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Chuck Leavell Honored at Captain Planet Event Featuring Julian Lennon and Collective Soul

Kristi Wooten

Dec 11, 2019

Chuck Leavell Honored at Captain Planet Event Featuring Julian Lennon and Collective Soul

The Captain Planet Foundation held its annual Benefit Gala Nov. 16 in Atlanta. The charitable evening recognizes environmental activists...

Sustenance Group's Kristi York Wooten hosts "Conversations at the Carter Center" event

Kristi Wooten

Dec 11, 2019

Sustenance Group's Kristi York Wooten hosts "Conversations at the Carter Center" event

Kristi York Wooten hosted the event "Standing Strong Against Attacks on Human Rights" on October 16, 2019, at the Carter Center in...

Elton John’s lasting impact on Atlanta: turning the public’s fear of AIDS into action

Kristi Wooten

Nov 30, 2018

Elton John’s lasting impact on Atlanta: turning the public’s fear of AIDS into action

Many Atlantans are familiar with Sir Elton John’s local ties: his world-famous art collection that helped spark Atlanta’s obsession with...

Why Oprah’s appearances with Stacey Abrams resonated so loudly—especially with Georgia women

Kristi Wooten

Nov 3, 2018

Why Oprah’s appearances with Stacey Abrams resonated so loudly—especially with Georgia women

Oprah Winfrey is no stranger to Atlanta. Recent visits have involved her role in Greenleaf (the Georgia-filmed OWN network mega-church...

Jimmy Carter’s human rights message resonates in Atlanta and globally

Kristi Wooten

Jul 28, 2018

Jimmy Carter’s human rights message resonates in Atlanta and globally

On July 24, inside the Carter Center’s Cecil B. Day chapel overlooking Freedom Parkway and the downtown skyline, Jimmy Carter’s earnest...

Searching for Dr. King in a War of Words

Kristi Wooten

Jan 15, 2018

Searching for Dr. King in a War of Words

In the 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr. used words to reclaim the power of love; in 2018, we use grace to reclaim the power of words....

Jane Fonda and Ted Turner Keep Rocking the Green Carpet Together

Kristi Wooten

Dec 9, 2017

Jane Fonda and Ted Turner Keep Rocking the Green Carpet Together

Ted and Jane are together again! This time the two walked the “green” carpet as friends while supporting Turner’s Captain Planet...

Mark Ruffalo honors Atlanta environmental activists as superheroes

Kristi Wooten

Sep 20, 2017

Mark Ruffalo honors Atlanta environmental activists as superheroes

Mark Ruffalo is making the most out of his time in metro Atlanta, both on and off movie sets. While filming his roles as Bruce Banner and...

In Manchester, Ariana Grande Discovers The Generation Of Love

Kristi Wooten

Jun 5, 2017

In Manchester, Ariana Grande Discovers The Generation Of Love

Sunday night, Ariana Grande returned to the stage for the first time since a suicide bomber murdered 22 people outside her Manchester...

Watching Jimmy Carter And Bernie Sanders Together Will Make Your Day

Kristi Wooten

May 8, 2017

Watching Jimmy Carter And Bernie Sanders Together Will Make Your Day

“When Jimmy Met Bernie” sounds like it could be the title of a buddy comedy in which two men experience hilarious pitfalls as they set...

John Lewis To Atlanta: We Cannot Afford To Be Silent

Kristi Wooten

Jan 21, 2017

John Lewis To Atlanta: We Cannot Afford To Be Silent

An estimated 60,000 people gathered in Atlanta today to participate in the Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women. Part of an...

A Campaign to End AIDS With Vodka Bottles, Chicken Feathers, and Modern Art

Kristi Wooten

Oct 7, 2016

A Campaign to End AIDS With Vodka Bottles, Chicken Feathers, and Modern Art

Corporate philanthropy in America surged in the past decade and rose to $18.46 billion for 2015. While individual donors, private funds...

Marian Wright Edelman Exclusive: Children Need Advocates – in Georgia and Across America

Kristi Wooten

Aug 30, 2016

Marian Wright Edelman Exclusive: Children Need Advocates – in Georgia and Across America

Children's Defense Fund president Marian Wright Edelman spoke exclusively with Sustenance Group after her roundtable discussion about...

Jimmy Carter and Bono Honored for Humanitarian Work

Kristi Wooten

May 1, 2016

Jimmy Carter and Bono Honored for Humanitarian Work

Jimmy Carter, Bono and Nile Rodgers made for a surprising trio of revelers at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom last Friday night. On the...

International Women's Day Signers (and Singers) Believe 'Poverty is Sexist'

Kristi Wooten

Mar 8, 2016

International Women's Day Signers (and Singers) Believe 'Poverty is Sexist'

In 2015, the ONE Campaign launched its Poverty is Sexist campaign, asking women and men around the world to take "strengthies" (strong...

New Film 'Imba Means Sing' Celebrates Children's Triumph Over Poverty

Kristi Wooten

Feb 7, 2016

New Film 'Imba Means Sing' Celebrates Children's Triumph Over Poverty

In the new documentary film, Imba Means Sing, viewers go behind the scenes with the African Children’s Choir as it embarks on a tour of...

Can Miley Cyrus Educate Millennials About AIDS?

Kristi Wooten

Dec 3, 2015

Can Miley Cyrus Educate Millennials About AIDS?

At Carnegie Hall this past Tuesday night, Miley Cyrus joined U2’s Bono and The Edge, Hozier and Jessie J for a World AIDS Day event...

World Affairs Council: Education Innovations

Kristi Wooten

Nov 18, 2015

World Affairs Council: Education Innovations

At Clinton Global Initiative, Michael Gerson and Bill Gates Talk Vaccines, Disease Prevention, Nutri

Kristi Wooten

Sep 29, 2015

At Clinton Global Initiative, Michael Gerson and Bill Gates Talk Vaccines, Disease Prevention, Nutri

At the 2015 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York last week, former George W. Bush staffer Michael Gerson interviewed Bill...

U2 Continues to Bring Awareness to Poverty and AIDS with 'Innocence + Experience Tour'

Kristi Wooten

Aug 27, 2015

U2 Continues to Bring Awareness to Poverty and AIDS with 'Innocence + Experience Tour'

On stage at Madison Square Garden in July, U2 wore its heart on its sleeve by promoting the causes that are most dear to the band,...

Kristi Wooten

Jul 15, 2015

Live Aid's Legacy: 30 Years Later

The all-star benefit concert gave rise to the trend of high-profile, celebrity-endorsed charitable efforts, and changed the nature of...

Kerry Washington, Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton visit the Center for Civil and Human Rights

Kristi Wooten

Jul 15, 2015

Kerry Washington, Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton visit the Center for Civil and Human Rights

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Kristi Wooten

Jun 21, 2015

What if Your Dad Had Married at Age 7?

It's Father's Day, a day which should be filled with summertime family fun - not stories about child marriage. In the United States, it's...

What Eva Longoria Learned in the Barrios of Cartagena

Kristi Wooten

Feb 2, 2015

What Eva Longoria Learned in the Barrios of Cartagena

Eva Longoria says some of her earliest childhood memories are of accompanying her family to volunteer at the Special Olympics in her...

10 Inspiring New Year's Resolutions From My Conversations With Jane Goodall

Kristi Wooten

Jan 1, 2015

10 Inspiring New Year's Resolutions From My Conversations With Jane Goodall

By Kristi York Wooten The Huffington Post One doesn't need an encyclopedic knowledge of science to hang with Jane Goodall; instead, a...

Honoring Malala and Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King on Human Rights Day

Kristi Wooten

Dec 10, 2014

Honoring Malala and Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King on Human Rights Day

While Malala accepted her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo today, Atlanta celebrated its two past Nobel prize winners, Jimmy Carter and Martin...

Kristi Wooten

Dec 10, 2014

CARE Brings Atlanta to the World

CARE held its board meeting in Atlanta on December 9, and celebrated with an evening event at the Center for Civil and Human Rights. CEO...

AYA Summit Report: The Real Warrior Among The Walking Dead

Kristi Wooten

Dec 10, 2014

AYA Summit Report: The Real Warrior Among The Walking Dead

BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE DAILY BEAST Actress, activist and African American: Danai Gurira believes in the power of using her voice...

Global Citizen and EKOCYCLE Toast Atlanta

Kristi Wooten

Dec 8, 2014

Global Citizen and EKOCYCLE Toast Atlanta

Justine Lucas, U.S. Country Director of Global Citizen, visited Atlanta for a tour of the new Center for Civil and Human Rights and to...

Kristi Wooten

Dec 1, 2014

World AIDS Day 2014: The Tipping Point

ONE released its annual report on the progess in the fight against HIV/AIDS, and most of the news is good. The reduction in the rate of...

Midge Ure and "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

Kristi Wooten

Nov 25, 2014

Midge Ure and "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE ECONOMIST THREE decades before One Direction, Ellie Goulding and others added their voices and carefully...

The Elders Meet to Discuss Women in Peacebuilding Roles

Kristi Wooten

Nov 6, 2014

The Elders Meet to Discuss Women in Peacebuilding Roles

By Kristi York Wooten Sustenance Group partcipated in the Women and Peacebuilding event at The Carter Center on November 5, 2014, which...

Elizabeth Bintliff: An Impossible Life Made Possible

Kristi Wooten

Oct 29, 2014

Elizabeth Bintliff: An Impossible Life Made Possible

Elizabeth Bintliff (right) and her friend Rashid in Sierra Leone. Photo courtesy of Heifer. Heifer International's Vice President of...

South Sudan: Good Lie Star Finds Key to Hope

Kristi Wooten

Oct 17, 2014

South Sudan: Good Lie Star Finds Key to Hope

BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST Emmanuel Jal's story is an inspiring personal journey of survival: During the second...

Kristi Wooten

Oct 16, 2014

Naomi Tutu Talks Faith and Activism

The Rev. Naomi Tutu visited Kennesaw State University yesterday to share her story with students and faculty as part of a lecture series...

International Day of the Girl: Fight for Education

Kristi Wooten

Oct 12, 2014

International Day of the Girl: Fight for Education

On October 11, 2014, the Center for Civil and Human Rights and CARE celebrated the International Day of the Girl in Atlanta. Below is an...

Heifer International Celebrates 70th Anniversary

Kristi Wooten

Oct 5, 2014

Heifer International Celebrates 70th Anniversary

Heifer International celebrated 70 years of family farming at the Beyond Hunger event at the Carter Center in Atlanta on October 4....

Kristi Wooten

Sep 29, 2014

No Doubt Rocks the Global Citizen Festival

The Global Poverty Project's third annual Global Citizen Festival filled NYC's Central Park with activists, world leaders and music fans...

Kristi Wooten

Sep 25, 2014

Melinda Gates is the Star of UN Week

Melinda Gates spent much of UN Week in an SUV crisscrossing Manhattan to appear at events such as the Social Good Summit (SGS), the...

CNN's Erin Burnett Hosts Best Panel at CGI Annual Meeting

Kristi Wooten

Sep 24, 2014

CNN's Erin Burnett Hosts Best Panel at CGI Annual Meeting

CNN's Erin Burnett recorded an episode of her television show, Erin Burnett Out Front, during the Clinton Global Initiative Annual...

Matt Damon Talks Toilets at Clinton Global Initiative

Kristi Wooten

Sep 24, 2014

Matt Damon Talks Toilets at Clinton Global Initiative

Water.org co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White joined a panel discussion at CGI to discuss the impact of water and sanitation on health,...

Kristi Wooten

Sep 23, 2014

Ebola Crisis: Idris Elba Goes Viral to Fight the Virus

Sustenance Group attended an intimate briefing by ONE, where Save the Children CEO Carolyn Miles and Gates Foundation President of Global...

Kristi Wooten

Sep 21, 2014

Alicia Keys Launches the We Are Here Movement at Mashable's Social Good Summit

Alicia Keys partnered with a dozen international charities and NGOs – including CARE, Oxfam, her own Keep A Child Alive and others – to...

The Center for Civil and Human Rights Opens in Atlanta

Kristi Wooten

Jun 24, 2014

The Center for Civil and Human Rights Opens in Atlanta

Sustenance Group is proud to partner with the Center for Civil and Human Rights to promote its opening and inaugural year. SG is working...

Kristi Wooten

May 30, 2014

Martha and Rufus Wainwright Sing for Maternal Health

Sustenance Group partnered with Life On Mars Gallery and Every Mother Counts for an evening of art and music in honor of Mother's Day....

A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power

Kristi Wooten

Apr 29, 2014

A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power

Kristi York Wooten interviewed Jimmy Carter for The Economist about his excellent new book, A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence...

Sustenance Group Loves International Women's Day

Kristi Wooten

Mar 8, 2014

Sustenance Group Loves International Women's Day

Since 2007, Sustenance Group has worked with CARE, Every Mother Counts, Half the Sky, Dining for Women, Women for Women and other...

Kristi Wooten

Feb 23, 2014

How It Feels When Bono Shows Up

Sustenance Group participated in ONE's annual Power Summit in Washington, D.C. Featured guests at this year's summit included (RED) CEO...

Eve Ensler Talks About the Power of One Billion Rising for Justice

Kristi Wooten

Feb 13, 2014

Eve Ensler Talks About the Power of One Billion Rising for Justice

Kristi York Wooten spoke with Eve Ensler about the origin and success of her global movement to protect and empower women. Click HERE to...

Exclusive Interview: Angelique Kidjo Celebrates Women and Human Rights With "Eve" - and a New Memoir

Kristi Wooten

Feb 3, 2014

Exclusive Interview: Angelique Kidjo Celebrates Women and Human Rights With "Eve" - and a New Memoir

Kristi York Wooten interviewed Angelique Kidjo about her new autobiography (Spirit Rising) and her new record, Eve, which was recorded in...

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