HIV/AIDS
Sir Elton, Furnish Create Charity Candles, To Make Holt Renfrew In-Store Appearance
Sir Elton, Furnish Create Charity Candles, To Make Holt Renfrew In-Store Appearance Sir Elton John and husband, Toronto native David Furnish, have teamed up with Canada’s luxury department store chain Holt Renfrew and leading American home fragrance company NEST to create two limited edition, exclusive scented candles to benefit the Elton John AIDS…
Cut, Sew, Care: Fashion Cares Celebrates 25 years With Final Fundraiser
Cut, Sew, Care: Fashion Cares Celebrates 25 years With Final Fundraiser Fashion Cares co-chair Michael King and Katy Perry at 2008's Fashion sCaresWhen Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the U.S. government’s commitment to an AIDS-free generation at this year’s International AIDS Conference, it was an emphatic declaration that, when seen…
Annie Lennox To Headline Hope Rising!
Annie Lennox To Headline Hope Rising! Annie Lennox (photo credit: Mike Owen)Annie Lennox, who appeared in yesterday’s Olympic closing ceremony in London, has been announced as the headliner for the second annual Hope Rising! A Benefit Concert for the Stephen Lewis Foundation Nov. 7 at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall. The singer-songwriter, who rose to fame…
Conor Maynard Follows One Direction Into Sunshine
Conor Maynard Follows One Direction Into Sunshine Conor Maynard before the Rays of Sunshine concert with Stacey McCullough, 14, who has a condition called Dystonia. (Photo credit: Adam Jacobs)UK urban-pop artist Conor Maynard, whose YouTube popularity from his covers of songs by Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Taio Cruz and Rihanna led to a record deal with EMI and…
Comedian Mike MacDonald Puts Spotlight On Bigger Killer Than HIV
Comedian Mike MacDonald Puts Spotlight On Bigger Killer Than HIV Comedian Mike MacDonald entertaining troops in Afghanistan Call it a case of comic relief. Famed Canadian comedy veteran Mike MacDonald recently went public with the news that complications from Hepatitis C have seriously jeopardized his health and forced him to stop work while awaiting a…
(RED) Campaign Helps In Target AIDS-Free Generation By 2015
(RED) Campaign Helps In Target AIDS-Free Generation By 2015 (RED)Rush To Zero, a fundraising and awareness campaign to help in the ambitious goal to deliver an AIDS-free generation by 2015, began today, June 1, and will last 10 days. The virtual elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV is part of the eight Millennium Development Goals that the…
Actor Samuel L. Jackson Avenged Apartheid, Now Helps Kids
Actor Samuel L. Jackson Avenged Apartheid, Now Helps Kids Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson (holding young girl orphaned by AIDS) and musician Carlos Santana watch children's presentation by children benefitting from ANSA's It Takes a Village program in Ingwavuma, KawZulu Natal, South Africa, 2006 - Photo credit: ANSA/Peter McKenzie A…
Fashion Week's Unique Dare To Wear Gala For Stephen Lewis Foundation
Fashion Week's Unique Dare To Wear Gala For Stephen Lewis Foundation CBC's Wendy Mesley wears Kingi Carpenter for Peach Berserk at 2010 Dare To Wearphoto credit: George Pimentel/WireImage The third annual Dare To Wear Love gala fashion show, benefitting the Stephen Lewis Foundation which combats HIV/AIDS in Africa, closes Toronto's World MasterCard…
Hanson Get Action, Inspire Worldwide MMMovement
Hanson Get Action, Inspire Worldwide MMMovement Zac Hanson (in red) joins Take The Walk in the band's hometown of Tulsa — photo credit: Jeremy Charles Hanson, the band of brothers best known for their 1997 smash hit, "MMMbop," have had a dedicated fan-base since those teen idol days and as they continue to sell out shows around the world are inspiring…
Foundations Give Hope to Survivors of Sexual Violence in DR Congo
Foundations Give Hope to Survivors of Sexual Violence in DR Congo These young woman are survivors of sexual violence, who received help at Maison Dorcas, the aftercare center at Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, DRC Sexual violence is rampant in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The UN estimates that over 200,000 women and girls have been raped since…
Actor Josh Hutcherson Confronts Homophobia With "Straight But Not Narrow"
Actor Josh Hutcherson Confronts Homophobia With "Straight But Not Narrow" Josh Hutchersonphoto courtesy of New Line CinemaAll eyes have been on American actor Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are Alright) since he was cast as Peeta Mellark opposite Jennifer Lawrence in the movie of the post-apocalyptic young adult best-seller Hunger Games (opening in…
Actor Josh Hutcherson Confronts Homophobia With Straight But Not Narrow
Actor Josh Hutcherson Confronts Homophobia With Straight But Not Narrow Josh Hutchersonphoto courtesy of New Line CinemaAll eyes have been on American actor Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are Alright) since he was cast as Peeta Mellark opposite Jennifer Lawrence in the movie of the post-apocalyptic young adult best-seller Hunger Games (opening in March). Now…
Actor, Altruist And Allergy Sufferer Picks Anaphylaxis Canada For Hughie
Actor, Altruist And Allergy Sufferer Picks Anaphylaxis Canada For Hughie When actor Michael Kash mounts the stage at Toronto’s Theatre Centre on February 20, he’ll be doing more than just channeling his character in Eugene O’Neill’s gripping and rarely performed play, Hughie. He’ll also be assisting people living with asthma and serious allergies by raising buckets of cash. All proceeds from…
Spirit of the West Release Bulembu To Benefit A Population Threatened With Extinction
Spirit of the West Release Bulembu To Benefit A Population Threatened With Extinction Spirit of the West's John Mann on a visit to BulembuImagine an entire population wiped off the face of the earth, due to the spread of HIV/AIDS. That is the startling reality of Swaziland, Africa, the only developing nation in the world with a negative population growth…
Red Hot Organization Resurrects AIDS Awareness Albums
Red Hot Organization Resurrects AIDS Awareness Albums Album cover for 2011's Red Hot + RioAfter the release of Red Hot + Riot – The Music And Spirit Of Fela Kuti in 2002, John Carlin thought he was done. The co-founder of the not-for-profit New York-based Red Hot Organization had enjoyed a successful run raising funds for AIDS awareness commencing with…