Celebrities and Roma Rights, or, the Perils of Being Adopted by Madonna
Celebrities and Roma Rights, or, the Perils of Being Adopted by Madonna

Summary/Abstract: Recent years have seen the rise of “celebrity diplomacy”, championed by a new breed of artists, musicians, actors and athletes whose fame fuels an activist agenda. They have a prominent and significant impact and recognise their social power. Not on Our Watch, an advocacy and grantmaking organisation founded by Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, David Pressman and Jerry Weintraub, raised and granted 1 million USD in emergency relief funds to Haiti within five days of the devastating earthquake there. The organisation describes its mission as “drawing upon the voices of cultural leaders to protect and assist the vulnerable, marginalized and displaced.”

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