Top designers Vivienne Westwood and Henry Holland, fashion icon and singer Paloma Faith, models Lily Cole and Georgia Jagger, and actress Rachel Weisz, are among the FROW fashion pack backing Oxfam’s #SecondHandSeptember campaign as London Fashion Week kicks off today. Vivienne Westwood donated a handbag, and Henry Holland donated some shoes, all of which will raise money for Oxfam’s work fighting poverty. Oxfam launched #SecondHandSeptember to encourage participants to say no to clothes that harm the planet and the people in it by saying yes to second-hand, as a step…
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Cadbury Dairy Milk announces partnership with Age UK to help combat loneliness
In a typical week almost 2.6 million people aged 65 and over speak to three or fewer people they know, with over 225,000 often going a week without speaking to anyone at all. New research revealed today by Cadbury Dairy Milk and Age UK illustrates the impact of loneliness with over half a million of those who’ve been lonely claiming it stops them going out and about in everyday life with almost 4.5 million older people claiming to have felt lonely during later life. That’s why Cadbury Dairy Milk is…
Read MoreUKLGIG launches #LendYourVoice campaign
The UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG) has launched its first national social media campaign #LendYourVoice , which aims to raise awareness of the discrimination and dangers that LGBTQI+ people face in UK detention centres. Partnering with 28 LGBTQI+ celebrities and influencers, the campaign sees powerful voices within the LGBTQI+ community share the stories of LGBTQI+ people who have been held within the UK immigration detention system. Celebrities and influencers involved in the campaign include Great British Bake Off star Rav Bansal, author Juno Dawson, comedian James Barr, model…
Read MoreHelp Musicians re-opens 360 degree Do It Differently Fund
Help Musicians is encouraging independently-driven musicians seeking funding across creative output, business development and health & wellbeing to apply to its Do It Differently Fund, the third round of which opened today. Created in response to the charity’s research into the need for holistic support among DIY artists, the fund provides each awardee up to £3,000 towards creative output, and a further £2,000 towards one-to-one business guidance, led by ThinkMusic, and wellbeing tools from Help Musicians and BAPAM (British Association for Performing Arts Medicine). Help Musicians is also very pleased to…
Read MoreCelebrity Supporters Join Feeding America® To Share How And Why They Take Action To Help End Hunger In The US
Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization, and its Entertainment Council members have joined together in a new video for Hunger Action Day. The new video shares how and why they are taking action throughout the organization’s national campaign, Hunger Action Month®, to fight against hunger in America. The video features Camila Alves McConaughey, David Arquette, Ryan Eggold, Shanola Hampton, Leighton Meester, Liev Schreiber, and Darby Stanchfield, who speak from the heart and share personal experiences and their reasons for wanting to help end hunger across the United States. In keeping…
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