Indie Bands Unite For Charity Supergroup
Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders has joined fellow indie artists such as The Libertines’ Carl Barat, Super Furry Animals’ Gruff Rhys and Babyshambles’ Drew McConnell to form a charity supergroup....
View ArticleElton John To Host Celebrity Charity Ball In June
In July 1999, Sir Elton John and David Furnish opened the doors of their Old Windsor home for the first White Tie & Tiara Ball, and the tradition will continue in 2011 on June 23.. Set amongst 37...
View ArticleBob Geldof To Play Charity Concert For Australia, New Zealand And Japan
Bob Geldof is to play a special concert in Sydney next month to raise money for recent natural disasters in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The Rock and Rebuild Concert will take place at the Lyric...
View ArticleElton John To Host Annual Celebrity Charity Ball Next Week
Sir Elton John will once again host his annual White Tie and Tiara Ball at his home in the UK next week to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Thirty years ago this month, a mysterious new illness...
View ArticleCelebrities Call On World Leaders For Urgent Horn Of Africa Funds
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...
View ArticleChimes Of Freedom: Stars Cover Bob Dylan For Charity
Two iconic forces that have impacted the past 50 years – the life-saving human rights activism of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Amnesty International and the incomparable artistry of Bob Dylan – are being...
View ArticleGlee Stars Cover Do They Know It's Christmas For Charity
In the spirit of the holiday season, Glee will donate 100% of the net monies from the sales of their version of Band Aid’s 1984 hit “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” to The Band Aid Trust. The Band Aid...
View ArticleStars Line Up For The Return Of The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman’s Ball is back – and it’s heading for America! Amnesty International's legendary charity show – featuring a plethora of music and comedy talent – will hit the Radio City Music Hall...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie Awarded At Cinema For Peace Gala In Berlin
“10 Years of Cinema For Peace" was the theme of the Cinema for Peace Gala on February 13 at Berlin’s famous Gendarmenmarkt Concert Hall under the patronage of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama, featuring...
View ArticleBono To Present Aung San Suu Kyi With Amnesty International Award
Irish and international artists from the worlds of music, drama, cinema and dance, will perform and give readings at the ‘Electric Burma’ concert for Nobel Peace Prize recipient and leader of the...
View ArticleStars Call For Russian Authorities To Release Pussy Riot
More than 100 internationally renowned musicians have joined a worldwide call for the release of the two jailed members of the Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot ahead of their parole appeal...
View ArticleAmnesty International To Release DVD And CD Of Human Rights Concerts
Thirty-six of the world’s leading musicians performing some of their biggest hits live in concert are featured in Amnesty International's latest music project, which will be released in North America...
View ArticleBig Stars Back Charity Concert In Tiny Village
Three of Britain’s biggest rock stars – Sir Paul McCartney, Brian May and Sir Bob Geldof – are backing a ‘Rock Against Cancer’ concert at a pub in a tiny village in the UK. Paul McCartney - Rock...
View ArticleBig Names Push Campaign For A Free And Responsible Press
An unprecedented coalition of more than 200 leading figures have joined victims of past press abuse to send a strong message to newspaper bosses: don’t repeat the mistakes of the past – embrace the...
View ArticlePeaches Geldof - A Life Spent Giving
Whether she was attending a charity event to raise awareness of those in need, donating her clothes and time to charity auctions or supporting initiatives aimed at making a positive impact on the...
View ArticleBob Geldof And Kofi Annan Launch Africa Progress Report
On Thursday, May 8th 2014 at 2PM GMT, the Africa Progress Panel (APP) launched its annual Africa Progress Report during a press conference held at the Tate Museum in London, England. Peter Eigen, Kofi...
View ArticleUN Launches 500 Days Of Action To Build A Better World
With Malala Yousafzai by his side, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday marked 500 days of action until the deadline to reach the Millennium Development Goals, known worldwide as the “MDGs.” Ban...
View ArticleBook Review - John Cleese: So, Anyway...
When we think of John Cleese, we may think of silly walks, ex parrots or even A Fish Called Wanda. We may ask ourselves who started the war. Or the correct way to make a Waldorf Salad. But John Cleese...
View ArticleBand Aid 30 To Feature Star-Studded Lineup
Bob Geldof is doing it again – Band Aid 30 is happening this weekend, and a new version of the classic Do They Know It’s Christmas will be released on Monday. Geldof is reuniting with his original...
View ArticleRichard Curtis Talks Global Goals
Richard Curtis has spoken about the creation of the United Nations’ Global Goals campaign. Video: Making the SDGs famousCurtis is known around the world as the film-maker behind international hits such...
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