Charity and activism
Anything to do with Charity and activism
Rose
@Rose -
almost 4 years ago
Jack Dorsey is giving millions to Colin Kaepernick’s criminal justice group
The police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis, has shaken the country — including Silicon Valley. Tech billionaires are putting millions into criminal justice efforts as protests of police brutality and racial injustice have spread across the US....continued
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Joe
@Joe -
almost 3 years ago
Before becoming a queer icon, Holland Taylor was hiding in plain sight for 50 years
It's time to recognize her as one of the greatest living queer actors.
3 minutes read
Erik
@Erik -
over 4 years ago
Bassnectar to spearhead food drive for Flint, Michigan at Freakstyle 2019
Bassnectar to spearhead food drive for Flint, Michigan at Freakstyle 2019Few DJs are known to be as politically and socially active as Lorin Ashton, aka Bassnectar, but that doesn’t make it any less refreshing to see one of bass music’s finest putting his money where his ...continued
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Abbie
@Abbie -
almost 4 years ago
BREAKING: Larry Kramer, playwright and outspoken AIDS activist, dead at 84
Larry Kramer, author, playwright and activist, has died at age 84.Kramer died Wednesday morning in his Manhattan home of pneumonia according to his husband David Webster. He’d struggled with various illness, including HIV, through most of his later years. Throughout his l...continued
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Eleanora
@Eleanora -
about 3 years ago
The best TV shows and movies to watch on Neon right now
Love stories abound, while a documentary series details celebrities' passions - secret and not so secret.
3 minutes read
Felicita
@Felicita -
about 2 months ago
'This should end the matter': Experts say Fani Willis team's response resolves allegations
The prosecutor handling Donald Trump's criminal case in Georgia has been accused of a number of improprieties, but legal experts say some of those may have been cleared up with responses from the prosecutors themselves.Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis is …
4 minutes read
Iva
@Iva -
over 2 years ago
How Princess Eugenie Supported Harry and Meghan After Their Royal Exit
Over the last year, the princess has offered support for their personal lives, and now she’s signing on to 40X40, a new Archewell mentorship program.
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Pablo
@Pablo -
over 3 years ago
Melissa McCarthy Apologizes for Supporting Charity with Anti-LGBTQ Past
The actress said a planned donation to a foundation called Exodus Cry, whose founder once compared abortion to the Holocaust, was done in error: “We blew it.”
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Oren
@Oren -
almost 4 years ago
Beyoncé Drops Surprise Single on Juneteenth to Support Black-Owned Businesses
(LOS ANGELES) — Beyoncé did not let Juneteenth pass without dropping one of her signature surprises — a new single called “Black Parade.”“I’m going back to the South, I’m going back where my roots ain’t watered down,” Beyoncé sings, opening the track. At several points on...continued
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Casper
@Casper -
over 2 years ago
Belinda Carlisle of Go-Go's Cohosts Charity Event With Trixie Mattel
The Christmas party's proceeds will go toward Carlisle's nonprofit organization, Animal People Alliance.
4 minutes read
Sandrine
@Sandrine -
over 2 years ago
Airbnb to help house up to 20,000 Afghan refugees
Company’s charitable arm will work with hosts willing to offer spaces, but has yet to say where or for how longAirbnb will help house up to 20,000 Afghan refugees, the company has announced, as part of its Airbnb.org charitable arm.The company will coordinate…
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Ismael
@Ismael -
about 2 years ago
Cost of living crisis has exacerbated period poverty, charities say
Bloody Good Period has seen a 78% increase in demand for period products during the first quarter of 2022Period poverty in the UK has been exacerbated by the cost of living crisis, charities warn, as the demand for menstrual products distributed by charities …
3 minutes read
Kraig
@Kraig -
9 months ago
Lady Gaga Shares Devastating Tribute to “Real True Friend” Tony Bennett
“With Tony, I got to live my life in a time warp.”
4 minutes read
Kari
@Kari -
almost 4 years ago
Greta Thunberg donates $100,000 prize money to coronavirus relief fund
Greta Thunberg has expanded her activism to the fight against coronavirus, donating $100,000 (£80,000) in prize money to the United Nations to help support children during the pandemic.“Like the climate crisis, the coronavirus pandemic is a child-rights crisis,” the Swedi...continued
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Manley
@Manley -
over 2 years ago
‘We were revolutionaries’: Angelo Pezzana, founder of Italy’s first LGBT movement
Gay Italians gained a voice in the early 1970s thanks to FUORI!, founded 50 years ago in Turin – though struggles for rights continue
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Giovanni
@Giovanni -
over 3 years ago
Greta Thunberg Promises to Donate $1 Million She Received from Philanthropic Organisation to Charity
This is not the first time that the 17-year-old climate activist is donating her prize money to charitable projects. In April, she donated the $100,000 she received from a Danish non-governmental organisation to UNICEF in order to help children suffering from the coronavi...continued
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Hank
@Hank -
about 4 years ago
Homeless going days without food as charities close amid COVID-19 crisis
Coronavirus pandemic sees food shortages for homeless as panic buying strips supermarket shelvesPostedFood is becoming scarce for the homeless and people sleeping rough in Ipswich, west of Brisbane, as five charities stop operating amid the spread of COVID-19.Those that r...continued
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Liliane
@Liliane -
over 2 years ago
Surprise, surprise! Christian bigots are urging MPs to scrap ban on barbaric conversion therapy
Trans and non-binary people held a protest at Westminster yesterday (23 November) to support a ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy.
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Eleanora
@Eleanora -
about 2 years ago
‘Everyone wants a piece of Cornwall’: locals up in arms over second homes
Residents propose radical legislation amid growing anger at lack of affordable housingDesperate residents in north Cornwall have described themselves as an “endangered species” and are calling for compulsory purchases of unoccupied second homes amid a deepeni…
3 minutes read
Elody
@Elody -
almost 2 years ago
Stormzy thanks his mother in heartfelt speech as he receives honorary degree from Exeter University
The star, 28 - whose real name Michael Owuo Jr - praised the 'guts, grit and dedication' of students as he was awarded the honour at Exeter University.
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Muriel
@Muriel -
about 3 years ago
Activism on social media: bringing down the curtain on performative allyship
Last year life as we knew it was suddenly paused due to the Covid-19 pandemic, yet as a result, we were all catapulted into this new, hyper-digital world. The pandemic has caused a huge shift in how we interact with one another online, and with global movemen…
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Wilmer
@Wilmer -
over 2 years ago
Ed Asner dies at 91, lived a complete life and made fun of my shoes
Ed Asner took a shot at me and my shoes in a very Don Rickles type of move, that I absolutely loved but more about that later, as the celebrated actor has passed away at the age 91. Ed Asner's career spanned six decades, where he won seven Emmys, which is …
4 minutes read
Elliott
@Elliott -
almost 3 years ago
The racist abuse of footballers points to a far darker threat facing Britain – the rise of far-ri...
The focus on the England team’s firm stance against racism comes as action to tackle hate groups in the country becomes ever more urgent
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Erik
@Erik -
over 3 years ago
Ekow Eshun curates an exhibition inspired by activism and agency
The writer, curator and broadcaster has collaborated with the Fund for Global Human Rights on an exhibition in London that brings together work by photographers whose practice centres on community and collaborationThe Fund for Global Human Rights is a charity working with...continued
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Kristina
@Kristina -
about 2 years ago
NFTs give us the chance to own a piece of the Great Barrier Reef
Anyone can own a virtual piece of the Great Barrier Reef under an ambitious plan to revolutionise charity-based conservation.
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