The 2023 Global Citizen Festival will broadcast live to the world on Saturday, September 23 from New York City’s Central Park, where 60 thousand global citizens, along with the world’s leading artists and advocates, will gather for a day of action and advocacy for equity, for the planet, for food and for jobs, to end extreme poverty Now, as world leaders gather for the Un General Assembly.
Charlize Theron, Chris Rock, Daymond John, Eddie Izzard, Katie Holmes, Liza Koshy, Natasha Lyonne, Nomzamo Mbatha, and Vladimir Duthiers are set to join the line-up that will take the stage on Central Park’s Great Lawn. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the Un; Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Norwegian Minister of Development and Cooperation; Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General, International Labour Organisation; José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor Leste; Dr. Tariq Al Gurg, CEO, Dubai Cares; Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization; Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director, Education...
Charlize Theron, Chris Rock, Daymond John, Eddie Izzard, Katie Holmes, Liza Koshy, Natasha Lyonne, Nomzamo Mbatha, and Vladimir Duthiers are set to join the line-up that will take the stage on Central Park’s Great Lawn. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the Un; Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Norwegian Minister of Development and Cooperation; Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General, International Labour Organisation; José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor Leste; Dr. Tariq Al Gurg, CEO, Dubai Cares; Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization; Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director, Education...
- 9/22/2023
- Look to the Stars
Loc Agency, a brand and talent management service founded by Jessica Hoy and Teddy Duvall, has launched to offer strategic advisory and creative services for films, personalities and more.
Loc Agency works with a range of feature films, brands and high-profile talent to deliver brand management, public relations, special events and sponsorship sales and brand activation services.
Their clients have included companies such as Robert Schwartzman’s Utopia, which remains a client following the film company’s growth in the independent film industry, for their films including “Shiva Baby” and “Holy Spider.” Loc has also supported film campaigns for titles such as “Down With the King,” starring Freddie Gibbs, “Venus as a Boy,” starring Olivia Culpo, Mubi’s Paris premiere of the Dash Snow documentary “Moments Like This Never Last” in partnership with Dover Street Market and the KT Tunstall-produced short film “Gutterpunk.”
The agency’s clients also include NFL Super Bowl winner Martellus Bennett,...
Loc Agency works with a range of feature films, brands and high-profile talent to deliver brand management, public relations, special events and sponsorship sales and brand activation services.
Their clients have included companies such as Robert Schwartzman’s Utopia, which remains a client following the film company’s growth in the independent film industry, for their films including “Shiva Baby” and “Holy Spider.” Loc has also supported film campaigns for titles such as “Down With the King,” starring Freddie Gibbs, “Venus as a Boy,” starring Olivia Culpo, Mubi’s Paris premiere of the Dash Snow documentary “Moments Like This Never Last” in partnership with Dover Street Market and the KT Tunstall-produced short film “Gutterpunk.”
The agency’s clients also include NFL Super Bowl winner Martellus Bennett,...
- 7/7/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
Global Citizen, the world’s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty Now, has announced John Boyega, Connie Britton, Sabrina Dhowre Elba, Cyril Dion, Danai Gurira, Diane Kruger, Aïssa Maïga, Norman Reedus and Michelle Yeoh will join ‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ on Thursday, June 22, taking place at the historic Champ de Mars in Paris.
The free, ticketed event will provide a platform for calls to action from the world’s leading youth climate activists, including Xiye Bastida, Camille Etienne, Jerome Foster, Brianna Fruean, Helena Gualinga, and Mitzi Jonelle Tan, among others.
‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ will feature performances from Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Jon Batiste and special guests Finneas and Mosimann to drive commitments from world leaders and the private sector to confront the climate crisis head on.
Under the high patronage of Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic,...
The free, ticketed event will provide a platform for calls to action from the world’s leading youth climate activists, including Xiye Bastida, Camille Etienne, Jerome Foster, Brianna Fruean, Helena Gualinga, and Mitzi Jonelle Tan, among others.
‘Power Our Planet: Live in Paris’ will feature performances from Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Jon Batiste and special guests Finneas and Mosimann to drive commitments from world leaders and the private sector to confront the climate crisis head on.
Under the high patronage of Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic,...
- 6/15/2023
- Look to the Stars
Acclaimed musicians, actors, business leaders, climate activists and environmentalists from around the world will unite on 21st June for Climate Action Live, an international event convened by Peace One Day.
Climate Action Live will facilitate conversations on a more sustainable future for our planet. Live panel discussions and special interviews will focus on the interconnections between climate and peace, under the theme: “No Climate Action – No Peace.”
Among those joining the event: Sting, 17-time Grammy Award Winner; Xiye Bastida, Climate Activist, Organizer of Fridays for Future; Julia Jackson, Founder of Grounded; Luisa Neubauer, Climate Justice Activist; Nk| Nastya Kamenskykh, Singer; Seán Boyle, Director of Sustainability at Twitter; Bella Ramsey, Actress, Ambassador for Young Minds & Greenpeace; Emmanuel Jal, Musician, Actor and Activist; and many other extraordinary individuals.
These urgent conversations will draw together views from climate-justice activists, leaders, and artists from around the world. Through these dialogues, Climate Action Live 21 June...
Climate Action Live will facilitate conversations on a more sustainable future for our planet. Live panel discussions and special interviews will focus on the interconnections between climate and peace, under the theme: “No Climate Action – No Peace.”
Among those joining the event: Sting, 17-time Grammy Award Winner; Xiye Bastida, Climate Activist, Organizer of Fridays for Future; Julia Jackson, Founder of Grounded; Luisa Neubauer, Climate Justice Activist; Nk| Nastya Kamenskykh, Singer; Seán Boyle, Director of Sustainability at Twitter; Bella Ramsey, Actress, Ambassador for Young Minds & Greenpeace; Emmanuel Jal, Musician, Actor and Activist; and many other extraordinary individuals.
These urgent conversations will draw together views from climate-justice activists, leaders, and artists from around the world. Through these dialogues, Climate Action Live 21 June...
- 6/17/2022
- Look to the Stars
Exclusive: NowThis Next, an event spearheaded by Discovery-backed digital news brand NowThis, will air this month as a one-hour primetime special on cable network OWN.
The lineup of speakers will include Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Eva Longoria and Amanda Gorman.
NowThis, which is part of Group Nine Media, is reteaming with women-focused non-profit Vital Voices and Procter & Gamble for the event. The air date on OWN, which is part of Discovery’s network portfolio, is Monday, October 25. Discovery has been a stakeholder for several years in Group Nine, whose digital brands also include Thrillist, The Dodo, Seeker and Pop Sugar.
This year’s second edition of NowThis Next will focus on the role of women leaders in “creating a more equitable and just world,” according to organizers. Topics to be discussed include mental health, racial justice, climate justice, women and girls’ rights around the world, with a special focus on Afghanistan.
The lineup of speakers will include Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Eva Longoria and Amanda Gorman.
NowThis, which is part of Group Nine Media, is reteaming with women-focused non-profit Vital Voices and Procter & Gamble for the event. The air date on OWN, which is part of Discovery’s network portfolio, is Monday, October 25. Discovery has been a stakeholder for several years in Group Nine, whose digital brands also include Thrillist, The Dodo, Seeker and Pop Sugar.
This year’s second edition of NowThis Next will focus on the role of women leaders in “creating a more equitable and just world,” according to organizers. Topics to be discussed include mental health, racial justice, climate justice, women and girls’ rights around the world, with a special focus on Afghanistan.
- 10/12/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
After the first day of President Biden’s two-day climate summit this week, one could easily have the impression that global leaders are very, very good people who take the climate crisis very, very seriously. Biden had summoned together 40 heads of state from all the most powerful nations of the world for what amounted to a giant Zoom meeting to discuss how concerned they all are about the fate of human civilization on a superheated planet.
And they all had important things to say. Biden called climate change “the existential...
And they all had important things to say. Biden called climate change “the existential...
- 4/23/2021
- by Jeff Goodell
- Rollingstone.com
Mumbai, Oct 8 (Ians) Indian YouTube sensation Prajakta Koli will join Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Chris Hemsworth, Jane Fonda, Mark Ruffalo and Jaden Smith to address the issue of climate change.
She will join the event at the upcoming virtual Countdown Global Launch, which aims to mobilise people to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. It will be held on October 10.
The event lineup also includes Don Cheadle, Al Gore, Xiye Bastida, Hannah Stocking, and Prince William.
"We can inspire others through action because there is no hope without action. I am delighted to partner with Countdown to inspire every company and country and engage citizens in actions that decouple carbon from our economy and way of life in this decade," Prajakta said.
"We need to fight to ensure this planet survives and flourishes for future generations, which requires intergenerational collaboration. Countdown is about coming together across ages and sectors to...
She will join the event at the upcoming virtual Countdown Global Launch, which aims to mobilise people to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. It will be held on October 10.
The event lineup also includes Don Cheadle, Al Gore, Xiye Bastida, Hannah Stocking, and Prince William.
"We can inspire others through action because there is no hope without action. I am delighted to partner with Countdown to inspire every company and country and engage citizens in actions that decouple carbon from our economy and way of life in this decade," Prajakta said.
"We need to fight to ensure this planet survives and flourishes for future generations, which requires intergenerational collaboration. Countdown is about coming together across ages and sectors to...
- 10/8/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
It’s hard to read the news these days, as ever-deadlier fires rage in the west and more intense hurricanes batter the Gulf Coast, and our president shrugs his shoulders and says “It’s going to get cooler, you’ll see.” Which is why it’s a small miracle that I read something about climate change recently that actually made me feel good. All We Can Save, a new anthology (out September 22nd) co-edited by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson, is a compilation of essays and...
- 9/21/2020
- by Phoebe Neidl
- Rollingstone.com
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