Eddie Izzard Heads To South Africa For Charity

Eddie Izzard Heads To South Africa For Charity Jan 14, 2010

Comedian Eddie Izzard has already established himself as one of the foremost Stand-Ups of this generation, shattering box office records with his latest show ‘Stripped,’ and now the funny man is set to make the rounds in South Africa to help raise funds for the ongoing work of the Nelson Mandela charitable organizations. More
LTTS Gift Idea - Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales

LTTS Gift Idea - Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales Dec 18, 2009

Looking for a Christmas gift that gives back? Last year, Look to the Stars brought you a story about Nelson Mandela's audiobook of African folktales read by your favorite stars. We have now learned that the Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) audiobook has been nominated for a Grammy! More
Win Dave Stewart's New Book From Nelson Mandela's Charity

Win Dave Stewart's New Book From Nelson Mandela's Charity Dec 9, 2009

46664 Ambassador Dave Stewart has just released his new book “The Dave Stewart Songbook” and the charity has a signed copy to give away. More
Nelson Mandela Wins Children's Rights Award

Nelson Mandela Wins Children's Rights Award Nov 24, 2009

In a vote cast by children from all around the world, Nelson Mandela and his wife, Graca Machel, have been named “Decade Child Rights Heroes.” More
Annie Lennox To Receive Freedom Of London Award

Annie Lennox To Receive Freedom Of London Award Nov 20, 2009

Annie Lennox is set to receive the Freedom of the City of London at a ceremony taking place at the City of London’s Guildhall on Tuesday 1 December. More
Annie Lennox Awarded As Woman Of Peace

Annie Lennox Awarded As Woman Of Peace Nov 13, 2009

Singer Annie Lennox has been honored by Nobel Peace Laureates for her work promoting awareness of AIDS and peace at the 10th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Berlin. More
Charitable Celebrities To Receive 21st Century Leaders Awards

Charitable Celebrities To Receive 21st Century Leaders Awards Oct 23, 2009

Celebrities will be out in abundance in Doha, Qatar, next week for the Whatever It Takes Experience presented by 21st Century Leaders and Whatever It Takes. More
Annie Lennox Unveils Nelson Mandela Charity Stone

Annie Lennox Unveils Nelson Mandela Charity Stone Aug 20, 2009

It’s in our hands to win the fight against HIV/AIDS. This is the message that was set in stone outside the Edinburgh City Chambers earlier this week as Annie Lennox unveiled a memorial to Edinburgh’s lasting connection with Nelson Mandela. More
Nelson Mandela's 91st Celebrated In Style

Nelson Mandela's 91st Celebrated In Style Jul 20, 2009

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. More
Annie Lennox To Talk AIDS At Festival Of Politics

Annie Lennox To Talk AIDS At Festival Of Politics Jul 10, 2009

Annie Lennox will attend this year’s Festival of Politics in Scotland to present The SING Campaign and speak about the HIV/AIDS pandemic. More
VIP Tickets To Mandela Day Concert Available

VIP Tickets To Mandela Day Concert Available Jul 8, 2009

46664 and the Nelson Mandela Foundation announced this week that a number of extra VIP tickets are available for the Mandela Day concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The concert forms part of the celebrations for Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday on July 18, 2009 at 8pm. More
Stars Record Nelson Mandela's Favorite Tales For Charity

Stars Record Nelson Mandela's Favorite Tales For Charity Jul 3, 2009

In honor of Nelson Mandela, Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) and Hachette Audio have produced an audiobook edition of Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales, an award-winning book of stories hand-picked by the Nobel laureate. More
Thandie Newton To Teach Acting In South Africa

Thandie Newton To Teach Acting In South Africa Jun 17, 2009

Thandie Newton is to teach acting to girls at Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy in South Africa. More
New York To Host First Mandela Day Concert

New York To Host First Mandela Day Concert Jun 5, 2009

New York takes world center-stage next month when the city hosts the inaugural ‘Mandela Day.’ More
Forest Whitaker Gets Behind Mandela Day

Forest Whitaker Gets Behind Mandela Day May 15, 2009

Forest Whitaker joined a host of celebrities at an event yesterday to raise awareness of Mandela Day, an annual celebration of Nelson Mandela's life and a global call to action for people to recognize their individual power to make an imprint and change the world around them. More
Be Published Next To World Leaders For The ONE Campaign

Be Published Next To World Leaders For The ONE Campaign Apr 27, 2009

The ONE Campaign is giving you the chance to have your writing featured in a book alongside Nelson Mandela, Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Desmond Tutu and other world leaders, as well as Natalie Portman and Paulo Coelho. More
Peter Buffett Joins Akon For Anti-Slavery Song

Peter Buffett Joins Akon For Anti-Slavery Song Mar 17, 2009

In observance of the 2009 Commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade on the 25th of March, Emmy-award winning musician and philanthropist Peter Buffett and R&B/pop star Akon will publicly debut an issue-inspired song, ‘Blood Into Gold’, with a live performance at a star-studded cultural evening and concert in the United Nation’s General Assembly Hall. More
Annie Lennox Raises Awareness Of SING Campaign

Annie Lennox Raises Awareness Of SING Campaign Feb 24, 2009

Singer Annie Lennox has just released her new Greatest Hits collection in the US and has used the occasion to raise awareness of a new campaign being run by SING, an initiative she established to bring attention to AIDS/HIV in Africa. More
Peter Gabriel Talks About The Elders

Peter Gabriel Talks About The Elders Jan 12, 2009

Rock star and humanitarian Peter Gabriel has commented on the inspiration behind forming The Elders, the group of public figures he established with Richard Branson to solve global figures. More
Nelson Mandela Honored With Leadership Award

Nelson Mandela Honored With Leadership Award Dec 18, 2008

Nelson Mandela was unanimously selected as the first-ever recipient of the Club of Madrid Democratic Leadership Award on December 15. More
Matt Damon Hosts ONE X ONE Gala In San Francisco

Matt Damon Hosts ONE X ONE Gala In San Francisco Oct 27, 2008

Matt Damon, Wyclef Jean, Carlos Santana, Josh Groban, David Arquette, and the African Children's Choir came together in San Francisco on Thursday night for a fundraising extravaganza to benefit ONEXONE. More
The Stars On Poverty - What Do They Think?

The Stars On Poverty - What Do They Think? Oct 15, 2008

October 15 marks the second annual Blog Action Day, when bloggers around the world focus on discuss one prominent issue through individual ideas, actions, and thoughts. More
Mel B Wants To Spice Up Your Home

Mel B Wants To Spice Up Your Home Sep 26, 2008

Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown is to auction the contents of her home, including all of her treasured outfits and items from the girl-band era, for charity. More
Peter Gabriel To Receive Amnesty International Honor

Peter Gabriel To Receive Amnesty International Honor Sep 10, 2008

Peter Gabriel is to receive a special award for his humanitarian work today, September 10. More
Bracelet Celebrates Life Of Nelson Mandela

Bracelet Celebrates Life Of Nelson Mandela Jul 30, 2008

A special new bangle has been released to celebrate Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday and raise funds for his 46664 Foundation. More
Stars Record Nelson Mandela's Favorite Stories

Stars Record Nelson Mandela's Favorite Stories Jul 17, 2008

In honor of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday this week, Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) announced plans to produce an audiobook version of Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales, an award-winning book of legendary tales hand-picked by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. More
Soccer's Brightest Aim For $90 Million

Soccer's Brightest Aim For $90 Million Jul 14, 2008

Some of the biggest names in football from around the world came together on Saturday to raise funds for charity ahead of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. More
Celebs Sign Mercedes for 46664 Auction

Celebs Sign Mercedes for 46664 Auction Jul 4, 2008

There was a lot of action backstage at the 46664 Concert Honouring Nelson Mandela at 90 last Friday night. In addition to performing and giving interviews, celebrities were asked to sign a new Mercedes-Benz C350. Mercedes-Benz, a lead sponsor of the Mandela concert, then presented the vehicle to 46664, which will put it on the auction block. More
Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday Party Rocks London

Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday Party Rocks London Jul 1, 2008

Hyde Park was transformed into a giant birthday bash Friday night as 46,664 people joined “birthday boy” Nelson Mandela and a stellar lineup of entertainers to raise funds and awareness for his 46664 charity. More
More Artists Confirm For Mandela's Birthday Bash

More Artists Confirm For Mandela's Birthday Bash Jun 9, 2008

Multi-million selling classical pop singer Josh Groban, legendary folk rock singer Joan Baez, and a special appearance by Jerry Dammers – one of the organisers of Artists Against Apartheid and Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday concert, and whose song ‘Free Nelson Mandela’ became a banner for the 80’s anti-apartheid movement in the UK – are further highlights added to the forthcoming Nelson Mandela 90th birthday concert taking place in London’s Hyde Park on the evening of Friday, June 27. More