personal wardrobe to raise funds for Alder Hey Imagine Appeal.
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X Factor favourites Alexandra Burke, Jedward, Olly Murs, Stacy Solomon and super stylish judge Dannii Minogue have given clothes to a charity auction which will benefit Alder Hey Imagine Appeal.
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Dame Judi Dench and Dame Shirley Bassey are the latest A-Listers to donate to Alder Hey Imagine Appeal’s Clothes Throw event being held in The Racquet Club in Liverpool in October.
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Dannii Minogue, Sienna Miller, Twiggy and Paloma Faith are just some of the celebrities who have donated an item from their own wardrobe to support Alder Hey Imagine Appeal’s second “Clothes Throw” event being held in Liverpool in October.
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Leap Anywhere – the home of doing good, having fun and getting rewarded – is the place to go if you are looking for charity events around the world.
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