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Hot Docs Giving Away $200,000 Worth of Tickets to Students, Seniors and New Canadians
Hot Docs Giving Away $200,000 Worth of Tickets to Students, Seniors and New Canadians Hot Docs' executive director Brett Hendrie — photo courtesy of Hot Docs.Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival organizers will be giving $200,000 worth of tickets to students, seniors and new Canadians. One of the top documentary film festivals in the world…
Martha Wainwright Headlining Woody Guthrie’s Widow’s Huntington Disease Benefit
Martha Wainwright Headlining Woody Guthrie’s Widow’s Huntington Disease Benefit The late Marjorie and Woody Guthrie — photo credit: HDSA.When folk icon Woody Guthrie died in a New York City hospital on October 3, 1967, from the complications of Huntington’s disease, his widow Marjorie ensure a continued battle against the inherited neurological ailment…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Select These 7 Charities In Lieu of Wedding Gifts
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Select These 7 Charities In Lieu of Wedding Gifts Good news for anyone hand-wringing about what to buy Prince Harry and bride-to-be Meghan Markle as a gift for their May 19 nuptials. And we know how stressful china and flatware selection can be, especially when your recipients are royals. To harness “the goodwill shown to…
Fund Set Up to Cover Funeral Expenses for Victims of Toronto Van Attack
Fund Set Up to Cover Funeral Expenses for Victims of Toronto Van Attack photo courtesy of Canada Zakat GoFundMe Page for Toronto van attack. A fund created by volunteer organization Canada Zakat by DawaNet after the murderous van rampage Monday that killed 10 people and injured 14 has raised $160,000 in just two days. The goal is $1 million, which will…
Canadian Musicians Rally on Behalf of Humboldt Tragedy Victims
Canadian Musicians Rally on Behalf of Humboldt Tragedy Victims Several Canadian musicians are offering their talents and services to raise money for the survivors and surviving families of the recent tragic and fatal bus accident involving the Humboldt Broncos Junior A hockey team and supporting staff that occurred on April 6. A new web site,…
Documentary Film Festival Hot Docs a Bonanza of Titles for the Conscious-Minded
Documentary Film Festival Hot Docs a Bonanza of Titles for the Conscious-Minded Pictured Scott Jones and sister Sherise, Love, Scott is about a young gay musician’s brave recovery after a vicious attacked left him paralyzed — photo courtesy of Hot Docs. Like non-fiction books, documentaries have at least one very distinct advantage over their fictional…
15th Annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival To Feature Five Female Directors
15th Annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival To Feature Five Female Directors The Poetess — photo via TIFFFive of the seven films being featured at the 15th annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival being held in Toronto April 18-25 will feature works directed or co-directed by women. One of the directors featured in the film festival is Hissa Hilal, whose…
Hip Hop Artist Emmanuel Jal Among Winners Of 2018 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent
Hip Hop Artist Emmanuel Jal Among Winners Of 2018 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent Emmanual Jal — courtesy photo.Sudanese-Canadian hip hop artist and former child soldier Emmanuel Jal is one of three recipients of the 2018 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent, established in 2012 by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF…
Q&A: Author of The Tragically Hip Book Says Earmarking for Charity Is What You Should Do
Q&A: Author of The Tragically Hip Book Says Earmarking for Charity Is What You Should Do Author Michael Barclay with his new book on The Tragically Hip — photo courtesy of ECW Press.The Tragically Hip might at least be pleased that a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Michael Barclay’s new book, The Never-Ending Present (ECW Press), about the…
Jay-Z Tells Letterman Trump is Great For America and Explains Why
Jay-Z Tells Letterman Trump is Great For America and Explains Why Jay-Z used his recent appearance on My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman to explain why Donald Trump being the president of the United States of America might help turn the country around and empower young people in the next election. Letterman prompted the rapper…
iPhone 8 (PRODUCT)RED Proceeds To Help Combat HIV/AIDS In Africa
iPhone 8 (PRODUCT)RED Proceeds To Help Combat HIV/AIDS In Africa Apple has introduced a new iPhone that will be used to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa.The new (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition iPhone 8 was released to retail on April 13. Partial proceeds from the sale of (PRODUCT)RED iPhone 8's will go towards the global charitable fund (RED). Created in 2006 by U2's Bono and Bobby Shriver, (RED)'s goal…
Crowdfunding Campaign for Humboldt Broncos Hockey Team Bus Crash Victims Tops $5 Million
Crowdfunding Campaign for Humboldt Broncos Hockey Team Bus Crash Victims Tops $5 Million Humboldt Broncos — photo credit: via Twitter. A fund set up for the victims of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team's bus crash has rapidly raised close to $5 million. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have now confirmed there were 15 fatalities and 14…
John Prine Donates Net Proceeds from Album Pre-Orders to Marjory Stoneman Douglas Victims’ Fund
John Prine Donates Net Proceeds from Album Pre-Orders to Marjory Stoneman Douglas Victims’ Fund Legendary folk singer and songwriter John Prine is releasing his first album of new material in 13 years with a magnanimous gesture: the proceeds of every pre-ordered copy of Tree of Forgiveness bought through the PledgeMusic website prior to its April 13…
Philanthropist Peter Munk, who donated $300M to Various Causes and Created the Munk Debates, Dies at 90
Philanthropist Peter Munk, who donated $300M to Various Causes and Created the Munk Debates, Dies at 90 Peter and Melanie Monk — photo credit: Tom Sandler.One of Canada’s most admired and significant philanthropists has died. Peter Munk, who donated nearly $300 million to numerous causes and established and created the renowned Munk Debates, with his wife…
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt to Perform Charity Song at March For Our Lives
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt to Perform Charity Song at March For Our Lives Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tony Award-winning actor Ben Platt cut charity song Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tony Award-winning actor Ben Platt will perform their new charity song “Found/Tonight” at the March For Our Lives rally in Washington D.C. this…