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Occasionally, large groups of celebrities will get together to support a cause, but very rarely will three television networks join together as well. Don’t get me wrong — it’s happened before, for Hurricane Katrina support, but it’s not a common event, by any means. And that makes the Stand Up To Cancer telethon that much more special.

On September 5, CBS, NBC, and ABC will air a celebrity-jammed telethon for one hour, commercial-free, during which actors, singers, athletes, and other famous personalities will take part in musical performances and appeals to get people to dig deep and make a donation to fight cancer.

Celebrities taking part are (deep breath) Meryl Streep, Forrest Whitaker, Jennifer Aniston, Charlize Theron, Lance Armstrong, Hilary Swank, America Ferrera, Salma Hayek, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Masi Oka and Danica Patrick. News anchors Brian Williams, Katie Couric, and Charles Gibson will join them, as will Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts and former Senator John Edwards’ wife, Elizabeth. Robin and Elizabeth have battled breast cancer.

It’s sure to be an entertaining, yet emotional night of television. Make sure you’ve got a comfy seat on the couch at 8 p.m. on September 5 — you can call the celebrity phone bank, make a donation, and make a difference by standing up to cancer.

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Celebrities are raising their voices to support the U.S. Campaign for Burma. The people of Burma are being attacked by their own government, and many are unjustly imprisoned, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi (who is the leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma and the only Nobel Peace Prize winner currently imprisoned).

In addition to this, Burma was hit by a cyclone on May 2nd — a cyclone of which the government was aware but refused to warn its people — and the death toll could be as high as 60,000, with hundreds of thousands left homeless. Still, the Burmese government has blocking any international aid.

Fortunately, Hollywood is stepping up, hoping to get one million voices involved in Burma: It Can’t Wait over 30 days. This campaign is a part of the U.S. Campaign for Burma, and is using celebrity videos to help make people aware of the human rights being violated there and get people like you and me involved.

Will Ferrell’s video was Day 1, and Day 2 consisted of a humorous skit involving Jennifer Aniston and Woody Harrelson. Other celebrities who already have videos up (and we’re only on Day 7) are Sarah Silverman, Eddie Izzard, and Jason Biggs.

So what are you waiting for? Go, check it out, watch their videos, and add your voice. I just did.

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