PETA Ends I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur Campaign

PETA Ends I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur Campaign Feb 14, 2020

After three decades of recruiting stars to pose nude and declare, “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur,” PETA is celebrating the demise of the fur trade and calling it a wrap on the iconic ad campaign, which has featured P!nk, Gillian Anderson, Eva Mendes, and dozens of other celebrities. More
Outstanding Female Journalists Honored At 2018 Courage in Journalism Awards

Outstanding Female Journalists Honored At 2018 Courage in Journalism Awards Oct 31, 2018

The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) last week honored several outstanding female journalists at the 2018 Courage in Journalism Awards luncheon at Cipriani 42ndStreet. More
Christy Turlington Burns To Join March For Moms On Sunday

Christy Turlington Burns To Join March For Moms On Sunday May 4, 2018

Christy Turlington Burns will join speakers at the MARCH for MOMS on Sunday. More
Christy Turlington Burns to Discuss U.S. Maternal Health Challenges, Legislation at Film Screening

Christy Turlington Burns to Discuss U.S. Maternal Health Challenges, Legislation at Film Screening Mar 6, 2018

Christy Turlington Burns, founder & CEO of the nonprofit Every Mother Counts, will discuss U.S. maternal health challenges, as well as legislation she is encouraging Congress to pass to improve access to maternity care for American women at a special film screening at the National Press Club on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2018 at 5 p.m. in the club’s Ballroom. More
Russell Simmons' Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Announces 2017 Art For Life Benefit

Russell Simmons' Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Announces 2017 Art For Life Benefit Jun 15, 2017

Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation (RPAF) has announced the honorees for the 2017 ART FOR LIFE Benefit on July 15th at Fairview Farms in Bridgehampton, NY. More
Russell Simmons' Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Heads Back To The Future At Art For Life Benefit

Russell Simmons' Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Heads Back To The Future At Art For Life Benefit Jul 7, 2016

Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation (RPAF) is proud to celebrate the 2016 ART FOR LIFE Benefit on July 16th at Fairview Farms in Bridgehampton, NY. More
Star-Studded Fourth Annual Moms +SocialGood Kicks Off Global Moms Relay

Star-Studded Fourth Annual Moms +SocialGood Kicks Off Global Moms Relay May 10, 2016

In celebration of Mother’s Day, hundreds of corporate and community leaders, celebrities, experts, and every day moms and dads gathered at the New York Times Center to kick off the Global Mom’s Relay with the fourth annual Moms +SocialGood event on May 5, 2016. More
David Bowie's Charity Legacy

David Bowie's Charity Legacy Jan 11, 2016

David Bowie has left a legacy of inspiration, and without doubt made the world a better place. More
Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary Jun 30, 2015

Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation is proud to celebrate its 20th Anniversary at the 2015 ART FOR LIFE Benefit on July 18th at Fairview Farms in Bridgehampton, NY. More
Robin Thicke, Common and Nile Rodgers to Perform at Legacy of Hope Foundation Concert

Robin Thicke, Common and Nile Rodgers to Perform at Legacy of Hope Foundation Concert Jun 29, 2015

The Legacy of Hope Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to support the building of the Nelson Mandela’s Children’s Hospital (NMCH) in Johannesburg, South Africa, announces a streamed concert and worldwide media event to take place on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. More
Stars Sign Open Letter To German Chancellor And South Africa's Minister Of Health

Stars Sign Open Letter To German Chancellor And South Africa's Minister Of Health Mar 10, 2015

Some of the world’s most prominent and credible female voices – including Beyonce, Meryl Streep, Lady Gaga, Sheryl Sandberg, Charlize Theron, and Angelique Kidjo – have joined a group of business leaders, artists, and activists to join the ONE Campaign in sending a message to two people who hold very influential positions this year: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and South Africa’s Minister of Health Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. More
U2 Supports Campaign To Build Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital

U2 Supports Campaign To Build Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital Jan 12, 2015

Legendary rock band U2 has thrown its support behind the Legacy of Hope Foundation, a nonprofit organization aiding to bring one of Nelson Mandela's final wishes to fruition – the construction of the 5th dedicated children’s hospital on the entire continent of Africa. More
Hillary Rodham Clinton to Deliver Keynote Address At Massachusetts Conference For Women

Hillary Rodham Clinton to Deliver Keynote Address At Massachusetts Conference For Women Dec 2, 2014

The 10th annual Massachusetts Conference for Women announced today that a keynote address by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be streamed live on the Conference website, www.maconferenceforwomen.org, on December 4, 2014 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST. More
Join Chelsea Clinton And Christy Turlington Burns For Twitter Q&A

Join Chelsea Clinton And Christy Turlington Burns For Twitter Q&A Oct 29, 2014

On October 29th at 2 PM ET, Chelsea Clinton and Christy Turlington Burns, founder of Every Mother Counts, a non-profit organization dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother, will host a Twitter Q&A via @ClintonFDN on the state of maternal health around the globe. More
Marie Claire Names 20 Movers And Shakers In Philanthropy

Marie Claire Names 20 Movers And Shakers In Philanthropy Aug 20, 2014

Marie Claire magazine is celebrating its 20th anniversary by featuring twenty of the movers and shakers “boldly, bravely, audaciously blazing new paths for women and girls.” More
Christy Turlington Burns Honored With athenahealth 2014 Vision Award

Christy Turlington Burns Honored With athenahealth 2014 Vision Award May 5, 2014

athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination, today announced Christy Turlington Burns, founder of Every Mother Counts (EMC), and Allen L. Gee, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN of Frontier Neurosciences as its 2014 Vision Award winners. More
Helena Christensen Bracelet To Benefit Operation Smile

Helena Christensen Bracelet To Benefit Operation Smile Mar 14, 2014

Internationally acclaimed supermodel and photographer Helena Christensen has customized a single edition Shamballa Jewels bracelet for an auction benefiting Operation Smile. More
Christy Turlington Burns Fights To Stop Deaths During Child Birth

Christy Turlington Burns Fights To Stop Deaths During Child Birth Feb 11, 2014

Christy Turlington Burns has blogged about the fight to stop pregnancy-related deaths. More
Chris Martin Duets With Bono At Star-Studded Charity Auction

Chris Martin Duets With Bono At Star-Studded Charity Auction Nov 26, 2013

On Saturday night at Sotheby’s in New York, a standing-room only crowd helped raise more than $26 million for The Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. More
CrowdRise Launches Holiday Charity Challenge

CrowdRise Launches Holiday Charity Challenge Nov 21, 2013

CrowdRise has launched the third annual Holiday Charity Challenge – the holiday season’s largest and most fun crowdsourced online giving and fundraising event – with the announcement of Craig Newmark and other philanthropists’ generous donations of $200K in prize money for competing charities. More
Go (RED) At The Movies

Go (RED) At The Movies May 30, 2013

AMC has partnered with (RED) to turn this summer’s movie-going into a simple way to join the fight against AIDS. More
Save The Children CEO Speaks At Mom+Social Conference

Save The Children CEO Speaks At Mom+Social Conference May 9, 2013

Save the Children's president and CEO, Carolyn Miles, delivered the keynote address yesterday at the first annual Mom+Social conference, where she presented the findings of the agency’s 2013 State of the World’s Mothers report. More
Basketball Wives Star Evelyn Lozada Goes Naked For PETA

Basketball Wives Star Evelyn Lozada Goes Naked For PETA Dec 13, 2012

Los Angelenos got an eyeful yesterday when Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada — a former fur-wearer who had a change of heart and gave up fur for good after she saw for herself how animals suffer on fur farms — unveiled her cheeky new winter-themed naked anti-fur ad for PETA. More
Wendy Williams Goes Naked For PETA

Wendy Williams Goes Naked For PETA Nov 30, 2012

Wendy Williams greeted holiday shoppers on Wednesday with a sexy appeal to cross fur off their lists as she unveiled her “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” ad in Times Square to launch PETA's national winter campaign. More
Christy Turlington On The Cancellation Of The New York Marathon

Christy Turlington On The Cancellation Of The New York Marathon Nov 5, 2012

Christy Turlington Burns – who was due to run the ING New York Marathon during the weekend in support of her charity, Every Mother Counts – has blogged about the cancellation of the event in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. More
Christy Turlington Wants To Educate Congress On Women's Health

Christy Turlington Wants To Educate Congress On Women's Health Oct 19, 2012

With only a few weeks until the elections, women’s organizations are mobilizing to “educate Congress” on women’s health and reproductive issues by sending a copy of the landmark book, “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” to every member of Congress. More
Support Christy Turlington When She Runs ING New York Marathon For Charity

Support Christy Turlington When She Runs ING New York Marathon For Charity Oct 18, 2012

Global health advocate Christy Turlington Burns is participating in the ING Marathon on November 4 along with Dexter’s Jennifer Carpenter, World Renowned Tattoo Artist Scott Campbell, The Smile Co-Owner Carlos Quirarte, Oiselle Founder/CEO Sally Bergesen and 45 other runners, to raise money and awareness for her non-profit organization, Every Mother Counts (EMC). More
Gwyneth Paltrow And Christy Turlington Burns To Support Pregnancy Project Launch

Gwyneth Paltrow And Christy Turlington Burns To Support Pregnancy Project Launch Oct 1, 2012

Tracy Anderson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Christy Turlington Burns will attend the launch of The Tracy Anderson Method Pregnancy Project DVD series on Friday, October 5. More
Christy Turlington To Run ING New York Marathon For Charity

Christy Turlington To Run ING New York Marathon For Charity Sep 25, 2012

Fashion icon and global maternal health advocate Christy Turlington Burns will participate in the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4 to raise money and awareness for Every Mother Counts, an advocacy and mobilization campaign to increase education and support for maternal mortality reduction globally. More
Mandy Moore and Christy Turlington Burns Speak At USAID Forum

Mandy Moore and Christy Turlington Burns Speak At USAID Forum Jun 12, 2012

The U.S. Agency for International Development is currently holding the inaugural USAID Frontiers in Development Forum on the campus of Georgetown University in Washington, DC. More