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Celebrities Call On World Leaders For Urgent Horn Of Africa Funds   Jul 26, 2011

  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes
  • Bob Geldof's charity work and causes
  • Simon Cowell's charity work and causes
  • Richard Curtis's charity work and causes
  • Stephen Fry's charity work and causes
  • Eddie Izzard's charity work and causes
  • Oxfam's celebrity supporters
  • ONE Campaign's celebrity supporters
  • Comic Relief's celebrity supporters
  • CAFOD's celebrity supporters
  • ActionAid's celebrity supporters
  • Save the Children's celebrity supporters

A group of global artists, activists and business leaders have signed a joint letter urging world leaders to step up their response to the famine in the Horn of Africa. They call on them to act “without reservation, prevarication or equivocation” when they meet at an emergency summit in Rome.

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Roger Federer's Charity Initiative For Malawi   Jul 15, 2011

  • Roger Federer's charity work and causes
  • ActionAid's celebrity supporters

Tennis champion Roger Federer has launched a $3.3 million initiative to build schools in Malawi through his Roger Federer Foundation.

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James Bond Joins Annie Lennox For International Women's Day   Mar 7, 2011

  • Daniel Craig's charity work and causes
  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes
  • Judi Dench's charity work and causes
  • ActionAid's celebrity supporters
  • Amnesty International's celebrity supporters
  • CARE's celebrity supporters
  • Oxfam's celebrity supporters
  • Save the Children's celebrity supporters
  • White Ribbon Alliance's celebrity supporters
  • Women's Aid's celebrity supporters
  • Women for Women International's celebrity supporters
  • Every Mother Counts's celebrity supporters

James Bond star Daniel Craig appears in drag for a special video produced for a partnership of leading charities brought together by Annie Lennox.

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Annie Lennox Invites You To Join Big Inequality Debate   Jan 28, 2011

  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes
  • ActionAid's celebrity supporters
  • Amnesty International's celebrity supporters
  • Oxfam's celebrity supporters
  • Save the Children's celebrity supporters
  • White Ribbon Alliance's celebrity supporters
  • Women's Aid's celebrity supporters
  • Women for Women International's celebrity supporters

Annie Lennox and the EQUALS partnership of charities invite you to Join the Big Inequality Debate and celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, on 8 March 2011.

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Win Tickets To See David Beckham Play For Charity   Nov 10, 2010

  • ActionAid's celebrity supporters
  • David Beckham's charity work and causes

ActionAid Australia is giving you the chance to win tickets to see David Beckham and the LA Galaxy play in Newcastle, Australia, on November 27.

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Darth Vader Brings The Dark Side To Charity Initiative   May 14, 2010

  • David Prowse's charity work and causes
  • Ranulph Fiennes's charity work and causes
  • ActionAid's celebrity supporters

David Prowse – the actor best known for playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy – and adventurer Ranulph Fiennes are among a group of British celebrities who have created portraits of themselves to raise money for ActionAid.

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British Stars Write Letter To End Violence Against Women   Apr 18, 2010

  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's charity work and causes
  • Stella McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Samantha Morton's charity work and causes
  • Vivienne Westwood's charity work and causes
  • ActionAid's celebrity supporters

A number of British stars have added their names to an open letter written to U.K. government officials in a bid to end violence towards women.

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Paul Weller And KT Tunstall To Headline Haiti Charity Concert   Feb 3, 2010

  • Paul Weller's charity work and causes
  • KT Tunstall's charity work and causes
  • Harry Shearer's charity work and causes
  • ActionAid's celebrity supporters
  • Doctors Without Borders's celebrity supporters

Paul Weller and KT Tunstall will headline a special gig in London to benefit Haiti earthquake victims later this month.

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Bianca Jagger Joins Fight For ActionAid   Aug 11, 2009

  • Mick Jagger's charity work and causes
  • Bianca Jagger's charity work and causes
  • ActionAid's celebrity supporters

Environmental campaigner and former wife of Mick Jagger, Bianca Jagger and musician Nitin Sawhney stood alongside tribal activist Sitaram Kulisika of India’s Khondh people at British mining company Vedanta’s AGM late last month to protest against a proposal to open a massive bauxite mine on their spiritual homeland.

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Irish Singers Unite For Charity   Jul 17, 2009

  • Sinead O'Connor's charity work and causes
  • Chaka Khan's charity work and causes
  • ActionAid's celebrity supporters

Two well known Irish singers have teamed up for charity.

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Paul McCartney's Guitar Auctioned For ActionAid   Nov 26, 2008

  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • ActionAid's celebrity supporters
  • Emma Thompson's charity work and causes
  • Hugh Dennis's charity work and causes

A handmade guitar owned by Sir Paul McCartney was due to go under the hammer for charity in London last night, November 25.

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Coronation Street Stars Play For Good Causes   Aug 4, 2008

  • Jennie McAlpine's charity work and causes
  • Samia Smith's charity work and causes
  • Sally Whittaker's charity work and causes
  • Michael Starke's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • ActionAid's celebrity supporters

Coronation Street fans are in for a nice surprise – stars from the long-running British soap have just filmed a special celebrity episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire for charity.

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