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Song Contest To Record With Sam Roberts Spotlights Issues in Africa
Song Contest To Record With Sam Roberts Spotlights Issues in Africa Producer David Bottrill records 2013's My Song For Change winner Trevor Kidd — photo courtesy of Make Music Matter.Aspiring pop stars hoping to balance dreams of glory with something more meaningful should consider entering the My Song for Change contest, currently accepting submissions…
CBC Radio Host Books Speakers & Bands For Mental Health Event
CBC Radio Host Books Speakers & Bands For Mental Health Event CBC Radio host Jeff Liberty and MindCare New Brunswick's Laura Downing hold a giant cheque showing last year's Music is Freedom fundraising tally — photo courtesy of JL.CBC Radio host and mental health advocate Jeff Liberty, who last year released a charity album of rarities by Glass Tiger’…
The Trews and Bedouin Soundclash To Play Late Agent's Memorial Show
The Trews and Bedouin Soundclash To Play Late Agent's Memorial Show Hanging out: (L to R) the Late Paul Gourlie and The Trews frontman Colin MacDonald — photo courtesy of the Trews.The Agency Group, one of Canada’s biggest booking agency, has put together a memorial concert May 10 at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern, a year after their colleague and friend…
Documentary Recognizes Unsung Heroes Trying To Eradicate Genocide
Documentary Recognizes Unsung Heroes Trying To Eradicate Genocide Luis Moreno-Ocampo (left), who prosecuted the military Junta trials in Argentina before becoming the first Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, is one of the people profiled in Watchers of the Sky.Raphael Lemkin coined the term "genocide" in 1944 and was the driving force…
Virunga Documentary Honours Defenders Of Few Living Mountain Gorillas
Virunga Documentary Honours Defenders Of Few Living Mountain Gorillas Virunga National Park director Emmanuel de Merode was attacked and shot by gunmen two days before the premiere of Virunga.The story of the Congo is largely a tragic one, and one of its sad chapters involves Virunga National Park, the subject of a new documentary bearing the park's name…
TOMS One Day Without Shoes Doesn’t Require Pedicures or Boss Approval
TOMS One Day Without Shoes Doesn’t Require Pedicures or Boss Approval TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie and wife Heather show off their bare feet at the 2013 Los Angeles TOMS One Day Without Shoes walk, held at the Santa Monica Pier. If your boss asks you why you’re not wearing shoes and socks on April 29, tell them it’s TOMS’ seventh annual One Day Without…
Documentary on Ukraine’s Topless FEMEN Who Protest Treatment of Women
Documentary on Ukraine’s Topless FEMEN Who Protest Treatment of Women FEMEN demonstrators take to the streets to protest patriarchy and a lack of women's rights in Ukraine.Pussy Riot has almost become a household name after the group's protests against Russian president Vladimir Putin and the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church landed them in prison…
Gomez, Norton, Rogan, Sheen, Hudson, Bloom Want You To Stop Talking
Gomez, Norton, Rogan, Sheen, Hudson, Bloom Want You To Stop Talking (L to R) Shiza Shahid, CEO and founder of the Malala Fund; teen activist Malala Yousafzai; Craig Kielburger, co-founder of Free The Children. Taken at We Day UK.On April 17, can you remain silent for 24 hours? Selena Gomez, Orlando Bloom, Jennifer Hudson, Seth Rogan, Clive Owen, Edward…
Event Gives Homeless and At-Risk Eye Exam, Haircuts, Foot Care & More
Event Gives Homeless and At-Risk Eye Exam, Haircuts, Foot Care & More Dental screening is among the services offered at Homeless Connect Edmonton and the upcoming Homeless Connect Toronto event — photo courtesy of HCT.The homeless and vulnerably housed can use all the help they can get. So the opportunity to tap into multiple social services such as…
#nomakeupselfie Canadian Cancer Society Campaign Needs Texting Push
#nomakeupselfie Canadian Cancer Society Campaign Needs Texting Push The Canadian Cancer Society's Rowena Pinto was officially the first Canadian selfie that donated via text and posted it.Thousands of women have been taking off their makeup and posting shots of their bare faces on social media, adding the hashtag #nomakeupselfie and nominating their…
Suzie McNeil’s New Charity Single For World Vision, Late Keyboardist
Suzie McNeil’s New Charity Single For World Vision, Late Keyboardist Suzie McNeil with Doris, in Zambia, on a trip with World Vision. Doris and her family inspired the second verse of charity singleSinger Suzie McNeil, the last girl standing on the Rock Star: INXS TV series who went on to a successful career in Canada with four albums and 13 national top…
Nelly Furtado, Chris Bosh Cartoon Relevant on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day
Nelly Furtado, Chris Bosh Cartoon Relevant on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day A still from anti-racism PSA The Girl With The Pinhead Parents, voiced by Nelly Furtado, Chris Bosh, Hedley's Jacob Hoggard and more. In a perfect world there would be no racism and therefore no need for the United Nations (UN) International Day for the Elimination of…
Get Larry King’s Suspenders, Chance To Hang with Him at Dodgers Opener
Get Larry King’s Suspenders, Chance To Hang with Him at Dodgers Opener Who wants to hang with Larry King? At a Los Angeles Dodgers game, no less? And for the opening day of baseball season? Watching the game with the 80-year-old TV and radio legend, that is something to cross off your bucket list. Well, it is a long shot, of course, a contest King has…
SXSW Cares Fund Surpasses $60k For Those Affected By Fatal Car Crash
SXSW Cares Fund Surpasses $60k For Those Affected By Fatal Car Crash A shot of the kind of crowd that gathers on Red River St. during SXSW. This is from 2013 — photo credit: Yvonne Matsell.The SXSW Cares Fund, set up to help people affected by last week’s fatal car crash at South By Southwest in Austin, TX, has surpassed $62,000 in a matter of days, it…
Stompin' Tom Connors Memorial Concert To Benefit Soccer Not Hockey
Stompin' Tom Connors Memorial Concert To Benefit Soccer Not Hockey The late Stompin' Tom — photo credit: (c) 2008 Mike Dunlop / Courtesy of Stompin' Tom Ltd.Stompin’ Tom and soccer? Did you hear that right? The late Canadian folk legend is famous for “The Hockey Song,” but the Second Annual Stompin' Tom Connors Memorial Concert at Toronto’s Horseshoe…