Stars Take Part In It's On Us PSA

Stars Take Part In It's On Us PSA Sep 2, 2015

Barack Obama's “It’s On Us” campaign has released a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) that includes cameos from “It’s On Us” supporters and artists such as Zoe Saldana, John Cho and Josh Hutcherson. More
Bruno Mars Plays July 4 USO Gig At White House

Bruno Mars Plays July 4 USO Gig At White House Jul 7, 2015

Grammy-winning recording artist Bruno Mars performed a USO show for hundreds of cheering troops, military family members and guests of the First Family on Saturday, July 4, on the South Lawn of the White House. More
Lauren Graham Discusses New Film, Max, On American Humane Association's Weekly Radio Show

Lauren Graham Discusses New Film, Max, On American Humane Association's Weekly Radio Show Jul 2, 2015

One of Hollywood’s most famous leading ladies and three members of Congress working to bring home military working dogs join American Humane Association's president and CEO as special guests on the latest episode of “Be Humane with Dr. Robin Ganzert” on Pet Life Radio. More
Stars Wear Orange For Gun Violence Awareness

Stars Wear Orange For Gun Violence Awareness Jun 3, 2015

Yesterday more than 200 organizations, cultural influencers, elected officials and Americans across the country participated in the first-ever National Gun Violence Awareness Day by wearing orange. More
President Obama Announces Groundbreaking Effort To Bring e-Books To Children In Need

President Obama Announces Groundbreaking Effort To Bring e-Books To Children In Need May 6, 2015

Through a new White House-led initiative, First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise, is helping connect children in need across the country with access to thousands of e-books. More
UNESCO Celebrates 4th Annual International Jazz Day

UNESCO Celebrates 4th Annual International Jazz Day May 4, 2015

In an unprecedented series of events worldwide on April 30th, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz joined together to celebrate and recognize jazz as a vehicle for freedom of expression and dialogue between cultures. More
WWF Kickstarts Countdown To Earth Hour 2015

WWF Kickstarts Countdown To Earth Hour 2015 Mar 4, 2015

As nations and individuals around the globe gear up to participate in the world’s largest grassroots environmental movement, WWF's Earth Hour has kickstarted the countdown to the 2015 event with the release of the official campaign video. More
Barack Obama Conducts StoryCorps Interview For My Brother's Keeper Initiative

Barack Obama Conducts StoryCorps Interview For My Brother's Keeper Initiative Mar 2, 2015

StoryCorps, the oral history project that provides people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve their stories, will release an historic interview conducted at the White House last week. More
US & Canadian Celebrities to President Obama: Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline

US & Canadian Celebrities to President Obama: Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline Feb 27, 2015

Two days after President Obama's historic veto of the Keystone XL pipeline, celebrities from the US and Canada have come together to release a video asking the president to do the obvious right thing: reject the dirty, dangerous tar sands pipeline once and for all. More
Stars Urge President Obama To Reject Keystone XL

Stars Urge President Obama To Reject Keystone XL Feb 26, 2015

More than 140 artists, Tribal Nations, landowners, and climate leaders have signed a letter to President Obama, urging him to reject Keystone XL pipeline. More
Save The Children Action Network Praises Obama's Call For Investing In Children

Save The Children Action Network Praises Obama's Call For Investing In Children Jan 22, 2015

Save the Children Action Network commends President Obama for prioritizing the needs of children in his State of the Union address. More
Celebrities Honored With Highest Civilian Award

Celebrities Honored With Highest Civilian Award Dec 17, 2014

The USA’s annual Presidential Medal of Freedom is awarded by a sitting president to those he deems have offered exceptional contributions to society. These meritorious actions can fall into three categories, including cultural endeavors. More
President Obama And First Family To Light National Christmas Tree

President Obama And First Family To Light National Christmas Tree Dec 3, 2014

The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation are excited to announce that President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their family will officially light the National Christmas Tree on Thursday, December 4 at the 92nd annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the Ellipse in President’s Park, one of America’s 401 national parks. More
Daniel Pearl World Music Days A Huge Success

Daniel Pearl World Music Days A Huge Success Nov 25, 2014

The Daniel Pearl Foundation reported today that this year’s World Music Days attracted a global network of more than 1,300 events. More
Cartoon Network Recruits One Million People To Speak Up Against Bullying

Cartoon Network Recruits One Million People To Speak Up Against Bullying Oct 10, 2014

Cartoon Network, through its award-winning Stop Bullying: Speak Up campaign, issued a national call-to-action to recruit one million people to speak up against bullying as a kick-off to National Bullying Prevention Month. More
Clinton Global Initiative Turns Ten

Clinton Global Initiative Turns Ten Oct 10, 2014

In 2005 former President Bill Clinton organized the first annual Clinton Global Initiative to coincide with the United Nation’s General Assembly. More
New Commitments To Action Made At Clinton Global Initiative

New Commitments To Action Made At Clinton Global Initiative Sep 25, 2014

During the second day of the 10th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton announced new Commitments to Action that will address pressing global challenges. More
Leonardo DiCaprio To Be Honored With Clinton Global Citizen Award

Leonardo DiCaprio To Be Honored With Clinton Global Citizen Award Sep 15, 2014

President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton have announced new participants for the 10th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, to be held September 21-24 in New York City, including 45 current and former heads of state, and more than 1,000 of the most influential leaders from business, government, civil society and philanthropy. More
Prince Harry Opens The Invictus Games

Prince Harry Opens The Invictus Games Sep 11, 2014

Barack Obama has wished the teams competing in the Invictus Games well, as Prince Harry staged a party to welcome those taking part in the sporting spectacle. More
Bill Clinton Moderates Opening Panel of U.S.-Africa Business Forum

Bill Clinton Moderates Opening Panel of U.S.-Africa Business Forum Aug 7, 2014

Earlier this week, as part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, President Bill Clinton moderated the opening panel at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum, hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Department of Commerce. More
Barack Obama To Take Part In Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

Barack Obama To Take Part In Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Jul 28, 2014

President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton announced the program and participants for the 10th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting. More
Leonardo DiCaprio Pledges $7 Million To Ocean Conservation

Leonardo DiCaprio Pledges $7 Million To Ocean Conservation Jun 18, 2014

Leonardo DiCaprio has pledged $7 million through his Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation to meaningful ocean conservation projects over the next 2 years. More
Bill Clinton And President Obama Pay Tribute To Maya Angelou

Bill Clinton And President Obama Pay Tribute To Maya Angelou May 28, 2014

Bill Clinton has commented on the legacy of poet, author and activist Maya Angelou, who passed away today. More
Brad Paisley Joins President Obama In Afghanistan

Brad Paisley Joins President Obama In Afghanistan May 27, 2014

Brad Paisley joined President Obama for a surprise trip to Afghanistan in the weekend to thank American troops and civilians stationed at Bagram Air Base for their service. More
Bruce Springsteen To Join Barack Obama And Steven Spielberg At Ambassadors For Humanity Gala

Bruce Springsteen To Join Barack Obama And Steven Spielberg At Ambassadors For Humanity Gala Apr 16, 2014

Bruce Springsteen will perform at the USC Shoah Foundation Institute's 20th anniversary Ambassadors for Humanity gala on May 7, 2014 in Los Angeles. More
Paul McCartney Kicks Off Everyone Matters Day Campaign

Paul McCartney Kicks Off Everyone Matters Day Campaign Mar 26, 2014

As London, Los Angeles, Dublin, Washington DC, Seattle, San Francisco, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Memphis, Dallas and other cities in the U.S. and the globe get set for the 1st Everyone Matters Day on April 2, Sir Paul McCartney has kicked off the #IAM campaign with his selfie affirming: “I AM A SCOUSER.” More
USC Shoah Foundation & Steven Spielberg to Host Barack Obama at 20th Anniversary Gala‏

USC Shoah Foundation & Steven Spielberg to Host Barack Obama at 20th Anniversary Gala‏ Mar 24, 2014

On May 7, 2014, USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education will gather in Los Angeles for its 20th Anniversary Ambassadors for Humanity Gala. More
Audrey Hepburn's Son Joins Everyone Matters Campaign

Audrey Hepburn's Son Joins Everyone Matters Campaign Mar 10, 2014

Sean Hepburn Ferrer – Chair of UNICEF'S Audrey Hepburn Society and the son of actress Audrey Hepburn – is the latest public figure to join the growing global Everyone Matters campaign, which advocates for everyone’s right to be who they are, without judgment, shame or attack. More
Kobe Bryant Joins GamePlan4Me Multi-Platform Initiative

Kobe Bryant Joins GamePlan4Me Multi-Platform Initiative Mar 3, 2014

Mobile app and interactive website GamePlan4Me.com has announced that Kobe Bryant, NBA champion, has added his personal story to those of other accomplished athletes on the site. More
Hugh Jackman Takes Selfie For Everyone Matters Campaign

Hugh Jackman Takes Selfie For Everyone Matters Campaign Feb 17, 2014

As Everyone Matters leads up to its inaugural global “Everyone Matters Day” on April 2, Hugh Jackman kicked off its “I Am!” campaign to own and affirm WHO WE ARE, AS WE ARE. More