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Bono Becomes A Man Of Peace Dec 16, 2008

Nobel peace laureates gathered in summit in Paris on Friday 12th December to award Irish rocker-turned-activist Bono the annual “Man of Peace” prize for his struggle against poverty, disease and debt in Africa. More →

Bono's Edun Creates I/denti/tees For Africa Dec 12, 2008

EDUN LIVE – the socially-conscious fashion brand launched by Bono and his wife Ali Hewson in 2005 – are partners in a new product being launched in time for Christmas – i/denti/tees. More →

Annie Lennox - Human Rights Now! Dec 12, 2008

Annie Lennox was awarded a Special Achievement Award at the German Sustainability Awards last week. More →

U2 Believe In Father Christmas For Africa Dec 2, 2008

December 1st was World AIDS Day, and it also marked the launch of (RED)WIRE, an innovative new music service from (RED) that’s been set up to raise funds for HIV/AIDS charities in Africa. More →

Bono's RED(Wire) To Launch Next Week Nov 26, 2008

A new digital music service offered by Bono's (RED) campaign is set to launch on Monday, December 1 – the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. More →

American Idol Gives Back $67 Million Nov 13, 2008

David Beckham, Bono, Annie Lennox and Carrie Underwood have all accepted cheques from April’s Idol Gives Back event on behalf of the charities they support. More →

The Killers Play Surprise Charity Gig Nov 10, 2008

The Killers played an unannounced acoustic set at the first of Mencap's Little Noise Sessions in London on Saturday night. More →

Starbucks Teams With Bono For AIDS Oct 31, 2008

Starbucks is to join U2 singer Bono's PRODUCT RED charity label to raise money for the global fight against AIDS over the Christmas season. More →

British Rockers To Go Acoustic For Mencap Oct 3, 2008

Kasabian, Stereophonics, Keane, and Razorlight have all signed up to perform at this year’s Mencap Little Noise Sessions which take place across eleven days in November. More →

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 →

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 →

Aung San Suu Kyi - Birthday Wishes That Can't Be Heard Jun 18, 2008

On June 19, Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi will spend her 63rd birthday as a political prisoner in Burma (Myanmar). And to mark the occasion, the US Campaign for Burma have organized over 200 events to help Americans learn more about her and the struggle for human rights and democracy in her military-led country. More →

Bono Calls For United States Of Africa Jun 4, 2008

Pop star and activist Bono has called for the creation of a United States of Africa as a way of solving the continent’s conflicts and problems. More →

Icons Of Music Rock On For Charity May 26, 2008

The second annual Music Rising Icons Of Music auction will be held on 31 May at NYC’s Hard Rock Café, and is to broadcast live by the Auction Network. More →

Naomi Judd Heads Up Exciting Auction May 26, 2008

Now here’s something really exciting: Country singer Naomi Judd has teamed up with The Autograph Store, a leading online auction dealer of celebrity autographed photos and signed memorabilia, to sponsor the Huntington, West Virginia, Ronald McDonald House's Charity Auction. More →

Gates Talks Innovation, Philanthropy and Post-Retirement Plans Feb 27, 2008

Microsoft frontman Bill Gates spoke to students at Stanford earlier this month, praising young people for their innovation, and raising awareness for philanthropic work. More →

Bono's Fishy T-Shirt Benefits African Farmers Jan 7, 2008

Bono has designed a new T-shirt for charity, joining a host of other celebrities in an on-going and major charity campaign. More →

A Very Special Christmas Dec 24, 2007

Christmas may already be upon us, and Santa may at this very moment be squeezing his way down your chimney, but there is still time for one last fix of Christmas shopping. More →

U2 Plays Surprise Charity Gig Nov 26, 2007

Over 250 people were glad they braved the freezing London weather last week to attend one of the Mencap Little Noise Sessions charity concerts. Those who traipsed through the drizzle on Friday, November 23, were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime show when two members of U2 played unannounced as a warm up act at the gig. More →

Bono Awarded For AIDS Work Oct 29, 2007

Nobel Peace Prize nominee Bono has received an award at an AIDS charity event in New York. More →

New CD To Raise Aid For Darfur Jun 19, 2007

Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur is a new CD that seeks to raise aid for the humanitarian catastrophe in Darfur. It features the music of John Lennon recorded by some of the world’s best known musicians. More →

Music Memorabilia Charity Auction Raises $2.4 Million May 1, 2007

An auction of music memorabilia from celebrities including Jimi Hendrix, The Edge, Bono and Paul McCartney has raised $2.4 million, much of which will go to a charity for musicians. More →

Idol Gives Back $60m Apr 29, 2007

Fox has announced that $60m has been raised so far by the two-night “Idol Gives Back” special, with donations continuing to flow in. More →

The Magnitude of Fortitude - When Parkinson’s Patients Feel Their Lives Are Crumbling, The HollyRod Foundation Provides Stability Nov 14, 2006

It is a tremor that will send shockwaves through nearly 60,000 families in the U.S. this year. However, it will not be registering on the Richter scale; the shift in their world will be caused by the diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. They will join the estimated 1.5 million afflicted Americans, along with their loved ones, who feel the reverberations of a disorder that leaves physical destruction, emotional devastation and financial ruin in its wake. Out of this rubble, a resolve emerges to research and fund a cure amongst the chaos. More →

Green Day and U2 single to benefit Music Rising Oct 18, 2006

Two of the biggest bands in history are to release a joint single to benefit the rebuilding of New Orleans. Green Day and U2 got together for dinner in February to try and think of a project suitable for this cause. Seven months later, the bands met again in London at the studios in Abbey Road made famous by The Beatles, and tried a cover of ‘The Saints Are Coming’, originally recorded by The Skids in 1978. More →