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Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience Will Donate Portion of Ticket Sales To New BIPOC Fellowship
Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience Will Donate Portion of Ticket Sales To New BIPOC Fellowship Not only will the world premiere of Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this summer provide a cultural and safe sensory audio-visual art experience, but will raise money in the process. The new production created by…
The Weeknd Donates $1M To UN World Food Programme For "My People of Ethiopia”
The Weeknd Donates $1M To UN World Food Programme For "My People of Ethiopia” The Weeknd is donating $1 million, the equivalent of 2 million meals, to the United Nations World Food Programme “for my people of Ethiopia” and is hoping his gesture will encourage others to help as well. The escalating conflict between Ethiopia’s government and the…
Billy Gibbons, Rosanne Cash, Patti Smith Part of Virtual Concert For 10 Music Education Charities
Billy Gibbons, Rosanne Cash, Patti Smith Part of Virtual Concert For 10 Music Education Charities Graphic art credit: Shutterstock Glen Hansard, Patti Smith, Richard Marx, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Joan Osborne are among the many artists participating in an April 15 virtual concert to raise money for 10 music…
Justin Bieber Puts Focus On Justice with Month-Long Contest
Justin Bieber Puts Focus On Justice with Month-Long Contest Photo provide by UMG.To coincide with the release of his new album, Justice, Justin Bieber is rallying his fans until the end of April to help learn about and donate money to a range of charities focused on justice: Alexandria House, Anti-Recidivism Coalition, Baby2Baby, Equal Justice Initiative…
Imagine Dragons Offers Scholarships To Refugees And Immigrants
Imagine Dragons Offers Scholarships To Refugees And Immigrants Imagine Dragons — photo courtesy of Bold.Bold.org, the scholarship platform committed to fighting student debt through philanthropy, is continuing its Year of Giving Campaign with the new $10,000 (USD) Imagine Dragons Origins Scholarship. Four awards of $2,500 (USD) will be given to first-…
Endy Extends Mattress Donations To On-Call Rooms, Public Can Nominate Hospitals
Endy Extends Mattress Donations To On-Call Rooms, Public Can Nominate Hospitals Endy deliver — photo provided.Canadian online mattress retailer Endy just launched Healthcare Heroes Giving Campaign, which replaces old hospital mattresses in on-call rooms with brand new ones, after donating mattresses all last year when healthcare workers reached out. The…
Country Artists Raising Money For Unison Fund With Tongue-in-Cheek Lockdown Single
Country Artists Raising Money For Unison Fund With Tongue-in-Cheek Lockdown Single Some prominent Canadian country artists are raising money for the music industry charity Unison Fund with the tongue--in-cheek single “Looking For A Lockdown with You," which takes a lighter look at dating in the age of COVID-19. And a contest is closing later this week to…
Slaight Family Foundation Gifts $30 Million To 19 Mental Health Initiatives
Slaight Family Foundation Gifts $30 Million To 19 Mental Health Initiatives Gary Slaight — photo provided.The Slaight Family Foundation, one of Toronto’s most wide-reaching and generous philanthropic family foundations, is divvying up $30 million to 19 Canadian organizations offering mental health services to people experiencing all kinds of distress and…
International Women’s Day: Songs Sung By Women, About Women, Inspiring Women
International Women’s Day: Songs Sung By Women, About Women, Inspiring Women Photo credit: Shutterstock International Women’s Day (March 8) has been celebrated for more than 120 years, and while the fairer sex has come a long way, baby, the fight for equality, justice and breaking all the glass ceilings continues. To honour women, their accomplishments…
Two Weeks of Mostly Free Events in Canada for International Women's Day
Two Weeks of Mostly Free Events in Canada for International Women's Day Photo by Hermes Rivera on UnsplashThough the streets may seem awfully quiet with a lack of marches this International Women’s Day, there is no shortage of virtual events aimed at bringing positive change and empowering women. This year, International Women’s Day has reinvented…
International Women’s Day: A Look At Gender Parity Challenges Around The World
International Women’s Day: A Look At Gender Parity Challenges Around The World Olivia and Elin Mendola from Sweden — photo credit: International Women's Day galleryInternational Women’s Day was first held in 1911 and is held annually on March 8 to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women while also acting as a call to…
Harry Belafonte's Massive Online Birthday Bash Benefits The Gathering For Justice
Harry Belafonte's Massive Online Birthday Bash Benefits The Gathering For Justice Harry Belafonte with Martin Luther King Jr. at Montgomery Airport, 1965 — photo credit: Ivan Massar, provided by Girlie Action Media A big online celebration is being held for the birthday of singer-songwriter, actor and activist Harry Belafonte on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 7…
The Tragically Hip Will Receive Humanitarian Award At Juno Awards
The Tragically Hip Will Receive Humanitarian Award At Juno Awards The Tragically Hip — photo credit: Gordon HawkinsThe Tragically Hip will receive the Music Canada-sponsored Humanitarian Award at this year’s 50th annual Juno Awards ceremony. The Humanitarian Award recognizes outstanding Canadian artists or music industry leaders whose humanitarian…
Voting Is Open For The 10 Finalists In The 2021 L'Oréal Paris Women of Worth
Voting Is Open For The 10 Finalists In The 2021 L'Oréal Paris Women of Worth 1st Row -Left to Right: Evelyn Fox, Boma Brown and Cindy Blakely 2nd Row – Left to Right – Rhonelle Bruder and Aditi Sivakumar 3rd Row – Left to Right – Simryn Atwal and Mesert Haileyesus 4th Row – Left to Right – Bita Malekian, Elise Konadu Ahenkorah and Dr. Marie Josee…
Midnight Oil Sets Up Series of Live Concerts For The Makarrata Project
Midnight Oil Sets Up Series of Live Concerts For The Makarrata Project Midnight Oil received the Gold Medal for Human Rights from the Sydney Peace Foundation on Nov. 26 — photo credit: Pete Dawson Australian activist rock band Midnight Oil is supporting its 12th studio album, The Makarrata Project, with February and March performances in its homeland…