Look To The Stars News: Lauren Laverne

Celebrity Ladies Get Together For Oxfam

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:30:00 +0000

Last night, a group of celebrity ladies in London showed how a fun night out in great company can make a massive difference. Lauren Laverne, Miquita Oliver, Caroline Flack, Caitlin Moran, Dawn Porter, Gemma Cairney, Grace Dent, Cherry Healey, Brix Smith-Start, Jo Good and Whistles’ Jane Sheperdson gathered to launch Get-together; Oxfam’s new fundraising campaign to support women around the world.

There are 1.3 billion people living in poverty worldwide – more than two-thirds of them are women and girls. Lauren and pals led by example aiming to inspire UK ladies to get together and hold their own fundraising events for International Women’s Day on 08 March. Oxfam is inviting women to arrange anything from a dinner party or cocktails to an afternoon of knitting or doing a favourite work-out routine, all to raise money to support women living in poverty around the globe.

Mena Suvari Urges Fans To Help The Hungry In East Africa

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Mena Suvari is urging her fans to donate to UNICEF’s campaign to end the famine in East Africa.

“Help Humanity Half a million children are going to die of malnutrition if we don’t act,” the star tweeted yesterday.

The epicentre of the drought has hit the poorest people in the region in an area straddling the borders of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia where families rely heavily on livestock for survival. In some parts of the region, up to 60 percent of their herds have already died while the remainder are either sick or dangerously underweight. The price of animals has plummeted by half while the cost of cereals has soared. In Somalia the price of a main staple sorghum has risen by a massive 240 percent since this time last year.

Ewan McGregor Speaks Up For Starving Children In East Africa

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0000

UNICEF ambassador Ewan McGregor has made a heartfelt plea for the victims of what has been called the worst food crisis of this century in East Africa.

“East Africa is in crisis – war, failing harvest and the worst draught in fifty years means that over 2 million children are at risk… risk of disease, risk of death,” says the actor and humanitarian in a new video filmed for UNICEF. “At just one refugee camp in Kenya, there are almost half a million people in urgent need of food, water and basic healthcare. The situation throughout the region is becoming more and more critical. The threat of starvation is very real. By giving just £5, you could give desperately needed food to the most malnourished children. UNICEF’s most experienced teams are already on the ground, ensuring lifesaving aid is getting through, but we urgently need your help to reach every child who needs us. I promise your donation will make a real difference.”

Celebrities Sign Letter About Worst Food Crisis Of This Century

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Celebrities including Peter Gabriel, Lauren Laverne, Annie Lennox and Michael Morpugo have signed an open letter about the worst food crisis of the 21st century.

“East Africa is facing the worst food crisis of the 21st century,” states the letter. "Livestock are dying, markets are empty, food prices are rocketing and people are starving. Levels of acute malnutrition among refugees fleeing Somalia are some of the highest seen in decades.

“Across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, 12 million people are in dire need of clean water, food and basic sanitation. Loss of life on a massive scale is a very real risk, and the crisis is set to worsen over the coming months.

LTTS Exclusive - The Sugababes Help Fight Cervical Cancer In Style

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000

LookToTheStars.org UK Correspondent Richard Barker was extremely fortunate to recently attend a special event in London with his good friend Hayley Mac (Miss United Kingdom and Miss Galaxy 2010), where celebrities and young women helped to raise awareness about Cervical Cancer. He filed this exclusive report and photos.

Celebrities from the worlds of fashion and music joined forces on 27/01/2010 for one night only to put on a one-off exclusive music and fashion event in support of Fight Cervical Cancer in Style, a national campaign to educate girls and women about cervical cancer so they can better understand their risk and how to reduce it. The campaign, developed by GlaxoSmithKline, is being run in association with Jo’s Trust, the UK charity dedicated to cervical cancer, and is supported by the Royal College of Nursing and Wellbeing of Women.

Mary Portas and Grazia Magazine Open "Living and Giving Shop" in London

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:30:00 +0000

Having spent 6 months working intensively with the charity sector, Mary Portas, Britain’s leading retail guru, came to a singular and focusing conclusion. Rather than taking advantage of the economic downturn to prosper, the vast majority of 5500 Britain’s charity shops had become smelly places products go to die.

Through Saturday 27th June, Mary Portas with Grazia, helped by celebrities and many friends across the worlds of fashion and retail, will offer a new kind of second hand shop in the luxurious surroundings of the Village at Westfield London: A shop which sits at the heart of a community; a shop people want to be in – a living and giving shop.