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We’ll be posting more pictures tomorrow, including pictures and videos of the winner of the 2012 Care2 Impact Prize.

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Session 6 Panel: Private Sector Support for Women’s empowerment principles. Video by Africare prefacing session.Panel moderation by Cindy Judd, CMO for Mobility & Communications & Media Industries, Accenture. Joining the discussion: Joan Libby-Hawk, Special Advisor, Women’s Empowerment Principles at UN Women and UN Global Compact, David Alport, VP of Communications for Global Business Coalition, Ursula Ann Wynhoven, Head, Policy & Legal, Special Assistant to Executive Director, UNCG, and Christine Grumm of the Women’s Funding Network.

Session 7 Panel: Creating Powerful Media Campaigns. Opening remarks and panel moderation by Sharon Lawrence, award winning actress and Former Chair of Women in Film. Joining the discussion: Sheri Howell, VP of Music & Talent at MTV, David Driver, Producer, Michael Daube, Executive Director of CITTA, Shannon Darke, Director of Media & Marketing Alliances, CARE, Michael Angelo, Founder of Michael Angelo Wonderland Studio and artist behind “The Lipstick Portraits”, Grant Garrison, Activation Director & GOOD Projects Lead for Pepsi Refresh Project, and Jamie Kantrowitz, Partner of Made with Elastic & Co-Founder of Think Social at the Paley Center.

Closing Keynote for Day 1 of the Global Action Forum by Kerry Kennedy, President of RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights. Plus closing video and remarks by Frances Skinner-Lewis.

Register now for the 2012 Global Action Forum and Awards — May 10-11 in Los Angeles. Join the leading gathering of influential activists, emerging social entrepreneurs, innovators and agents of change from business, entertainment, professional sports and non-profits unifying for the shared goal of achieving positive societal change. Leverage your assets and build a network that translates your passion into action. Reserve YOUR Place in the Marketplace of Action; Register to attend at globalactionforum.com.

Contacts:
Sue Anne Reed, (650) 207-7822 sueanne@care2team.com
Benjamin Decker, (310) 717-8554 ben@bwdpr.com
Nadja Atwal, nadjaatwal@gmail.com

Katie Cleary, Joanna Krupa and Care2 to Deliver 140,000 Petition Signatures to DASH Store in Calabasas to Protest Fur Sales

Petition Calls on Kardashian Sisters to Stop Selling Fur in DASH Stores and Online

Calabasas, California – Katie Cleary & Joanna Krupa will deliver over 140,000 petition signatures to the DASH store in Calabasas, California calling on the Kardashian sisters – Kim, Khloe and Kourtney – to stop selling fur at their store and online.

Both Katie and Joanna have been animal activists for years and feel that women in the spotlight have a responsibility to stand up for animals and raise awareness about what animals go through in the fur trade. “No living being should have to endure the amount of pain that these animals go through for us!”, said Katie Cleary.

“One of the most influential families in the entertainment industry that could help give animals a voice on a large scale are the Kardashians. As a fashion-forward family with their clothing line in stores all over the US, they have the power to influence millions of people around the world,” said Joanna Krupa.

When: Monday, April 2, 2012 1:00 PM PT

Where: DASH, 4774 Park Granada, Suite 5, Calabasas, CA 91302

What: Katie Cleary, Joanna Krupa and Care2 activists will deliver 140,000 signatures to DASH & Kardashian employees asking the sisters to stop selling fur

Katie & Joanna’s petition:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/28/Stop-Selling-Fur-Kardashians/

Media coverage of Stop Selling Fur Kardashians Campaign:
Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/kardashian-petition-fur_n_1251003.html
Ecorazzi: http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/02/03/joanna-krupa-starts-petition-over-kardashians-dash-fur-line/
Ny Post: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/dancing_with_selling_stars_contestant_PEz11vNykbBgdXhitwKm0I
Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/03/joanna-krupa-starts-petition-to-force-kardashians-to-stop-selling-fur-in-dash/
NY Daily News: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-02-03/news/31023002_1_joanna-krupa-fur-peta

About Care2
With more than 18 million members and over 700 nonprofit partners worldwide, Care2 is the largest online community that empowers millions of individuals to lead a healthy, sustainable lifestyle and support important causes. Care2 is a B Corporation, or social enterprise, that generates revenues by connecting individuals with nonprofits and business that are making the world a better place. Founded in 1998, Care2 has collected over 91 million signatures on petitions featuring timely and important issues. Please visit the Care2 community at http://www.care2.com.

About Katie Cleary
Katie Cleary has been featured on Deal or No Deal and America’s Next Top Model, hosted shows including E! News Now and was named one of People Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People. She recently launched a new nonprofit “Peace 4 Animals”. Peace 4 Animals aims to be the voices for the voiceless creating awareness and making change to help and protect the Magnificent Animals we share this planet with.

About Joanna Krupa
Joanna Krupa has graced over 120 magazine covers worldwide, was named “sexiest woman in the world,” hosts Poland’s Next Top Model and was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars. She has also been featured in 2 PETA ads — including one where she risked her reputation to pose nude as an “Angel for Animals.”

“The measure of a society can be how well its people treat its animals.” – Gandhi

Empowering Women and Girls Through STEM Dinner, May 9
Answering President Obama’s call to strengthen STEM education and broaden the participation of women and girls in these critical fields, GAF is convening a dinner gathering of leaders and organizations May 9, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel to explore how the business sectors, social entrepreneurs, non-profits, and the social leaders in entertainment and professional sports can play a role in creating a culture change around the image of girls in STEM, breaking the stereotypes of girls in STEM, and supporting and retaining women in the STEM workforce.

The Global Action Forum™, May 10-11
On May 10-11, 2012, the Global Action Forum™ (GAF) will host the world’s leading activists and philanthropists in an effort to influence lasting and positive global change. The event will feature leaders from the spheres of entertainment, sports, social enterprise, impact investing, businesses, and non-profits uniting to build real networks of sustainable and meaningful action. The Global Action Forum™ will examine a wide range of issues showcasing the high profile influencers, strategies, and partners who are igniting movements of change while calling the attendees to action.

Special Session: Social Enterprise & Impact Investing: Where Money Meets Meaning
Amplifying this global dialogue is Keynote Speaker Terry McAuliffe, serial entrepreneur, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and recipient of the 2012 Global Action Game-
Changer Award; Amilya Antonetti, “voice of small business” on Fox News; Rachel Armbruster, launch manager of the LIVESTRONG campaign and author of Banding Together For A Cause: Proven Strategies for Revenue and Awareness Generation; Jennifer Mitrenga, senior vice-president of new initiatives and women’s philanthropy at Opportunity International; Robbin Phillips, co-author of Brains on Fire; Jeff Rabhan, chair of the Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music; Steve Stoute, entrepreneur and author of The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy; Johnny Taylor, CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund; and Gary Whitehill, founder of Entrepreneur Week and recipient of the 2012 Global Action Social Innovator Award.

The Global Action Awards™, May 11
On May 11, the Beverly Hilton plays host to the Global Action Awards™ (GAA), a gala that recognizes the unprecedented amount of power each individual has to solve problems, save lives and impact the future. The awards acknowledge those who have committed their talents, time, and personal and professional brands to inspire, accelerate solutions and amplify impact.

We hope you share our interest in these pressing issues and are ready to take your place in the marketplace of action. Your invitation to join the conversation and ignite your own movement of change is attached. Watch for agenda updates at globalactionforum.com

You can click here to register: globalactionforum.iworldreg.com

In an effort to give our members the best experience possible, we need to begin removing messages that over two years old. Any messages that you currently have stored in your Private Message inbox (http://www.care2.com/c2c/pm/folder/inbox) that were created prior to April 9, 2010 will be deleted.

Note: This cleanup process will only impact messages in your Personal Message inbox. This will not impact Care2 Mail.

If you have messages in your inbox that are were created before April 9, 2010 that you want to keep, please move them to the Saved folder. Messages that are in the Saved Folder (http://www.care2.com/c2c/pm/folder/saved/) will not be removed. Starting in April, we will be removing messages older than two years on a regular basis. Please make sure to move any messages you want to keep into your Saved folder.

We want to give Care2 members ample time to save any PMs that are important to them. This can be done by clicking “Save” within the message itself.

We will be removing old messages on April 9, 2012.

Thank you all for your cooperation and please let us know if you have any questions.

Session 5 Panel: Impact of Gender Inequality on Poverty. Opening remarks and panel moderation by Dr. Darius Mans, CEO Africare. Joining the discussion: Christine Grumm, President & CEO, Women’s Funding Network, Erin Thornton, Executive Director, Every Mother Counts.

Register now for the 2012 Global Action Forum and Awards — May 10-11 in Los Angeles. Join the leading gathering of influential activists, emerging social entrepreneurs, innovators and agents of change from business, entertainment, professional sports and non-profits unifying for the shared goal of achieving positive societal change. Leverage your assets and build a network that translates your passion into action. Reserve YOUR Place in the Marketplace of Action; Register to attend at globalactionforum.com.

Special Session 4: Bridging the Gap Between Technology and Charity. Presentation by Jeff Martin, CEO and Founder of mPowering and CEO, Tribal Brands and Tribal Technologies. mPowering launches its new mobile, hand-to-hand software revolutionizing the goods and services delivery process.

Register now for the 2012 Global Action Forum and Awards — May 10-11 in Los Angeles. Join the leading gathering of influential activists, emerging social entrepreneurs, innovators and agents of change from business, entertainment, professional sports and non-profits unifying for the shared goal of achieving positive societal change. Leverage your assets and build a network that translates your passion into action. Reserve YOUR Place in the Marketplace of Action; Register to attend at globalactionforum.com.

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