Want to help rebuild New Orleans, help the environment and make your skin beautifully clean? Then buy a bottle (or bottles) of Kiehl’s “Aloe Vera” Biodegradable Liquid Body Cleanser. 100% of the net profits from the sale of this product will support “Make It Right” which is an initiative co-created by Brad Pitt to help build environmentally sustainable, affordable housing for the displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina.
takepart and get your Kiehl’s Aloe Vera Biodegradable Body Liquid at http://www.kiehls.com Also learn more about “Make It Right” and get involved at http://www.makeitrightnola.org.

One of the perks of being an Emmy attendee is the fabulously over-the-top gift suites. This year, The Alive Expo suite included two rooms full of eco friendly freebies at The Sofitel Hotel in WEHO. One room was full of lifestyle and fashion including jewelry made from recycled bottles by Smart Glass. The other room offered a variety of body-friendly treats like Omega 3 vitamins, Oreganol, Cod Liver Oil and Honey infused wheat grass.

Across town, LA-publicist Melanie Segal rented an entire house in Beverly Hills. Celebs were invite to stop in get primped for the awards with manis, pedis and massages courtesy of Mobile Spa and hair touch-ups from T3 Micro. They could also snag Apple iPods and Plantronics Bluetooth headsets. Guests were asked to make donations to Brad Pitt’s “Make It Right NOLA” organization and to autograph the celebrity sign-in board, which will be auctioned off to benefit the charity.

“Make It Right NOLA” is all about building green affordable housing on a large scale to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. For more on “Make It Right NOLA” and to get involved takepart check out http://www.makeitrightnola.org

Brad Pitt was in New Orleans on Monday to makes things just a little more right - and he wasn’t alone:

Former President Clinton and Brad Pitt met with hundreds of volunteers in the Lower 9th Ward at the site where a foundation headed by Pitt plans to begin building affordable homes for Hurricane Katrina victims.

“We hope to see a huge change here in the next six months,” Pitt told a group of residents as he posed for pictures Sunday and signed autographs.

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The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is now here to give you the very best of Katie, Nicole, Giulia, Gina and Kerry! If you worry about missing your favorite bloggers’ posts as they push their way down the page each and every week - Never Fear! Check out our most popular posts of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites.

Katie:

Woody Guthrie: This Grammy Is Your Grammy / This Grammy Is My Grammy

Rambo Fights for Burma’s Freedom + 5 Steps You Can Take To Help Burma In 5 Minutes

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Nicole:

“Yes We Can” Obama Music Video a Unique Celebrity Endorsement

Top 10 US Grant, Scholarship and Fellowship Awarding Foundations

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Giulia:

Ba-Da-Bling Commercials Pulled in New York

“Safe Sex or No Sex” Shirts Get Teens Suspended

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Gina:

10 Internet Videos Featuring Celebrities Advocating For A Cause

Close Up: An Introduction to Iranian Cinema and Cinematic Rainbows

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Kerry:

Sheryl Crow’s Apocalyptic Peak-Oil Song

Solar Powered Soldiers Wear Uniforms with Built-In Batteries

It seems like more and more celebrities are using their influence to make awesome social action causes more present in the news. Often times they do this by making videos and putting those videos on the internet. This is great! But what’s really great is when the video goes beyond a talking celebrity head and turns out to be something that is well crafted, with equal attention given to image, sound and celebrity. With that I present you, the takepart community, with my Top 10 Internet Videos Featuring Celebrities Advocating for a Cause.

1. George Clooney for Amnesty International : The video is short and simple and only features Clooney and a ball, but it’s one of the most effective I’ve seen.

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2. Lots of Awesome Folks for Darfur Now :

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Brad Pitt was on Charlie Rose last week and when he wasn’t talking about his amazing film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford he was talking about his efforts to even the scale in New Orleans:To learn more about Pitt’s organization Make It Right - click on over here : http://www.makeitrightnola.org/ Also on the Brad Pitt news front - apparently the actor is in talks with the great Terrence Malick to take a role in his next film Tree of Life.  Pitt would replace Heath Ledger in the film which already has Sean Penn on board.As a Malick fan, any news that suggests he is moving forward on a project  gets me super excited - and it’s that excitement that led me to post the two videos below - one is a trailer for The Assassination of  Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (which is definitely going on my top 10 list this year) and the other is a trailer for Malick’s 1998 film The Thin Red Line, because it’s one of the best anti-war films to be released in some time and with the news that 70 billion more dollars have been allocated for Iraq, it might be time to reflect on what exactly war entails.

By Kerry TruemanNew Orleans’ Ninth Ward must be on cloud nine today with the unveiling of the 13 eco-friendly low-income home designs Brad Pitt commissioned from green architects for his Make it Right project. Instead of sitting around bemoaning the lack of leadership on rebuilding New Orleans, Pitt has ponied up $5 million dollars out of his own pocket, and teamed up with green design guru William McDonough, among others, to help create 150 sustainable, affordable homes for the devastated Ninth Ward.Pitt’s making it easy for everyone to pitch in and help the Big Easy; whether you’re a foundation, a corporation, or an individual, you can help build these cleverly designed, super-efficient and desperately needed homes by adopting “one house, several houses or a portion of a house,” as Pitt told the New York Times. “You can adopt a tankless water heater or a solar panel or a tree or a low-flush toilet”you can give it to someone for Christmas.” Now, there’s the kind of gift-giving that even the Reverend Billy and his Church of Stop Shopping would say “Amen!” to! You can make a contribution to Make it Right by clicking HERE.