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How To Support India Through Its COVID-19 Crisis

How To Support India Through Its COVID-19 Crisis India has declared a state of emergency as COVID-19 is wreaking havoc and overwhelming the healthcare system in the world’s second most populous country. India recorded a record 3,689 COVID-19 deaths on May 2 and more than 3,000 people had died from it for four straight days, pushing the country’s total…

Kris Kristofferson Presents Bruce Cockburn with First-ever People's Voice Award

Kris Kristofferson Presents Bruce Cockburn with First-ever People's Voice Award Bruce Cockburn holds his People's Voice Award Feb 15, presented by Kris Kristofferson — photo credit: Brian HethermanBruce Cockburn will need to clear some space on the proverbial mantel. On Wednesday (Feb. 15), the legendary Canuck singer/songwriter and activist…

Alicia Keys Stars in Short Film About Refugee Crisis

Alicia Keys Stars in Short Film About Refugee Crisis Alicia Keys stars in short film, Let Me In about the refugee crisis — photo credit: screenshot. Alicia Keys and her non-profit We Are Here have created a thought-provoking short film, Let Me In, that portrays the world refugee crisis in a dramatic light.  Written and directed by Jon Olinger, the New…

Coldplay, Muse, Foals Part Of Oxfam-Glastonbury Live Album To Help Refugees

Coldplay, Muse, Foals Part Of Oxfam-Glastonbury Live Album To Help Refugees Oxfam Presents: Stand As One — Live At Glastonbury 2016 album cover — photo via Glastonbury storeBy all accounts this weekend's Glastonbury Festival reaffirmed its status as one of the most important music events in the world with marquee sets from the likes of Coldplay, Muse,…

Dirty Heads Back Up Their Lyrics By Helping Oxfam

Dirty Heads Back Up Their Lyrics By Helping Oxfam Jared “Dirty J” Watson, Matt Ochoa and an Oxfam volunteer named Elizabeth in Boston at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion — photo credit: Bob Ferguson.When the members of Huntington Beach, California reggae rock band Dirty Heads were recording their fourth album, 2014's Sound of Change, last year, they had an…

Juno Awards Enlist Bruce Cockburn To Spotlight Green Initiative

Juno Awards Enlist Bruce Cockburn To Spotlight Green Initiative Bruce Cockburn, the Juno Awards 2013 Sustainability Ambassador — photo credit: Kevin Kelly.Folks can quibble until they’re blue over who wins what at the 42nd annual Juno Awards this weekend in Regina. But one area virtually impervious to criticism — yet largely invisible to the public — is…

Top Texan Conference Brand Launches SXSW ECO

Top Texan Conference Brand Launches SXSW ECO Austin, Texas’ South By Southwest (SXSW) is one of the top conference brands in the world with its long-running SXSW Music, SXSW Film and SXSW Interactive, and this October it will debut SXSW Eco. Taking place at the downtown Hilton Austin, from Oct. 4 to 6, this new event is designed to bring together…

Got Your Goat? Why Not Buy A Unique Life-Changing Gift?

Got Your Goat? Why Not Buy A Unique Life-Changing Gift? Photo credit: courtesy of World VisionThis Christmas, why not buy a goat, a mango tree or a deep well for someone? At global non-profits, such as Plan Canada, World Vision, Oxfam, War Child and UNICEF, the charities offer what many of us will perceive to be unique gifts, but go a long way in helping…