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Giulia Rozzi
April 11, 2008 | 11:05 am EST
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Annie Lennox & Top 10 Ways to Take Action Against AIDS
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: American Idol & Yip Harburg
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Top 10 Ways to ‘Green Up’ Your Sex Life
Top 10 Global Warming Myths Debunked
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Boarding Gate’s Empty Adventure of Capitalism
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Jon Popham wrote:
Young At Heart Hits the Silver Screen
Andy Kondrat wrote:
The Inter-American Development Bank recently launched the Yo Amo America (I Love America) Campaign, and advocacy initiative featuring artists as agents of change in strategic areas of development. Celebrity supporters include Ricky Martin and Shakira who are advocating policies and investments in the areas of birth registration, early childhood development and access to financial services. The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness among policymakers about the importance of developing policies and making investments in these priority areas, as well as to promote specific services and provide information among low-income groups. Around 360 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean”70 percent of the population”live on incomes of less than $300 a month, without access to the benefits of progress.
and visit yoamoamerica.com for more info and ways to support.
Annie Lennox really does rock and SING! On American Idols Gives Back, The 53 (CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?) Year old Scottish former Eurythmix singer performed Many Rivers To Cross and urged people to take action around women with HIV in South Africa.
Annie’s single Sing is from her album Songs of Mass Destruction. And she teamed up with 23 singers including Madonna, Celine Dion, Gladys Knight, Faith Hill and Shakira to record the song. Annie also started the SING campaign which raises awareness and money for organizations fighting HIV in South Africa. What inspired Annie?
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