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Let’s Lunch: Make a yummy pudding with Trinny Woodall

t5m — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:08:42 +0000

Despite being 'all about clothes', Trinny tells us that she loves pudding, which makes her ideal for advising us on the best puddings to serve at a lunch or dinner party. Trinny has two quick, easy and delicious recipes; one of which is vanilla ice cream served with crushed up Dime bars and raspberries, and the other is a pear and banana crumble. Talking us through the recipe - Trinny even let's us in on the recipe for her favourite sauce.... The perfect way to finish up any meal!

Let’s Lunch: Set the table with Kelly Hoppen

t5m — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:04:00 +0000

British interior designer Kelly Hoppen talks us through how best to set your table for a dinner party or lunch, as part of Mothers4Children March initiative, Let's Lunch. Kelly tells us that she lines up table decorations in runners - whether they are fake flowers, or coral mixed with horns - and also uses jewelled bangles as napkin rings. Kelly gives us plenty of tips on how to entertain- including using ceramic fruit as table decorations - or even lemons and limes in the summer to give the table a fresh, seasonal feel. With all of Kelly's advice, it's now easier than ever to dress your table beautifully!

Let’s Lunch: Cook with Lisa B and Tom Aikens

t5m — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:02:27 +0000

Super chef Tom Aitkens and Lisa B (founder of Mothers4Children) show us how to make an easy, quick and delicious dinner - ideal for Mother's Day or lunch with friends. Tom (with some help from Lisa) shows us how to make a delicious chicken yoghurt dish with lime rice, roasted green beans and red onions with a rocket salad. He even makes the salad dressing himself... However - it's far less complicated than it sounds. Tom talks us through each stage - giving us helpful, insider tips - including how to get through chopping onions without crying! Apparently the key is breathing through your mouth... And the end result? Good enough to eat!

Let’s Lunch: Arrange flowers with Lisa B and top florist Rob Van Heldon

t5m — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:57:39 +0000

As part of Mothers4Children March fundraising initiative Let's Lunch, Lisa B and Britain's top florish Rob Van Heldon have teamed up to show us how to make beautiful, easy and affordable floral arrangements at home. When you're having friends over for lunch, it's not just about the food, it's also about the presentation. And, while it would be great to use a professional florist each time, not everyone's budget can stretch that far... Rob tells us to think about the colours and theme of our homes before we decide on our flowers - as well as explaining that it's as important to think about the containers for flowers as it is the flowers themselves... Vital viewing for any host!

Let’s Lunch: Cook along with Lisa B and Tom Aikens

t5m — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:51:30 +0000

Giving us plenty of options for Mothers4Children March initiative Let's Lunch, Lisa B and Tom Aikens have teamed up to show us how to make a delicious, easy and quick salad ideal for entertaining! A mixture of flavours - including pomegranate, fennel, tomatoes and rocket - the salad looks brilliant served on white plates with the contrasting vibrant colours. Lisa also offers up some vital advice - don't wear white when cooking with pomegranate...! This step by step guide to preparing a delicious lunch is a must see for any would-be hostess with the mostess looking to impress your friends this March!

Let’s Lunch: Lisa B and Tom Aikens make a simple salad

t5m — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:36:06 +0000

Model and founder of Mothers4Children Lisa B has teamed up with top chef Tom Aikens to show us how to create an easy, quick and delicious salad - an ideal dish for lunch with friends. All you need is fennel, cherry tomatoes, fresh oranges and tarragon to make this simple salad - and Tom also shows us how to make the accompanying salad dressing from orange juice. The end product looks great - and Tom tells us that it would be perfect served with fish - like grilled sole or a salmon steak. With plenty of insider tips, Tom and Lisa show us how to make entertaining look effortless and easy.

POP UP EXHIBITION AT SHOREDITCH HOUSE

Lorraine Goddard — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:41:54 +0000

MONDAY 8^TH FEBRUARY 6 PM – 9PM

Please join me in the Biscuit Tin at Shoreditch House for another chance to view and purchase images from my Out of Context Exhibition.

Images of people in the public eye doing things that make them happy in a bid to raise positive awareness of mental health.

Each photograph is a limimted edition of 25

All of the images are for sale: £150, unframed

A percentage of the profits go to Young Minds, the Children's mental health charity.

Rsvp to OUTOFCONTEXTRSVP@GMAIL.COM

Get running for Pump Aid

Uprising — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:18:26 +0000

Pump Aid are appealing for 14,000 charitable soles to don their running apparel and take part in this years 6km race, The Dow Live Earth Run for Water. The charity run, which takes place on April 18, aims to raise money to help the 1 billion people across the world that don’t have access to clean water. So why is the run 6km? Well, 6km is the average distance that women and children have to walk every single day just to receive clean water, a trip that many of us are fortunate to have never experienced ourselves. The goal of Pump Aid is simple, if 14,000 people take part and raise £500 each, the charity will have enough money to give over 3.5 million people clean water. Speaking about the run singer and Pump Aid ambassador Corrine Bailey Rae said: “As goodwill ambassador for the charity Pump Aid I’ve seen at firsthand how a relatively small amount of money can transform the lives of rural communities in Africa. That’s why I support Live Earth and its 2010 Run for Water. I hope people will be inspired to support Live Earth and Pump Aid on 18 April.” To sign up to the run and for more information to discover how you can make a difference, visit www.pumpaid.org

Out Of Context exhibition at Getty Images Gallery London

Lorraine Goddard — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:06:58 +0000

I am delighted to announce that my show is going up! And I would like to invite you to view my 'Out of Context' Exhibition at Getty Images Gallery, London. 50 images of people in the public eye doing things that make them happy in a bid to raise positive awareness of mental health. The Exhibition runs from the 20th-30th January 2010, between 10am - 6pm. Each photograph is a limited edition of 25. All of the images are for sale, £150, signed and unframed. A percentage of the profits go to youngminds, the childrens mental health charity of which I am a patron. www.youngminds.org.uk Images can be pre-ordered via my Just Giving site and chosen at the gallery or online via my website after the 22nd January. www.justgiving.com/lorrainegoddardoutofcontext www.lorrainegoddard.co.uk

A List of Changes: The 101 Things in 1001 Days Project

Uprising — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:41:46 +0000

It's the new year, and for about a week or so everyone is filled with the spirit of self-improvement. Well, usually. If people aren't making actual resolutions to exercise more, smoke less and so on, then people are making resolutions not to make resolutions, and carrying on with their lives after the fun of an ironic joke The problem with resolutions is how they can be difficult to keep up as well as difficult to keep track of. A good New Years resolution will become more of a lifestyle change, or a habit rather than something strictly adhered to for a week and a half and then abandoned. In the spirit of self improvement, if you want to make a resolution with a bit of a difference, and have a good chance of keeping it up, then you could take on a more long-term challenge. Day Zero is the home of the 101 things in 1001 days project. It is rather self-explanatory: make a list of 101 things to do and complete them in 1001 days. This gives you just under three years to do things you might not ordinarily do, to commit to a lifestyle change or to cross things through and write dates next to them, if you're that kind of person. Where this idea works is how you can construct the list as you please, but 1001 days gives you a fair time limit to write realistic goals that you can achieve. Tasks can range from the ordinary (watch the evening news every day for a week) to the healthy (exercise every week for a few months) to the long term (maintain a job for 6 months) and even the adventurous (do a charity parachute jump). Whatever the goals are, they must be specific in their wording with a result that can be measured or defined so that it is easy to cross them off. Tasks must be realistic since there's no point in putting down the impossible but at the same time, you are encouraged to stretch yourself. After all, there's no reward without effort. Being partway through my own list, I can testify that it's not an easy thing, but it is somewhat satisfying to do. So if you fancy a challenge this New Year, then why not see if there are 101 things you want to do in 1001 days? Make a list, share it if you want and then work steadily through it, crossing things off with a sense of achievement every time. Alternatively, if you want a quick-fix, or some inspiration for your list, why not try this fun little New Year's Resolution Generator? Personally, I'm pleased with my randomly generated resolution: 'Drink hot cocoa'.

On A Mission to Lars in Hawthorne, California

Kate Spicer — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:05:52 +0000

Lying in a hotel room in the city of Hawthorne, California. Sharing a room with my brother, realise he's never stayed in a hotel before. Lying in our personal queen sized beds, watching the Simpsons and eating peanuts, I can tell he likes a bit of a hotel jolly as much as the next man. Do you like hotels Tom? 'Yes. Yes I do, yes.'

VV Brown turns up the style, turns down the heat with Global Cool

t5m — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:51:49 +0000

VV Brown - renowned for her quirky and vintage inspired look has taken on the Global Cool challenge to work with stylist to the stars, Arabella Boyce to find the perfect outfit for when she's at home writing music that is so hot, she'd turn her heating down to 18 degrees. After much debate and decision making, Arabella and VV opted for an American Retro checked shirt dress in a vibrant ruby red with a black long wool 'Cassi Wool' cardigan from Reiss, with a peaked bobble hat from Barts for extra quirk and bad hair days... The checked shirt is the perfect nod to this seasons boyfriend inspired trends, but with VV's bare legs and the uber-feminine cardigan, she remains true to her form - all without a hessian sack in sight! Do you fancy a new winter wardrobe? Global Cool's Facebook fans can win a new winter wardrobe in association with ASOS.com - simply upload a picture of yourself wearing your most stylish winter knits, get your friends to vote for you, and you could win £500 worth of vouchers. Go to www.facebook.com/globalcool See here for press release.

Adam Croasdell turns up the style, turns down the heat with Global Cool

t5m — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:45:18 +0000

Eastenders star Adam Croasdell has a first date, so to help ease away the stress and anxiety, we enlisted menswear designer PC Williams to style and reassure Adam into turning his heating down to 18 degrees. PC bought along a selection of chunky knits which are ideal for a cosy night in with the heating down low...and Adam couldn't have been more enthusiastic about the selection of goodies PC picked out for him - including chunky work boots, Reindeer emblazoned T Shirts and even a pair of duck egg blue trousers. Unfortunately, he didn't share this enthusiasm for the floral print shirts! The pair settled on the ultimate date outfit, a chunky cream cable knit 1979 Reiss jumper layered with a long sleeved crew t-shirt from Gap and a pair of Low rise slim body jeans from Calvin Klein. Now if that doesn't impress his date, we're not sure what will? Do you fancy a new winter wardrobe? Global Cool's Facebook fans can win a new winter wardrobe in association with ASOS.com - simply upload a picture of yourself wearing your most stylish winter knits, get your friends to vote for you, and you could win £500 worth of vouchers. Go to www.facebook.com/globalcool

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Stella Tennant turns up the style, turns down the heat with Global Cool

t5m — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:43:13 +0000

British model Stella Tennant heads up Global Cool's latest campaign, '18 degrees of inspiration' which aims to inspire fashionistas to turn their heating down to an environmentally friendly 18 degrees Celsius - not only saving cash, but also improving your health and even helping you lose weight. Stella explains that heating within the home accounts for 30% of the average Brit's carbon footprint, which is even more than cars which produce at 26.1%, and goes on to lay out the benefits of taking control of your home's central heating. Figures show that for every one degree you turn your heating down, you could save up to £40 a year and go from burning 20 calories an hour to 80 calories an hour - all while you're sleeping. But of course, no one is suggesting you sit there freezing in your home, or even worse, wrap yourself up in sludge coloured fleeces and thermal underwear - which is why Global Cool have united some of the UKs most progressive, fashion forward stylists with the likes of Laura Bailey and VV Brown to create chic and on trend looks which are hot and warm. Do you fancy a new winter wardrobe? Global Cool's Facebook fans can win a new winter wardrobe in association with ASOS.com - simply upload a picture of yourself wearing your most stylish winter knits, get your friends to vote for you, and you could win £500 worth of vouchers. Go to www.facebook.com/globalcool

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Laura Bailey turns up the style, turns down the heat with Global Cool

t5m — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:41:19 +0000

As an international model, Laura Bailey spends a lot of time in hotels - whether she's holding meetings, being interviewed or recovering from a hectic shoot. So, Global Cool sent stylist extraordinaire Grace Woodward to meet Laura at London's The Bentley Hotel to put a look together that's both fashion forward and warm enough to turn the thermostat down to 18 degrees. As a model, Laura knows more than anyone the damage that central heating can cause to your skin - but she also shares Global Cool's concern for the environment - so Grace went to work - pulling out everything from feathered shift dresses to super insulating bodies to create the perfect look. The pair settled on a chic Whistles 'Danni Zip' biker dress, with a Cheap Monday scoop back white T-shirt for warmth and vital layering credentials; finished off with grey perfect fit matt Falke tights and a pair of black platform Sahara shoes from French Connection. Do you fancy a new winter wardrobe? Global Cool's Facebook fans can win a new winter wardrobe in association with ASOS.com - simply upload a picture of yourself wearing your most stylish winter knits, get your friends to vote for you, and you could win £500 worth of vouchers, just go to www.facebook.com/globalcool Music courtesy of Point Blank Music Limited See here for press release.

Leah and Jo Wood turn up the style, turn down the heat with Global Cool

t5m — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:37:23 +0000

One of Britain's best loved mother / daughter outfits, Leah and Jo Wood, have called on the expertise of renowned stylist William Gilchrist to create the perfect looks for the launch of their upcoming, organic and sustainable pop up restaurant, Mrs. Paisley's Lashings at their palatial Kingston mansion. Laden down with soft fabrics, autumnal shades and some vertiginous heels, William remains loyal to the pairs individual looks - retaining Leah's casual and relaxed chic and Jo's Sixties hippy chick chic, whilst at the same time transforming them into the hosts with the most! Leah opts for an Acne top with a plunging V neck, layered with an Unconditional merino wool kimono knit complete with dramatic sleeves, finished off with a pair of grey over the knee socks from ASOS and a pair of patent shoeboots inspired by Alexa Chung, also from ASOS. Jo also went for a similar palette of soft, warm hues - in a grey long sleeved dress from ASOS and black Reiss Cassi Wool cardigan, a superwide elastic waist belt (also from ASOS) cinches in Jo's waist to strengthen her silhouette and a pair of (faux) snakeskin shoes by Gaspard Yurkievich - a far cry from the sequins and feathers of Strictly Come Dancing... Do you fancy a new winter wardrobe? Global Cool's Facebook fans can win a new winter wardrobe in association with ASOS.com - simply upload a picture of yourself wearing your most stylish winter knits, get your friends to vote for you, and you could win £500 worth of vouchers. Just go to www.facebook.com/globalcool See here for press release.

British Red Cross makes radical move to start campaigning

t5m — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:26:31 +0000

The British Red Cross is about to start lobbying politicans for the first time, marking a radical departure from its long-standing politically neutral stance. The NGO has set up its first advocacy department and hired Burson Marsteller senior associate Christopher Deacon as manager. Leigh Daynes, who was until recently was head of media and public affairs has taken on an expanded role as head of corporate affairs will be in charge of creating a cross-department apporoach to advocacy. A key challenge for the British Red Cross will be to maintain some of its politically neutral reputation.

"Other organisations like Oxfam and Save The Children hacve understood that campaigning is part of their DNA and thereare hugely effective organisations," he said. "Because our founding principle requires us to act, and that sometimes means through advocacy."

The shift in approach is part of the British Red Cross new corporate strategy 'saving lives, changing lives,' which will launch later this year. To find out more, check out the British Red Cross' channel, here on t5m. What do you think of this move by the British Red Cross to become a more political organisation?

An exclusive look at the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea

t5m — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:23:44 +0000

The Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea marked the culmination of Samsung's 'More than Talk' campaign, an online initiative featuring real women who had been in someway affected by the disease encouraging other women to become more 'breast aware'. The website, www.morethantalk.eu is an online, instant community of support and advice created by Samsung, and invites all women to pledge themselves to the fight against cancer. t5m were at the event held in London, and spoke to some of the stars who turned out to show their support for the cause, including Beverley Knight, Jamelia and Vanessa Feltz as well as Samsung's head of CSR, Inès van Gennip about their personal experiences with experience, and the importance of companies like Samsung lending their support to such worthwhile causes. Go to www.morethantalk.eu for more information.

Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea: Inès van Gennip of Samsung Electronics

t5m — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:07:14 +0000

Ahead of the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea in London last week - which went on to raise £25,000 - t5m spoke to Inès van Gennip, the head of Corporate and Social Responsibility for Samsung Electronics about the event, and the work Samsung do to support the fight against breast cancer. This year's high tea party was set inside one of Europe's largest and most luxurious shopping malls - and is followed by a 4 day pop - up store to continue the campaign. Inès explains how Samsung help to raise funds for the various charities they support through the Samsung Breast Cancer Initiative which was set up last year - and which makes annual grants available for charities. This year, Inès tells us, the Samsung Breast Cancer Initiative is working with 7 charities - and that she is very excited about all of their various projects. As Samsung is one of the world's most recognisable brands, Inès also understands the importance of large conglomerates and organisations getting involved with charities, explaining that Samsung has the power to reach so many people, and it should use this power to promote awareness. Inès also goes on to explain how breast cancer is a particularly relevant cause to Samsung, as women are the 'cornerstone of the family, and Samsung is a family brand'. What is particularly unique about this campaign is the inclusion of 'real women' who have been affected by breast cancer in one way or another, it was this genuine and authentic experience which Inès believes enhances the gravitas and accessibility of the campaign. For an insight into the mechanics behind the invaluable work Samsung does for breast cancer charities, Inès van Gennip on t5m is not to be missed. To see more from the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea event, including exclusive interviews with the celebrity guests check out Samsung Supports Breast Cancer Charities on t5m.

Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea: Vanessa Feltz on taking charge of cancer

t5m — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:43:01 +0000

Vanessa Feltz joined the Samsung Pink Ribbon Tea Party to help raise funds and awareness for breast cancer, and managed to take some time out from chatting with Beverley Knight to talk to t5m about what the cause means to her. Vanessa explains how she had held a 3 hour radio show on breast cancer earlier that day, with her first caller on the show thanking Vanessa for saving her life - having listened to Vanessa's show on breast cancer the year before, and having since been diagnosed, treated and recovered from the disease. Vanessa tells us of the importance of taking charge of cancer - of being aware and beating the disease - and we couldn't agree me!

Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea: Tina Hobley on never being too young to be aware

t5m — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:38:35 +0000

Casualty actress Tina Hobley was joined by her adorable daughter at the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea to raise breast cancer awareness with a pink themed high - tea in London. Tina explains how she, like many other women, didn't realise that the disease can affect all women of all ages - and that it was having young daughters which has encouraged her to get involved in raising awareness in younger women. Tina tells us that it is 'never to young' to start being aware of breast cancer, and also explains how she would like to see schools talking about the 'dreaded C word' to educate young women and girls on the disease. For more information, go www.morethantalk.eu

Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea: Caroline Feraday on how we all need to be breast aware

t5m — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:37:55 +0000

We joined Caroline Feraday at the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea event in London, to talk about her ongoing work with various cancer organisations, to raise awareness and funds of the disease. As the MC for the afternoon, Caroline was responsible for 'keeping things together' and of course, she did an excellent job as the likes of Vanessa Feltz, Katherine Jenkins and Beverley Knight turned out to lend their support to the pink themed afternoon of tea and cake! Caroline explains that the event was as much about raising awareness of being 'breast aware' as it was about the stories of those touched with cancer - making it a progressive and 'forward thinking' event. For more information, go www.morethantalk.eu

Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea: Sarah Cawood on running, stripping and having tea to raise money

t5m — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:33:45 +0000

Television presenter Sarah Cawood was one of the stars lending her support to the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea event held in London and hoping to raise breast awareness amongst women - young and old. Talking to t5m, Sarah told us how she thinks that women need to take better care of their breasts, and become more breast aware - as well as suggesting some varied ways to raise money for the cause - including sponsored runs, making tea or even a sponsored strip... Inspired ideas! To find out more about the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea and for information on becoming more breast aware, go www.morethantalk.eu

Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea: Olivia Grant on having breast cancer running her family

t5m — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:27:21 +0000

The actress Olivia Grant was dressed for the occassion in a cream tea dress for the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea held in London and managed to take some time out from the event to talk to t5m. Olivia tells us about the history of breast cancer in her family - and how this has heightened her awareness of the disease, as well as motivated her to raise awareness of breast cancer in young women. She also commits (well, sort of!) to running a marathon in the name of breast cancer - so we will be watching out for Olivia next year...! For more information, go www.morethantalk.eu

Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea: Katherine Jenkins on raising money and awareness

t5m — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:21:07 +0000

Katherine Jenkins provided the soundtrack to the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea event in London last week - looking dressed for the occassion in a beautiful fuschia dress! Katherine took some time out before performing at the pink themed party to talk to t5m about her personal experience with cancer, having lost her father to lung cancer - and her mother's work as a nurse screening women for breast cancer. With her mother involved in this line of work, Katherine has always been careful of being breast aware, but she believes it is very important to help young women understand how to examine themselves, and is hoping that the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea will help to do that! For more information, go www.morethantalk.eu

Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea: Jamelia on losing Jade Goody

t5m — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:16:07 +0000

At this year's Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea, we caught up with the ever-wonderful Jamelia and her two daughters, who came along to the pink themed event to raise awareness of breast cancer. Jamelia tells us about her personal experience with breast cancer, having lost Jade Goody to Ovarian cancer last year - and explains that she has always worked hard to raise awareness of the disease. Like all of the celebrities in attendance, Jamelia says that if her getting involved at events like the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea, then it makes it all worth it; and that she hopes that women all women take care of themselves and become more breast aware. To see more from the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea event, including exclusive interviews with the celebrity guests check out Samsung Supports Breast Cancer Charities on t5m.

Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea: Caroline Monk on when to check yourself

t5m — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:12:06 +0000

The Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea played host to a variety of stars - including breast cancer survivor and presenter, Caroline Monk. Speaking to t5m, Caroline explains how it's getting 'crazy' the amount of people she knows who are suffering, or have been affected by breast cancer, and how she is becoming increasingly alarmed by how young some patients are. Urging young women to be as breast aware as older women, Caroline says the ideal opportunity to check your breasts, is either in the shower or when you're putting on fake tan. She also describes her experience in getting diagnosed, and how her first doctor dismissed any idea that the lump in her breast could be cancerous as she was only thirty. However you only have to look at Kylie Minogue to understand that breast cancer can, and does, occur in young women. For more information, go www.morethantalk.eu

Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea: Amanda of the Everybody’s Doing It campaign

t5m — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:53:33 +0000

We speak to Amanda of the 'Everybody's Doing it' Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea

Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea: Beverley Knight on putting her weight behind the cause

t5m — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:58:45 +0000

Beverley Knight was one of the stars lighting up the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea event to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer. Taking time to speak to t5m, Beverley explains how her good friend and pop star Sonique is currently abroad recovering from breast cancer, and how it astounds Beverley how many women are affected by the disease each year. She also praises Samsung's good work in supporting breast cancer awareness across Europe, reaffirming how important it is for large companies to use their influence responsibly and to raise awareness. For more information about the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea and the Samsung Breast Cancer Initiative go to www.morethantalk.eu

Stars turn out to support the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea

t5m — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:33:39 +0000

Yesterday the capital turned a shade of pink, as the Samsung Pink Ribbon High Tea took place to raise both funds and awarenss of breast cancer. With 200 guests, including the likes of Katherine Jenkins and Beverley Knight in attendance, the event was part of an ongoing campaign centered on real women who have encountered breast cancer in their lives, and their drive to raise awareness of the importance of being more breast aware. Speaking to t5m, Katherine Jenkins told us of her personal experience with cancer, having lost her father to the disease - and Beverley Knight explains how she can't name one person who hasn't been affected by "the scourge" of cancer in some way. We also spoke to some of the women featured in Samsung Pink Ribbon's 'Everybody's Doing It' video campaign, who told us how forward thinking and forward looking the event and campaign are. The event was a success, raising £25,000 on the day - and contributing to a wider £2million raised across Europe, and with breast cancer affecting 400,000 women each year, fundraising events and campaigns to raise awarness like these, must continue. For more information, go www.morethantalk.eu

Out Of Context - a social enterprise to raise positive awareness of mental health

Lorraine Goddard — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:36:38 +0000

OUT OF CONTEXT is a social enterprise set up to raise positive awareness of mental health. Photographer Lorraine Goddard is passionate about supporting mental health issues and for the last few years has been working on an extensive project photographing people in the public eye to support her exhibition ‘Out Of Context’. Lorraine’s drive and determination to raise awareness of positive mental health and reduce the stigma surrounding it as well as supporting the charities, stems from having witnessed at first hand the effects of manic depression. Her former husband is musician Adam Ant who has suffered publicly, and supports her in her quest. The exhibition consists of a collection of black and white reportage style portraits inviting the viewer to a private insight into the unseen or unrealised world of loved personalities. Capturing a personal moment, Lorraine reveals the intimate, positive, non-associative realms of their lives in a behind-the-scenes look at what makes them happy. The on-going collection and exhibition hosted by Getty Images Gallery will tour in the UK before moving on to New York and LA through 2010. Lorraine has also been invited to exhibit in Sydney, Dubai and Tokyo. Different images will be shown in different cities before coming together to form a beautiful coffee table book for charity. As a Patron of Young Minds, a children’s mental health charity, Lorraine will also be raising funds by selling Limited Edition Prints from the collection to help continue Young Mind’s work in schools in association with The Charles Waller Trust. The prints will be available from the launch night and afterwards on-line at lorrainegoddard.co.uk.

www.lorrainegoddard.co.uk

www.justgiving.com/lorrainegoddardoutofcontext

Everybody’s doing it: Samsung and Pink Ribbon promote breast cancer awareness

t5m — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:50:34 +0000

Samsung Electronics has teamed up with breast cancer charity, Pink Ribbon, to launch the 'Everybody's Doing It' online campaign to encourage women across the world to check for breast cancer and prevent the disease from spreading. Ines Van Gennip, head of CSR at Samsung Electronics Europe added: "It's so important that global brands such as Samsung use their influence to give women who advocate breast cancer awareness an even louder voice. This isn’t a disease that only affects older women, it can touch women of all ages and as many people as possible need to know." With support through Facebook, YouTube, Flickr and Twitter, the 'Everybody’s Doing It' campaign aims to reach at least this many women in Europe. This level of awareness could help save many lives not only in Europe but across the globe. Samsung's 'Everybody’s Doing It' campaign will culminate with a magical, garden-themed pop-up* celebratory party inside the atrium at the Westfield Shopping Centre in London on 15th October: Samsung’s European Breast Cancer Awareness Day. On this date, the women who appear in Samsung’s viral campaign plus celebrity guests, will gather at the Westfield Centre and make their own pledges to further raise awareness of breast cancer to as many people as possible. From the 16th until the 18th of October, the Samsung Pink Ribbon pop-up* will be transformed into a shopping haven and breast cancer information centre for everyone to visit. Go to www.morethantalk.eu where you can find the video, Everybody's Doing It, which features eight women whose lives have been affected by breast cancer. The video is intended to reach over 400,000 women (more than the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer in Europe every year.

Play to Give, Give to Win

t5m — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:46:40 +0000

Mothers4Children are hosting a charity raffle for as little as £1 you can win luxury items and help transform a child's life. This is your last chance to get a Tracey Emin Print, Gucci handbag, Net-A-Porter shopping spree or a stay at the penthouse suit at the Mayfair hotel and many more. Mothers4Children is the harnessing of the compassion of women to create a powerful and enduring platform fro change. It is more than just a charity; it is a sisterhood of women. Whose combined mission is to better the lives of all children, because all children deserve love and a great start in life. The Mothers4Children summer raffle event closes on the 18th September. All money raised helps transforms children's lives. Visit www.raffleit.com to play now

Samsung supports charity programs through grant scheme

t5m — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:58:10 +0000

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the largest breast cancer advocacy organization in the world, and Samsung Electronics Europe, a leading corporate supporter of breast cancer charities in Europe, have announced details of the European charity programs benefiting from its Breast Cancer Initiative.

'Launced in November 2008, the Samsung Breast Cancer Initiative withing the Susan G. Komen for the cure Global Promise Fund, provides funding opportunities to non-profir and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working within Europe for the promotion of breast health awarness, through education,' reports Reuters.

Seven charities from Europe were awarded grants to support local projects and raise breast cancer awarness. Samsung Electronics Europe President & CEO, Sang Heung Shin, said,

"Samsung is committed to supporting breast health awareness and education programs, and aims to use its profile to help raise awareness among women and men of all ages across Europe," said Sang Heung Shin. It's wonderful to see first hand how the money raised by Samsung customers, business partners and employees is helping in the fight against breast cancer in Europe."

This year Samsung will work with European charities to help educate women of all ages to be 'breast aware'. To find out more about the worthwhile work that Samsung do in conjunction with breast cancer awareness, check out their exclusive Samsung Supports Breast Cancer Charities hub here on t5m.

THE BIG IF

Kate Morris — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:22:19 +0000

Yesterday I joined the Big If campaign by making a video for Greenpeace. Four of us founder members of Wecan and some of our children, pledged to have a protest picnic on Ed Millibands doorstep, if the government goes ahead with plans for a new coal power station at Kingsnorth. We were going to pledge to have a picnic every week until he’s no longer in office, but couldn’t quite face the cold winter months picnicking on the doorstep with our children eating cold sausages and soggy egg sandwiches. The amount of CO2 emitted by the coal station per annum, will be equal to the 25 least polluting countries combined and we will not have a hope in hell of reaching our climate targets proposed by the government. Actors, comedians, singers, filmmakers and various others have taken part in the Big If pledge. Some have promised not to vote labour in the next election, others like filmmaker Nick Broomfield have said they will be involved in some kind of direct action if the coal station goes head. Singer VV Brown has said she will chain herself naked outside parliament and scream. What would you do? Go to the Greenpeace site and look under the Big If Video.

Annie Lennox honours Nelson Mandela’s 46664

t5m — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:43:13 +0000

Eurythmic star Annie Lennox has unveiled a stone memorial in Edinburgh to honour the work of Nelson Mandela's AIDs charity, 46664.

Annie is a UK embassador of the charity, and the stone bears her handprints and those of a 16 boy with HIV, along with the inscription "It's in our hands to win the fight against HIV". The memorial will be sited at the City Chambers on the High Street. Edinburgh has a special relationship with the former South African president, since he was given the freedom of the city in 1997. He is one of only five people still alive who have been given the honour. Annie Lennox said:

"As well as honouring Nelson Mandela, it gives the passer-by an opportunity to pause and reflect upon the significance of the HIV/Aids pandemic, which is devastating the lives of millions people across the continent of Africa and across the entire globe."

To learn more about the amazing work 46664 does, check out it's channel on t5m. What do you think about celebrities becoming involved in charity work?

Rosario Dawson to play Martha Washington

t5m — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:46:10 +0000

Famous for her bad girl roles in films like Sin City, Rosario Dawson is not an actress to be type-cast - and is rumoured to be playing Martha Washington in a forthcoming biopic of America's first First Lady. 'Watchmen' director Dave Gibbons has leaked that Dawson is considered to be the ideal choice to play one of the most iconic women in American history , saying “I know a great favorite of Frank Miller’s is Rosario Dawson, who was in Sin City and has been in some other things.” He shed more light on the subject when he said, “Her name is not in anybody’s frame but I do think that it would be an wonderful part for an actress because she is a very strong character.” “Frank and I have been in love with Martha since we first created her and I’d like to think that maybe movie-goers would be as well,” stressed Gibbon.

Reclassifying Films Because of Smoking Content

Alex Wheatle — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:55:24 +0000

Earlier this year The Motion Picture Association of America in their wisdom decided to rate movies on tobacco use. Now Liverpool Primary Care has got into the act, wanting to reclassify films on their smoking content. Have they gone nuts? Do they sit in boardrooms every day deciding what's best for the public? Do they get a kick on telling what is supposedly good for the public? I am so tired of these so-called do-gooders who who have this insane urge to tell us what is bad for us. It seems Mary Whitehouse has been resurrected from the dead. Let me consider the films of the past that would now have an 18 rating because of this absurd proposed censorship. 101 Dalmatians (remember Cruella DeVille?) The Little Mermaid Pinocchio Peter Pan Lauren Bacall would have never been seen by anyone under the age of 18. Nor Humphrey Bogart. Young people would have been denied access to see To Kill A Mockingbird starring Gregory Peck. No teenage boy would have been allowed to see James Bond introducing himself in a casino. Young girls would have been banned from seeing Kate Winslet and Leonardo Di Caprio do their Top Of The World thing in Titanic. Under 18 fans of Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and other Hollywood mega stars would have had to sneak in via a side door in the cinema to see them (something I did to watch Bruce Lee in Enter The Dragon) When I was 15 I stole in to watch a film starring some porn actress named Chesty Morgan (I think) Hand on my heart, I can swear that the film never made me think I would have sex in an alpine ski lift. Do these people who want to tell us what to do really believe that kids will refrain from smoking if they cannot see it in a cinema? It won't work. They will smoke anyway, just like they will have underage sex, drink booze, have sulky moods, wear their jeans below their knees and play their music loud. What next for the know what's best for us do good squad? Maybe they will reclassify films like Toy Story because it has cartoon characters crossing a busy road without looking both ways along the street? The Wizard of Oz could be reclassified because Dorothy and Scarecrow have too close a relationship? Star Wars might be a candidate for re-censorship because asthma sufferers might feel all evil-like after watching Darth Vader? So members of The Motion Picture Association of America and Liverpool Primary Care please find something else to do in the evenings. Get out a bit and socialise. Perhaps make a new friend. Watch Dot Cotton in Eastenders. Give a job to one out of the five young people who are now unemployed. Do anything. I don't care. But please stop lecturing us and patronising us on what we can and cannot watch.

Trudie Styler gets a Crude awakening

t5m — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:58:31 +0000

The delicious ‘Mrs Sting’ aka Trudie Styler, is way ahead of other celebrities in the do-gooder stakes. Long before Angelina was with UNICEF and Madonna built orphanages, Ms Styler was trying to protect Amazon communities threatened by deforestation. She and Sting set up the Rainforest Foundation over twenty years ago, and she is now back in the spotlight helping to promote the long legal battle between Chevron Oil and those who live in the Ecuadorean Amazon, a fight depicted in the documentary film Crude. The Joe Berlinger directed film tells the story of the battle, which sees the Ecuadorean residents claim that Chevron dumped toxic waste on the rainforest, leaving them without clean water. It also documents, without hesitation, the high rate of cancer deaths and miscarriages connected to the contamination and the trauma caused as a result to a community. The film debuted at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, to critical acclaim. Styler’s involvement in the film however, is not a case of attention seeking as is the case with so many stars-involved-in-serious-stories, but a deep desire to help the affected Amazonian community to rebuild their lives and win justice. US attorney Steve Danzieger, who was working with the Ecuadoreans, contacted Trudie through the Rainforest Foundation and she immediately got involved: she got UNICEF to get water filtration systems for the villagers and flew to down to the Quito oil fields to offer further assistance. Styler herself is featured in the film whilst on her fact-finding mission in Ecuador and even her famous husband makes a cameo appearance performing with Police at part of the Live Earth concert. Styler sees the fundamental problem clearly, “mothers were nurturing their children with murky brown, petrol-smelling horrible water...they are in dire need of help.” However, she also acknowledges the bigger issue that the film tries to unearth for the audience: “People always say ‘we have to save the planet’. I think the planet will be fine, it’s us [people] we have to worry about.” The added celebrity appeal was sure to help get the film and therefore the plight of the Amazonian communities into the spotlight and therefore the media. Trudie and Sting hosted a party to promote Crude, with a dinner and after-party attended by famous faces such as Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Bacon and Denise Richards. One of the film’s Ecuadorean heros, Pablo Fajardo, a young man who instead of working in the Quito oil fields went to college and law school, then sued Texaco — now Chevron -- for allegedly polluting the water, was even featured in Vanity Fair, a move that if not directly encouraged by Styler, certainly helped fuel the mass consumption of such a devastating environmental story, at a time when the general public are generally receptive to such issues, after Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth caused a stir on the big screen back in 2006. Whilst many critics can be cynical about a celebrity’s involvement with such under-the-radar cases, perhaps we shouldn’t forget that these people can use their fame for genuine good and not just self-promotion. As the New York Times noted, “this movie makes clear that while it is easy to laugh at celebrity do-gooders, they have access to real power unavailable to the mere mortal.” Watch the trailer here http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/07/20/movies/1247463506944/trailer-crude.html Carli Humphries. OPENS SEPTEMBER 9 New York IFC Center OPENS SEPTEMBER 18 Los Angeles Landmark Nuart Irvine Edwards University Town Center 6 OPENS SEPTEMBER 25 San Francisco Landmark Lumiere Berkeley Landmark Shattuck San Diego Landmark Theatre TBD OPENS OCTOBER 9 Philadelphia Landmark Ritz at Bourse Austin Landmark Dobie OPENS OCTOBER 16 Denver Landmark Theatre TBD Santa Fe The Screen OCTOBER 18 - 19 Pleasantville Jacob Burns Film Center OPENS OCTOBER 23 Washington DC Landmark E Street Seattle Landmark Varsity NOVEMBER 5 Boulder International Film Series OPENS NOVEMBER 6 Boston Museum of Fine Arts Dallas Angelika Dallas Houston Angelika Houston OPENS NOVEMBER 13 Baltimore Charles Theatre OPENS NOVEMBER 27 Atlanta Plaza Theatre San Antonio Bijou @ Crossroads OPENS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECEMBER TBD Chicago Music Box Theatre Ithaca Cornell Cinema Cleveland Cleveland Cinematheque Portland [OR] Cinema 21 Eugene Bijou Theatre Loft Cinema Tucson, AZ Albuquerque Guild Cinema

Welcome to Iraq: Please take a blood test

Maaike Veen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:04:46 +0000

During all my visits to Kurdistan –four so far- I have always been impressed by the people’s hospitality. Their gratitude after a week’s work – I am training local journalists through the Independent Media Centre of Kurdistan – is humbling. But when you visit the Asais, the security services, to extend your tourist visa you enter the world of the infuriating Iraqi red tape. All of a sudden you feel not so welcome anymore. I always dread these visits. A friendly student is so kind to help me navigate the office’s cool corridors. He takes my green file from door to door, a total of at least eight different offices all of which have a picture of a young president Talibani on the wall when he was the leader of the Peshmerga's, the Kurdish freedom fighters. Without my fixer I would be completely lost as nobody speaks a word of English. As I’m no newcomer –both in Erbil and in Suleimania they have my files-, extending my visa should be straightforward albeit time consuming. But sadly it never is. A blood test? Are you saying I need to take a blood test to extend my visa by two days? I couldn’t believe my fixer when he was telling me that I couldn’t get the visa stamp unless I took a blood test. This time there wasn’t anything wrong with my paper work –the fact that it took the government almost a year to grant the IMCK its much needed licence was playing havoc each time one of the trainers had to renew their visa. It’s a new law and it applies to all foreign passport holders, you just have to do it otherwise it would be corruption, my fixer explained. Without the blood test no exit visa. And without the exit visa you can not leave Iraq! I knew you needed an official document proofing you are HIV / Aids free if you are seeking permanent residence or a temporary stay. I would argue that this is already quite ridiculous. Iraq however, is not the only country doing this. But to ask aid workers, business men and a few tourists on a short visit for a blood test just in case they may have Aids is just plain stupid. My problem with this new rule is not so much that I don’t like my blood taken by a total strange doctor in a strange country – visitors to Baghdad speak of dr. HIV- that my privacy is being violated or even that the test implies discrimination of people with HIV. The tests are complete nonsense because the results arrive when you have already left the country. HIV tests are only reliable three months after unsafe sex. And then still there are a lot of initial false tests. Do all visitors to Iraq have to do an HIV test every three months? And what about travelling Iraqi’s? They don’t have to take a test each time they have been abroad. I would think that the Iraqi and Kurdish government have far bigger worries than to test the foreigners who are visiting to help and support the country, who are coming here to do business or invest money. On my next visit I will make sure I will not stay more than ten days to avoid this pointless blood test. And I know I am not the only one.