It’s May 16th, I’m Gina Telaroli and this is TakePart.com’s look at the week in social action…

The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Mother’s Day is this Sunday (don’t forget!), so be sure to take a look at some of the great posts we’ve put together in celebration of moms everywhere! Check out some of our most popular stories of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites!

Katie Halper:

Top 10 Mother’s Day E-Cards

Hillary Andrews Will Not Lick Bob Stokes’ Swizzle Stick

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Nicole Hughes:

Top 10 Green Gift Wrap Ideas For Mothers Day

Peak Oil Strip Tease

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Andy Kondrat:

Tornado Devestated Town Rebuilds As Green Model Community

Radiohead Attempts An Eco-Friendly World Tour

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Jon Popham:

Nepalese Art Photography: Rubin Museum of Art

America’s First Wind-Powered City

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Giulia Rozzi:

Women For Women International Celebrates Mothers Day

Even More on the Kentucky Derby

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Gina Telaroli:

Video Blog: The Week In Social Action

The War Now Tomorrow and Forever

The devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar on Saturday May 3rd has left over 22,000 people dead and over 40,000 missing. Here are 10 places you can donate to support the disaster relief:

1) American Red Cross- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has also released an initial $189,000 and shipped shelter kits, made up of tarps, ropes and hammers, to support the relief effort in Myanmar. Additionally, the American Red Cross is prepared to respond with financial aid, estimated at $100,000, to aid cyclone survivors.

2) Oxfam International - Oxfam has committed more than $725,000 in aid to the Myanmar delta region.

3) Doctors Without Borders - DWB teams are bringing immediate assistance to Myanmar while additional staff and relief materials are ready to be sent.

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Mother’s Day is a time to show your mother you love her, so you don’t want to give her a gift that is bad for Mother Earth. Luckily, you don’t have to give your mom a tofu souffle in order to give her a guilt-free gift. Here are the top 10 great Mother’s Day gifts that are good for your mother, good for mother earth, and good for your conscience. But you’ll have to order these gifts soon because they take a few days to arrive. Check back next week for last minute Guilt-Free Mother’s Day Gifts.

1. for Amnesty International with Organic Flowers. You don’t want to give your mom flowers filled with pesticides. So check out Fair Trade and Organic Bouquets. Choose the Amnesty International bouquet, and some of the proceeds will go to Amnesty International ($69.95).

2. for Amnesty International and human rights by buying The Jerusalem Candle of Hope, a rare joint venture product between Israeli and Palestinian women. The beautiful pillar beeswax candle crafted by Israeli women living near Nazareth is made with dried olive leaves and everlasting flowers from the region. The hurricane candle sits on a glass stand on which a small tea light is lit. This replaceable tea light arrives in an embroidered bag sewn by Palestinian women, living in Bethlehem ($36).

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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:

Dean Karmen Shows Steven Colbert How To Filter Water

St Patricks Day Goes Green with Green Beer: Top 10 Eco Beers

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Nicole:

East Meets West at Dubai Art Fair, But Shadow of Migrant Labor Remains

TakePart’s “I Am Voting For” Campaign Wants You To Vote the Issues

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Giulia:

Simon Cowell Gives Big

Scarlett Johansson Dates For Charity

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Gina:

Top 10 Easter Films

Top 10 Films That Have Helped to Frame the War in Iraq

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Kerry:

Aqua Colbert Massage In a Bottle

Dakota the Mummified Duckbilled Dinosaur Gets Its Rocks Off

One lucky fan has won the chance to accompany Scarlett Johansson to a future movie premiere after bidding of $40,100 in an ebay charity auction. The fan will accompany the star to the premiere of her forthcoming movie He’s Just Not That Into You in Los Angeles in June next year. All proceeds from the Auction Cause sale will go to charity Oxfam. The mystery UK-based bidder, who has not been identified but goes by the nickname “bossnour.”

A spokesman for Oxfam said: “This was a brilliant idea and has proved incredibly popular.To get £20,000 for a 20-minute date and a pair of tickets to help us fight poverty is fantastic. All of this money will be used to help us fight poverty in countries all over the world.” [The Press Association]

Johansson isn’t the only star who has offered themselves up for auction for

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Tiffany & Co., Ben Bridge Jeweler, Helzberg Diamonds, Fortunoff, and Leber Jeweler, Inc celebrated Valentine’s day two days early this year. Today, these 5 jewelry retailers said “I love you” to the planet, when they took a pledge to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed from large-scale metal mining that would pollute the water, and endanger salmon and caribou. Of course, I know it was my posting yesterday and last week on responsible Valentine’s Day Shopping that convinced the companies to support the environment. But I would also like to thank organizations like OxFam and EarthWorks, and the No Dirty Gold Campaign for taking action. When jewelry is made in safe conditions that do not harm the environment, everyone wins.

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Check out these Top 10 stories from January 2008 about social action written by our very own TakePart bloggers. From Cadbury to Clooney, these advocacy-oriented stories will encourage awareness and action to create positive changes in our communities and in the world.

1) Clooney Claims Role as Peace Messenger

2) The Reinvestment Fund Helps Low-Income Baltimore Families During Sub-Prime Fallout

3) Ron Hunter Is A Superstar!

4) Great YouTube Video About Burma From Michael Stipe

5) Cadbury Strikes Sweet Deal With Cocoa Farmers

6) Uptown Girls Is Down on Power Lines

7) Greenpeace Persuades Chefs to Support Sustainable Seafood

8 ) BGCI Helps Save Medicinal Plants From Extinction

9) Top 5 Socially Conscious Movie Trailers

10) I Believe That Children See the Future Drawings of Climate Change

If you love someone, you probably don’t want to give them a gift made under hateful conditions. Sadly, most common valentines day gifts– flowers, chocolate, and jewelry– are likely to involve child labor, child slavery, violence, human rights abuses and environmental degradation. But don’t worry. You don’t have to swear off of gift-giving. Nor do you have to give your valentine a handmade dream catcher, a hemp hacky sack or a recycled nalgene to say I love you guilt-free. Instead, say I love you– and children, and the earth, and workers– by buying fair trade chocolates, flowers, and jewelry. Buy something your valentine can really love you for. And come back next week for my valentine gifts with heart top 10 list.

1. If your valentine is sweet, buy them fair trade chocolates from Global Exchange.
2. If your valentine is full of life and color, buy them pesticide-free flowers or roses from Organic Styles
3. If your valentine has a heart of gold, buy recycled gold jewelry from Green Carat
4. If your valentine is expecting something more than just a valentine, buy them a conflict-free diamonds from Brilliant Earth
5. Now give yourself, and the world a gift and check out Oxfam’s Make Trade Fair Campaign, to see why Coldplay’s Chris Martin is a supporter and made them the music video above. And see how you can by joining Chris Martin and other activists in calling on world leaders to make trade fair!