Disney Launches Global Create 100 Campaign to Celebrate Creativity and Support Make-A-Wish With $1 Million Donation

Create 100 has been launched recently, a global celebration of creativity marking 100 years of Disney storytelling. Some of the world’s most renowned visionaries and next generation talent across fashion, music, art and more have donated artworks, items and experiences inspired by their personal connection to stories and characters across Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and 20th Century, to benefit Make-A-Wish®. To begin, Disney is commemorating the launch with a $1 million donation to Make-A-Wish to support the granting of life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. “Disney’s timeless stories…

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Disney And Starlight Children’s Foundation Unveil New Experiences To Reimagine The Patient Journey At Children’s National Hospital

Disney and Starlight Children’s Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to delivering happiness to seriously ill kids and their families, have teamed up with Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. to host an Encanto-themed event celebrating a new suite of Disney experiences at the hospital and to honor Hispanic Heritage Month. As part of Disney’s $100 million commitment to help reimagine the patient journey in children’s hospitals, imaginative murals, a play space, and digital displays were unveiled at today’s event at Children’s National Hospital, one of the nation’s top-five ranked pediatric hospitals.…

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Human Rights Campaign Refuses Money from Disney Until Meaningful Action is Taken to Combat Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” Bill

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer civil rights organization — responded to a statement by Bob Chapek, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, at Disney’s quarterly shareholder meeting. His statement was the company’s first public statement of opposition to Florida’s House Bill 1557 or the Don’t Say Gay or Trans bill. This legislation would censor teachers from talking about LGBTQ+ issues or people, preventing all students from experiencing inclusive classrooms. After remaining silent as the bill made its way through the…

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This Girl Can and Disney come together to help mums get moving with their kids

To celebrate the positive impact of families exercising together, Sport England has launched a series of short films, inspired by Disney, that show mums engaging in home-based exercise routines with their children, getting them involved by dancing together to their favourite Disney music.  With Sport England research showing that six in ten (61%) mums would feel guilty about taking time to exercise, rather than spending time with their family, This Girl Can set out to find a partner that could help create fun, family moments that got mums and kids…

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Disney Empowers Aspiring Young Filmmakers To Create Global #DreamBigPrincess Video Series Celebrating Female Trailblazers

Disney today announced a new global project giving 21 talented young women from different corners of the globe the chance to make digital shorts telling the stories of inspiring female role models. The #DreamBigPrincess series will be shared across Disney’s global media platforms as part of a campaign to unlock up to a $1 million donation to Girl Up, an initiative of the UN Foundation. Each aspiring filmmaker will be paired with an inspirational interview subject spanning a diverse range of professions. The young women will capture the stories of…

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