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Fifth Anniversary Blue Jacket Fashion Show Goes Virtual Feb 1, 2021

The fifth annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show in support of the Prostate Cancer Foundation will be held virtually — and with a newly personal approach — at 7:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 4, 2021, which is also World Cancer Day. More →

The Elders Welcome US-Russian Agreement to Extend New START Nuclear Treaty Jan 28, 2021

The Elders today welcomed the agreement by US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to extend New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) for five years. More →

Josie Totah, Shangela, and Jonathan Bennett to Announce GLAAD Media Award Nominees Jan 27, 2021

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that the nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards will be announced in a livestream on GLAAD’s TikTok page on Thursday, January 28 at 12pm ET. More →

Mario Lopez, the American Cancer Society and the National Football League Will Send A Lucky Fan to Super Bowl LV Jan 26, 2021

The American Cancer Society (ACS), through its Crucial Catch partnership with the National Football League (NFL), announced today that two-time Emmy winner and host of NBC’s “Access Hollywood”, Mario Lopez, will send one lucky fan to Tampa, FL for a Super Bowl VIP weekend experience of a lifetime. More →

The Elders Explore Hope, Leadership and the COVID-19 Recovery in Finding Humanity Podcast Jan 25, 2021

The Elders explore hope, leadership and the COVID-19 recovery in a new series of the Finding Humanity podcast. More →

The Elders Welcome US Re-Engagement on Climate, WHO; Call for Renewed Commitment on Nuclear Threat Jan 22, 2021

The Elders today welcomed the decisions by newly-inaugurated US President Joe Biden to rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change and cease the process of withdrawal from the World Health Organization. More →

Your Chance To Join Shakira and Gerard Piqué in Barcelona for Tapas Jan 21, 2021

Shakira's hips don’t lie and neither do we: here’s your chance to go on a double date with the pop sensation and her football star husband, Gerard Piqué! More →

Chipotle And The Shawn Mendes Foundation Launch Wonder Grants To Support Young Innovators In Sustainability Jan 20, 2021

Chipotle Mexican Grill today announced it is partnering with Shawn Mendes and the Shawn Mendes Foundation to launch “Wonder Grants” supporting young innovators in sustainability, as well as a “Shawn Mendes Bowl” on the Chipotle app and Chipotle.com for a limited time in the U.S. and Canada. More →

HarperCollins Children's Books To Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Cat Stevens' Peace Train Jan 19, 2021

Cat Stevens, ‘70s troubadour, singer-songwriter, inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and known to millions for his hits including “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out,” “Wild World,” “Father and Son,” and “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” has partnered with New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds to produce PEACE TRAIN, a children’s book celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the iconic song’s original release on his multiplatinum album Teaser and the Firecat. More →

The Elders Warn Yemen Famine Will be Worsened by US Designation of Houthis as Terrorists Jan 18, 2021

The Elders today expressed concern that the severe famine and humanitarian crisis in Yemen will be worsened by the US Government’s designation of one of the parties in the conflict as terrorists. More →

NBC, Oceana Debut PSA Featuring Ted Danson Calling To Stop Plastic Pollution Jan 15, 2021

Today, NBC and Oceana debuted a new public service announcement (PSA) featuring actor, activist, and longtime Oceana Board Member Ted Danson asking viewers to call for policy change to ditch plastic pollution and make the world’s oceans a better place for us all. More →

UNICEF Appoints Yara as Regional Ambassador for the Middle East and North Africa Jan 14, 2021

UNICEF has appointed the singer Yara Regional Ambassador for the Middle East and North Africa. More →

W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Fifth Annual National Day of Racial Healing Jan 13, 2021

On Tues., Jan. 19, 2021, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will virtually host the fifth annual National Day of Racial Healing, an afternoon of essential and timely conversations about racial healing, equity and justice with leading advocates, artists and influencers. More →

Jerry Garcia Music Arts Releases New Studio Outtakes Album Jan 12, 2021

The Jerry Garcia Music Arts label released a new album titled “Front Street Outtakes” on January 5. More →

Stars Join Inaugural International Peace Honors Jan 11, 2021

A select group of international personalities will join the inaugural International Peace Honors, presented by PeaceTech Lab, which will celebrate the most prominent world leaders and change-agents of our time, whose common goal is to build a more just and equitable future. More →

It's a Wonderful Life Encore! The Ed Asner Family Center Hosts Recorded Version of their Live Table Read Dec 23, 2020

On Sunday, December 13, a spectacular cast including Pete Davidson, Ellie Kemper, Ed Asner, Maude Apatow, Carol Kane, Vanessa Williams, Chris Williams, Mia Farrow, Ed Begley Jr., Diedrich Bader, BD Wong, Bill Pullman and Richard Kind performed a live table read of the holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” directed by Victor Nelli, Jr. More →

Ringo Rocks: 30 Years Of The All Starrs Raises Money For Charity Dec 22, 2020

It’s been three decades since Ringo Starr founded his All Starr supergroup and took the stage with some of rock and roll’s biggest luminaries, creating an exceptional legacy of performances of some of the greatest hits of all time culled from Starr’s extraordinary catalog as a solo artist and as Beatle, as well as the All Starr Band members’ substantive songbook. More →

Kat Graham Appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Dec 22, 2020

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has announced the appointment of Swiss-born American actress, singer and human rights activist Kat Graham as its newest Goodwill Ambassador. More →

Broadway Stars Release Georgia On My Mind Single and Video In Support of Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight Dec 21, 2020

Producers Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, alongside Broadway superstar Audra McDonald, director Schele Williams, and Broadway Inspirational Voices’ Joseph Joubert and Michael McElroy, announced today that they have released a very special recording and music video of the beloved song “Georgia On My Mind” to mark the first day of voting for the January 5th Georgia Senate runoff elections. More →

Stars and More Honored At 2020 Global Citizen Prize Awards Dec 21, 2020

International advocacy organization Global Citizen on Saturday, December 19, honored the winners of the 2020 Global Citizen Prize. More →

Neil Gaiman and Guillermo de Toro Share IMDb Films of Hope Watchlists to Support Communities Affected by Covid-19 Dec 18, 2020

Neil Gaiman, renowned author and Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has joined filmmaker Guillermo del Toro to release their top six favourite ‘Films of Hope’ to help movie fans stay hopeful and inspired during lockdown and the festive season. More →

Alicia Keys Tells 17,000 Massachusetts Conference for Women Attendees: This is a "Time to Reach Out for What We Want" Dec 18, 2020

Fifteen-time Grammy-award winner Alicia Keys joined a power-packed lineup today in delivering a message of hope and unity at the Massachusetts Conference for Women. More →

New Women's Media Center WMC Climate Channel Spotlights Women and Diverse Communities Dec 17, 2020

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the Women's Media Center has launched a new digital channel — WMC Climate — that highlights how the climate crisis affects the lives of women, indigenous people, people of color, and others whose needs and welfare tend to come last around the world. More →

Marie Osmond Helps Celebrate 20th Year of the Aflac Holiday Duck Helping Kids with Cancer Dec 17, 2020

Commemorating its 20th year of spreading joy while raising funds and awareness to help treat and find a cure for pediatric cancers – and in the Saint Nick of time for giving season – Aflac along with a famous friend and philanthropist are introducing the 2020 Aflac Holiday Duck, available for purchase at AflacChildhoodCancer.org. More →

Best Buddies International And Tom Brady Launch Specialty License Plate in Florida Dec 17, 2020

Best Buddies International, a nonprofit founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver to create opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is excited to announce that Florida residents can now pre-purchase the organization’s first-ever specialty license plate featuring Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback, Tom Brady. More →

Stars to be Recognized at the 2020 Global Citizen Prize Awards Dec 16, 2020

International advocacy organization Global Citizen today announced the winners of the 2020 Global Citizen Prize. More →

Nile Rodgers' We Are Family Foundation Announces the Inaugural Youth To The Front Fund Frontliners Dec 16, 2020

Nile Rodgers' We Are Family Foundation (WAFF) created the Youth To The Front Fund (YTTFF) to support and fund under 30-year-old BIPOC-centered youth activists, youth-led organizations, projects, innovations and creative solutions that are at the forefront of fighting systemic racism, inequality and injustice in the United States and around the world. More →

Prepare, Prioritise, Promote: The Elders’ three pillars for public health after COVID-19 Dec 16, 2020

The Elders this week launched a new report, “Building Back Better for Universal Health”, setting out three key pillars to inform the leadership needed from governments and policymakers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic at a national and global level: More →

Stars Support Make-A-Wish Singapore's Christmas Campaign on ACE Dec 15, 2020

ACE, the leading celebrity engagement platform in Asia which connects fans to their favorite pop culture personalities through personalized video messages, has partnered with children’s charity organisation Make-A-Wish Singapore in a holiday campaign to raise funds to support granting of wishes for children with critical illnesses. More →

Over $4.1 million Raised for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital During Live Two-Day Broadcast of St. Jude Promesa Y Esperanza Dec 15, 2020

During this season of giving, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital reached its fundraising goal during its annual St. Jude Promesa y Esperanza (Promise and Hope) event on December 3-4. More →