The motivator for many philanthropic organizations is to provide a voice for otherwise invisible communities. But we can sometimes think of those communities as some type of “other;”...
Mira Sorvino tackles the international blight of sex slavery every way she can. She just wrapped Trade Of Innocents, a drama about trafficking of young girls in Cambodia. It follows her earlier,...
When he's not touring the world or recording albums that continue to influence generations of younger musicians, Rush singer and bassist Geddy Lee supports a grape cause.
A wine-loving...
In 2010, 1,946 children from abroad found adoptive homes in Canada, according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada statistics. Of that total, Haiti ranked second behind China in number of adoptees...
Former child soldier Emmanuel Jal, now an internationally renown musician and peace activist, is hoping the worldwide peace rallies taking place the past couple of days at Sudanese Embassies and...
Few corporations have taken the old 'Charity begins at home' chestnut to heart quite like confectionary company Cadbury and their clever Bicycle Factory initiative, which gives bikes to...
A former member of the Black Power movement, and an usher at the funeral of the slain Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., actor Samuel L. Jackson has long been involved with Los Angeles-based ...
TOMS Shoes, the One for One company that for the past eight years has been donating one pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair it sells, is now doing a similar thing with its brand new...
Cristina Scabbia, co-vocalist for Italian metal band Lacuna Coil, has a water well in her name in the Kajiado area of Kenya from her contribution to Rezophonic, an ambitious collaborative...
Oh joy, oh glee. The cast of the hit television show Glee has recorded its own version of Band Aid’s 1984 hit “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” with 100...