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Hard Rock International, WhyHunger And Yoko Ono Lennon Team Up To Combat World Hunger Apr 27, 2021

Hard Rock International today announced its continued partnership with global non-profit WhyHunger and activist-artist Yoko Ono Lennon to launch the “Imagine There’s No Hunger” campaign, a unified effort to raise awareness and funds to combat global hunger and poverty. More →

SongAid Benefits WhyHunger's Rapid Response Fund May 29, 2020

The music and technology industries have joined forces to launch SongAid, an ongoing effort to fight the global hunger crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. More →

Jason Mraz Honored with the Music for Life Award at The 2020 NAMM Show Jan 22, 2020

At the opening Breakfast of Champions session of The 2020 NAMM Show, singer-songwriter, two-time GRAMMY Award winner and Songwriters Hall of Fame honoree Jason Mraz was presented with the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) “Music for Life” award. More →

The T.J. Martell Foundation Announces 44th Annual New York Honors Gala Jun 20, 2019

The TJ Martell Foundation for Cancer Research, has announced the 44th Annual New York Honors Gala to be held on October 15th at Cipriani in New York. More →

Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr, Jeff Bridges Recreate Historic Bed-In With John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Sep 17, 2018

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus presented by Other World Computing (OWC), the premier non-profit 501c3 state-of-the-art mobile production facility that provides hands-on creative experiences to students of all ages, has launched the fifth annual Come Together NYC residency. More →

Steven Tyler Rocks Star-Studded Janie's Fund Gala And GRAMMY Viewing Party Jan 31, 2018

During the weekend, iconic singer, songwriter, humanitarian, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and four-time GRAMMY Award winner Steven Tyler, and Live Nation celebrated the inaugural Janie's Fund Gala with an exclusive live viewing of the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast, elegant dinner, and unforgettable night of performances at the historic RED Studios Hollywood. More →

Steven Tyler To Present Inaugural Janie's Fund Gala And GRAMMY Viewing Party Jan 11, 2018

Iconic singer, songwriter and humanitarian, Steven Tyler, and Live Nation will present the inaugural Janie's Fund gala and GRAMMY Awards viewing party on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the historic RED Studios Hollywood. More →

Jerry Garcia Foundation Unites Music and Art at Lennon Inspired Holiday Benefit Dec 6, 2017

In this “season of giving,” the Jerry Garcia Foundation is once again honored to announce that it will be producing its third annual “Imagine There’s No Hunger” holiday benefit concert in support of WhyHunger and Yoko Ono Lennon's mission to alleviate hunger and poverty worldwide. More →

Third Street Music School Settlement's Annual Spring Gala To Honor The Roots Apr 25, 2017

Third Street Music School Settlement, the nation’s longest running community school, has announced that this year’s Spring Gala will honor Grammy-Award-winning hip-hop group The Roots, Clarfeld Financial Advisors, and Beverly Harper, Third Street Safety Director of nearly two decades. More →

Jerry Garcia Foundation Announces John Lennon-Inspired Imagine There's No Hunger Benefit Dec 16, 2016

In its ongoing mission to support meaningful causes through the arts, The Jerry Garcia Foundation will host a Holiday Concert at the Harmonia Yoga Arts Studio on December 16th to benefit WhyHunger. More →

UNICEF Launches World Version Of John Lennon's Imagine Sep 26, 2016

UNICEF has launched the world version of John Lennon's classic song Imagine today with the support of Yoko Ono, David Guetta and people from over 140 countries around the world. More →

Sting To Be Honored By Third Street Music School Settlement Apr 6, 2016

Third Street Music School Settlement, the nation’s longest running community school is pleased to announce this year’s Spring Gala, “Legends & Leaders” will honor Sting, Grammy Award winning musician and renowned philanthropist and Brenda Harris, Third Street Preschool teacher of 22 years. More →

Poems That Make Grown Women Cry Apr 6, 2016

Following the success of their anthology Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, father-and-son team Anthony and Ben Holden, working with Amnesty International, have asked the same revealing question of 100 remarkable women: What poem has moved you to tears? More →

Celebrities Join The Herd To Stop Elephant Poaching Feb 16, 2016

A number of celebrities have joined WildAid's new campaign to stop the illegal ivory trade and end elephant poaching. More →

Graham Nash To Be Honored With Music For Life Award Jan 22, 2016

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) will honor Graham Nash with its “Music for Life” award for his 40-years of legendary musical contributions that continue to shape our culture. More →

Jerry Garcia Foundation Presents WhyHunger Benefit Nov 25, 2015

In its quest to help bring #PeacethroughMusic, The Jerry Garcia Foundation, along with The Hard Rock Cafe, will present a WhyHunger Holiday Benefit at 7pm on December 18, 2015, at the Hard Rock Cafe in San Francisco. More →

Tibet House US Adds More Items To Annual Benefit Auction Nov 13, 2015

Tibet House US announced today that exclusive items have been added to the auction lot for the 13th Annual Benefit Auction at renowned auction house, Christie’s. More →

Tibet House US To Host 13th Annual Benefit Auction Oct 8, 2015

Tibet House US has announced that the 13th Annual Benefit Auction, in conjunction with renowned auction house Christie’s, will take place on Thursday, December 3, 2015. More →

Yoko Ono And Bono Help Amnesty International Honor John Lennon Jul 31, 2015

A tapestry in honor of John Lennon was unveiled in the presence of Yoko Ono and Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty at a ceremony on Ellis Island. More →

Stars Help Fund Nelson Mandela Memorial At Cape Town Airport Jul 21, 2015

International travellers passing through Cape Town International Airport will soon be greeted by a giant tapestry in memory of global human rights defender Nelson Mandela. More →

Emma Watson And Yoko Ono Honored At Observer Ethical Awards Jul 6, 2015

Winners for The Observer 2015 Ethical Awards in association with Ecover, were announced at an awards ceremony at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum last week. More →

Yoko Ono Launches New Art Collection To Make You Think May 8, 2015

Healing the broken and preserving the unbroken are the basic concepts of Yoko Ono's new artworks for illy Art Collection, exclusively released today on the occasion of the artist’s upcoming exhibition Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960–1971; May 17-September 7, 2015 at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. More →

Stars Take A Stand Against Fracking With Album Release Mar 23, 2015

John Butler Trio, Bonnie Raitt, Michael Franti, Indigo Girls, and many more are lending their voices in an effort to shed light on the dangers of hydro-fracking – a method of extracting natural gas from the earth s shale that also jeopardizes and contaminates the water table – on a 24 track, two disc benefit compilation, ‘Buy This Fracking Album’ (June 16th). More →

Emma Watson Launches Next Phase In HeForShe Campaign At Davos Forum Jan 26, 2015

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, UN Women – the United Nations entity dedicated to achieving women’s empowerment and gender equality – unveiled a new initiative to galvanize the support of global leaders to bring an end to the persisting inequalities faced by women and girls around the world. More →

Big Stars Want You To Imagine A Better World For Children Nov 20, 2014

During a musical event at the United Nations General Assembly today, UNICEF will unveil the #IMAGINE project as part of celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. More →

Yoko Ono Lennon Joins Hard Rock And WhyHunger To IMAGINE A World Without Hunger Nov 6, 2014

In his iconic song “IMAGINE,” John Lennon asked us all to picture a world free from hunger. In support of that mission, Yoko Ono Lennon joins Hard Rock International and WhyHunger for the seventh year of the IMAGINE THERE’S NO HUNGER campaign, which aims to turn John Lennon’s dream into our future. More →

Stars Donate To Tibet House US Auction Nov 5, 2014

Tibet House US has announced that the 12th Annual Benefit Auction, in conjunction with renowned auction house Christie’s, will take place on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. More →

Yoko Ono Presents Hard Rock International With Award At TJ Martell Foundation Gala Oct 23, 2014

The TJ Martell Foundation's 39th Annual Honors Gala honored Hard Rock International with the Spirit of Excellence Award earlier this week at Cipriani in New York. More →

Blurred Vision Album Release Concert To Benefit Charity Oct 21, 2014

Canadian rock band Blurred Vision – led by Iranian born brothers Sepp and Sohl Osley, and drummer Ben Riley – will release their debut album “Organized Insanity” under their Open Eyes Records imprint, and will raise money for WhyHunger at their album release concert in Toronto. More →

2014 Lennon Ono Grant For Peace Awarded In Reykjavik Oct 16, 2014

Art Production Fund (APF) is honored to announce that Co-Founders Doreen Remen and Yvonne Force Villareal have been awarded the 2014 Lennon Ono Grant for Peace for their public art program since 2000. More →