Obama Appoints Shakira To Education Advisory Commission

Obama Appoints Shakira To Education Advisory Commission Oct 7, 2011

Barack Obama has announced that Shakira has been appointed to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. More
Celebrities Take Part In Seventh Annual Clinton Global Initiative

Celebrities Take Part In Seventh Annual Clinton Global Initiative Sep 26, 2011

Last week, during the seventh annual Clinton Global Initiative event, President Bill Clinton welcomed Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Prize laureate, peacebuilder, and general secretary of the National League for Democracy via satellite and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, chairman of The Elders in a first-time conversation between the two visionary leaders. More
Ian Somerhalder Calls On Obama And Clinton To Stop Pipeline

Ian Somerhalder Calls On Obama And Clinton To Stop Pipeline Sep 15, 2011

The Ian Somerhalder Foundation (ISF) has joined the ever growing international chorus opposing the Keystone XL pipeline. More
Celebrities Commemorate 9/11 Tenth Anniversary

Celebrities Commemorate 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Sep 9, 2011

This weekend marks ten years since the 9/11 terror attacks, and celebrities are joining the rest of the world in commemorating the anniversary. More
Sting To Be Honored At Clinton Global Initiative

Sting To Be Honored At Clinton Global Initiative Sep 5, 2011

Bill Clinton has announced the program and featured attendees for the seventh Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to be held September 20-22 in New York City. More
Jeff Bridges And Stevie Nicks At Bob Woodruff's Charity Concert

Jeff Bridges And Stevie Nicks At Bob Woodruff's Charity Concert Aug 17, 2011

The inaugural American Thunder Music Festival, a benefit concert for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, made history in front of an audience of 50,000 fans this past weekend (August 13) when Jeff Bridges hosted and performed along with Stevie Nicks and John Fogerty. More
True Blood Star Latest Celebrity To Join Charity Campaign

True Blood Star Latest Celebrity To Join Charity Campaign Jul 27, 2011

True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård is the latest star to record a PSA for the It Gets Better campaign. More
Natalie Portman Joins Celebrities In Supporting Freedom To Marry

Natalie Portman Joins Celebrities In Supporting Freedom To Marry Jun 8, 2011

Natalie Portman and her fiance, Benjamin Millepied, are the latest stars to sign a letter urging Barack Obama to consider the marriage rights of same-sex couples. More
Joan Jett Delivers Seal Hunt Letter To Norway

Joan Jett Delivers Seal Hunt Letter To Norway Jun 6, 2011

Following the World Trade Organization’s decision to formally hear Norway’s and Canada’s case against the European Union’s ban on seal product imports, rock icon Joan Jett has personally delivered an urgent letter on PETA's behalf to Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre calling on Norway to make the hearing and submissions open to the public. More
Country Music Stars Raise Cash For Storm Victims

Country Music Stars Raise Cash For Storm Victims May 17, 2011

Last Thrusday, May 12, CMT premiered MUSIC BUILDS: THE CMT DISASTER RELIEF CONCERT – a live, commercial-free, 90-minute concert special designed to raise awareness and funds for those affected by the recent devastating storms, flooding and tornadoes. More
Country Music Stars To Unite For Tornado Victims Tonight

Country Music Stars To Unite For Tornado Victims Tonight May 12, 2011

CMT and its pro-social initiative CMT One Country will tonight air Music Builds: The CMT Disaster Relief Concert – a live, commercial-free, 90-minute celebrity charity concert special featuring a special call to action from President Obama, as well as performances by Hank Williams, Jr., Alabama, Alan Jackson, Gretchen Wilson, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Ronnie Dunn, Sara Evans, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tim McGraw, Trace Adkins and more to raise awareness and funds for those affected by the recent devastating storms, flooding and tornadoes. More
Corbin Bleu To Help Kids Write To President Obama For Charity

Corbin Bleu To Help Kids Write To President Obama For Charity May 2, 2011

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Adam Hicks (Zeke and Luther), Corbin Bleu (High School Musical), Katerina Graham (Vampire Diaries), Penny Marshall and many others will attend Children Mending Hearts' 4th annual Please Mr President Workshop in Los Angeles on May 7. More
Elizabeth Taylor's Charity Legacy

Elizabeth Taylor's Charity Legacy Mar 23, 2011

Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor – who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 79 – will be remembered off-camera for her philanthropy, her spirit and her unceasing generosity. More
Farm Sanctuary Celebrates 25 Years Of Animal Protection

Farm Sanctuary Celebrates 25 Years Of Animal Protection Mar 22, 2011

This year, Farm Sanctuary, the organization responsible for bringing farm animal issues into the mainstream consciousness celebrates its 25th anniversary. More
Celebrities Pen Letter To President Obama For Gay Rights

Celebrities Pen Letter To President Obama For Gay Rights Mar 15, 2011

A number of stars have added their names to a letter to Barack Obama urging him to end discrimination of same-sex marriages. More
Christchurch Earthquake - A Personal Plea For Help

Christchurch Earthquake - A Personal Plea For Help Feb 23, 2011

Look To The Stars’ Feature Editor, Tim Saunders, writes from New Zealand. More
Barack Obama Sends Support To Earthquake Victims In New Zealand

Barack Obama Sends Support To Earthquake Victims In New Zealand Feb 23, 2011

As the death toll rises to 75, US President Barack Obama has sent his support to the people of Christchurch, New Zealand, following yesterday’s devastating earthquake. More
Charity Doodle Day USA Needs Celebrity Help

Charity Doodle Day USA Needs Celebrity Help Feb 1, 2011

Neurofibromatosis, Inc.’s fifth annual Doodle Day USA celebrity charity auction will begin on eBay Thursday, May 12. More
Jackie Chan Finds Inspiration In White House Visit

Jackie Chan Finds Inspiration In White House Visit Jan 27, 2011

Jackie Chan has blogged about how a recent dinner with Barack Obama at the White House has made him feel good about the future of the world. More
Maria Shriver Remembers Father as "Legendary Public Servant"

Maria Shriver Remembers Father as "Legendary Public Servant" Jan 24, 2011

Sargent Shriver was laid to rest surrounded by family and friends, and dignitaries including Vice President Biden, former President Clinton, First Lady Michelle Obama and Shriver’s son-in-law, former CA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. More
George Clooney In Southern Sudan For Historic Referendum

George Clooney In Southern Sudan For Historic Referendum Jan 9, 2011

George Clooney was in Southern Sudan on Saturday to help raise awareness of the region’s historic independence referendum, which began on January 9. More
George Clooney’s Endgame In Sudan Video Is Released

George Clooney’s Endgame In Sudan Video Is Released Dec 15, 2010

Not On Our Watch and the ENOUGH Project's new Endgame in Sudan short video was released last week, in which George Clooney appears on the ground in southern Sudan, where he visited earlier this year. More
Justin Bieber Releases Charity Album And Makes Anti-Bullying Video

Justin Bieber Releases Charity Album And Makes Anti-Bullying Video Nov 26, 2010

Pop sensation Justin Bieber will donate some of the proceeds from his new acoustic album to charity. More
Nobel Peace Laureates Gather In Hiroshima For World Summit

Nobel Peace Laureates Gather In Hiroshima For World Summit Nov 17, 2010

The 11th Edition of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates was held in Hiroshima on November 12th-14th, 2010. More
George Clooney Tries To Prevent A Potential Genocide

George Clooney Tries To Prevent A Potential Genocide Nov 2, 2010

“If you had had the opportunity three months ahead of time to prevent Darfur’s genocide, what would you have done?” So asks George Clooney in a Washington Post op-ed last month. More
George Clooney's Awareness Campaign For Sudan

George Clooney's Awareness Campaign For Sudan Nov 1, 2010

George Clooney was in southern Sudan last month to bring attention to the precarious upcoming referendum, which he says would bring independence to southern Sudan if it were allowed to be free and fair. It’s a referendum that northern Sudan does not welcome since 75 percent of the country’s oil is in the south. More
Nelson Mandela: Conversations With Myself

Nelson Mandela: Conversations With Myself Oct 14, 2010

The Nelson Mandela Foundation is proud to announce that a new book by Nelson Mandela, Conversations with Myself, will be released worldwide in 22 editions and 20 languages from October 12, 2010. More
Ed Norton Asks President Obama To Step Up For Biodiversity

Ed Norton Asks President Obama To Step Up For Biodiversity Sep 29, 2010

In an op-ed in The Guardian earlier this month, actor Edward Norton, a UN goodwill ambassador for biodiversity, laid out his concerns about the Earth’s biodiversity and the consequences of inaction – an unhappy future if plans are not designed now. More
Sigourney Weaver Sees Hope For The Seas

Sigourney Weaver Sees Hope For The Seas Jul 26, 2010

In response to US President Obama's new national policy to protect the oceans, actress Sigourney Weaver has newfound hope for the future of the seas. More
Ethan Suplee Supports Text For Tigers Charity Campaign

Ethan Suplee Supports Text For Tigers Charity Campaign Jul 13, 2010

World Wildlife Fund's Texting for Tigers promotion launched yesterday, giving people the ability to aid in saving wild tigers from extinction through their mobile phones. More