Jimmy Page Given Peace Award By United Nations

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:30:00 -0000

Guitar legend Jimmy Page has been given the first ever Pathways to Peace Award by the United Nations, just minutes after confirming he will play at a special Show of Peace concert in China in April.

“Although this award has my name on it, this is a tribute to the power of music and its positive effect,” he said. “Music has been the most powerful language to reach the hearts of people around the world. During my career, I’ve experienced the connection and harmony that music can bring.”

Page established the ABC Trust – Action for Brazil’s Children Trust – a charity dedicated to helping the most vulnerable children and young people of Brazil.

“We’ve been asked to give awards over the years but never have done so until this day,” said Michael Johnson, a representative of the UN. “We’re doing this because musicians have a global impact on the world, and we also know that people who use their name and fame for peace building need to be honored.”

Jimmy Page Signs Led Zeppelin Charity Portrait

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:30:00 -0000

Written by Linda Burton

Jimmy Page has autographed a painting of the members of Led Zeppelin, with the proceeds from the sale going towards Page’s Brazilian charity, ABC Trust.

Page asked artist Jon Ellinor , 25, of Burstellars to do the painting of the legendary rock group after Annie Hollinshead of the ABC Trust spotted some of his other artwork. The painting will be featured at a month long exhibition at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary.

Ellinor graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, and recently opened his studio in Wyton. “Apparently Jimmy Page liked the painting and he is very fussy about what he signs and what he doesn’t”, he stated.

Action for Brazil’s Children (ABC) works with children who suffer from extreme poverty, exposure to violence, drug addiction and with little access to education. They are committed to providing essential shelter, food, education and inspiring change.

To see Jon Ellinor’s artwork, visit him at www.aktiv-portraits.co.uk. You can also enter a contest to win the painting by visiting the website www.memoriesinmusic.com.

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