Starbucks is pairing up with U2 singer Bono’s PRODUCT RED to raise money for his charity over the Christmas season. PRODUCT RED works with companies to create PRODUCT RED items that will support the Global Fund to invest in African AIDS programs, with a focus on women and children. Starbucks will donate 5 cents to PRODUCT RED from each sale of three special RED drinks Peppermint Mocha Twist, Espresso Truffle and Gingersnap Latte. Ooh I’ll take a Grande Espresso Truffle please.

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I may not be a fan of U2, but I have to admit that Bono is kind of awesome. Watch him speak here about The One Campaign and making the world better for you and me and everyone:

I usually don’t like salesmen and the analogy is pretty cheesy BUT what he says is vital and important.

So take his words to heart and takepart with the One Campaign - we need to act not to wish!

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Rogan Gregory will be the next designer for Target’s GO International. Go International is Target’s exclusive line providing affordable fashion created by world-renowned designers. All cotton used in the Rogan for Target collection is 100% certified organic, highlighting Rogan’s design sensibility of unique construction and a devotion to environmentally sensitive materials.The exclusive women’s fashion collection will launch on Target.com/go and at most Target stores nationwide on May 18, 2008, and will be available through June 28.

Gregory has three labels: ethical T-shirt label EDUN which he runs with Bono’s wife Ali Hewson, Loomstate, an all-organic line of t-shirts and jeans, and his own edgier line Rogan.

and visit Target.com/go on May 18 to buy some eco-friendly fashions.

The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Check out our most popular articles of the week on a variety of subjects, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites.

Katie:

Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan Surfaces 120 Years Later

Hallelujah For American Idol, Jeff Buckley and Leonard Cohen

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Nicole:

Google Gives Free Voicemail to San Francisco Homeless

Gabriel Garcia Marquez Turnes 80

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Giulia:

Patrick Swayze’s Cancer Battle

Koby Bryant’s PSA for ASR

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Gina:

Reese’s Empowering Bracelet

“Chop Shop” - Dreams In a Place of Despair

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Kerry:

Bamboo Laptop: Will Apple Be Green with Envy?

The Explosive Truth About Twinkies

Jason Castro sang Hallelujah on Tuesday’s American Idol, which made Simon, a fan of Jeff Buckley’s cover of the song, a very happy judge. But the irony of the Hallelujah’s American Idol-level popularity is that when Canadian singer songwriter Leonard Cohen first recorded the song in 1984 on his Various Positions album, Columbia records opted not to release the record because, at this point, Cohen was not as popular as he once was in America. But Cohen remained popular in Europe and in his native Canada. And Hallelujah wound up being one of his most popular songs ever. It was covered by artists including Rufus Wainwright, Bob Dylan, Regina Spektor, Bono, K.D. Lang, Sheryl Crow, John Cale to name just a few. But it was the late Jeff Buckley’s cover which became the most well known, and was ranked #259 on Rolling Stone’s “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time” and dubbed “the most perfect song ever” by Q Magazine.

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Rocker Bono and artist Damien Hirst sent made it a very special Valentines for people in Africa Thursday night, raising more than $40 million for AIDS relief.

Queen Noor, Michael Stipe, Dennis Hopper, Martha Stewart, Christy Turlington, Ed Burns, Q-Tip, Helena Christensen, Brian Williams and Anna Wintour were among the celebs who turned out at Sotheby’s auction house to bid on the work of some of the world’s top artists.

Organizer Hirst’s piece, “Where There’s a Will There’s a Way,” fetched the top price of $7.15 million. Jasper Johns, Chuck Close, Jeff Koons, Ed Ruscha, Matthew Barney, Banksy, Richard Prince and Antony Gormley were among the 100 artists who donated masterpieces. The Gagosian Gallery-curated auction established new sales records for 17 artists.

The evening benefited (RED), the charity Bono and Bobby Shriver founded 18 months ago that has now generated more than $100 million for the UN-created Global Fund, according to (RED) organizers.

For more on (RED) and/or to get involved visit http://www.joinred.com

Billionaire Bill Gates and U2 frontman Bono chastised their fellow philanthropists gathered at the Davos Forum in Switzerland for not doing enough to solve the world’s problems, according to the AP:

“This is the world’s report card. In some areas there are good grades, in some areas not,” Gates said. “We can make more progress, so it’s important to be part of this endeavor. It’s the most important work in the world.”

Bono was less diplomatic:

“My advice to the developing world? Get a good lawyer and haul our asses into court!” he said.

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