George and Amal Clooney are teaming up with UNICEF to help 3,000 Syrian refugee children go to school this year. The Clooney Foundation for Justice announced on Monday that it would open seven public schools in Lebanon, where the United Nations says 200,000 children fleeing from neighboring Syria are not getting an education. The $3.25…
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MILLENNIAL FEMINISM: THE 4TH WAVE OF FEMINISM HAS OFFICIALLY ARRIVED
IN A GENERATION WHERE THE WORDS “FEMINISM” and “feminist” are the most polarizing “f-words,” gender issues and the fight for equality continue to be at the forefront of cultural dialogue. Today some women unblinkingly refer to themselves as feminists, while others prefer to not label themselves for a myriad of reasons. Yet when it’s broken…
CODY SIMPSON AND U.N. BRING #SHAREHUMANITY CAMPAIGN
Cody Simpson may be a talented singer and teen heartthrob, but he is not a stranger to philanthropy. On August 18th, it was announced that the singer-songwriter has teamed up with the United Nations and an elite group of ambassadors to launch the #ShareHumanity campaign. The #ShareHumanity campaign aims to inspire and create a greater…
EMMA WATSON GIVES DRAMATIC SPEECH AT U.N. FOR GENDER EQUALITY
For the past 6 months, Emma Watson has been making great strides in her newest position as one of the United Nation's Women Goodwill Ambassadors. Recently, in New York City on September 20th, the 24-year-old actress gave an exceptionally inspiring speech at the U.N. Watson spoke on feminism and gender equality for the launch of…
DAVID GUETTA RELEASES “ONE VOICE” VIDEO IN SUPPORT OF UN CAMPAIGN
David Guetta has added philanthropy and international aid to his growing list of high-profile projects, working with the United Nations on the release of his new music video for "One Voice". Created in support of "The World Needs More____" campaign, the superstar French DJ is joining forces with the UN to raise much needed funds…
VERA LAUNCHES AT UNITED NATIONS WITH SAVE.LOVE.GIVE
The fête took place on January 24th at the United Nations' Ambassador River View and brought together fashion designers, philanthropists, artists, musicians and all around fabulous fashionistas to enjoy a night of runway presentations and musical performances, to celebrate the release of VERA and the SAVE.LOVE.GIVE campaign, Validas' latest tech endeavor in the form of…
"IDENTITIES" ART PARTY AT PHILLIPS DE PURY AND COMPANY
"IDENTITIES" ART PARTY AT PHILLIPS DE PURY AND COMPANY On Tuesday, May 4, the non profit organization, Active Liberty Institute, held their first program of the year entitled "Identities Art Party." Held at the Phillips de Pury & Company Gallery; the event featured a panel discussion concerning the ideas of cultural identity in Contemporary Art.…