Piers Morgan welcomes actress, singer, and writerRosario Dawson for a candid and engaging interview, touching upon everything from politics to the environment, and her enthusiasm for riding trains.

With the fifth annual “National Train Day” rapidly approaching, the event’s official spokesperson details why she often lists the rails as her first choice for transportation:

“It is definitely one of the greener ways of traveling, but it’s also just one of the most beautiful ways of traveling,” says Dawson. “I love the conversations that I have when I’m on a train, I love the view of America that I get to have.”

A veteran of such films as “Seven Pounds,” “Rent,” and “Unstoppable,” the native of New York City says she still takes the subway to this day, admiring its authenticity:

“I’m a New Yorker, and that’s the best thing about New Yorkers. You create New York moments. People like ‘Yo what up Rosario,’ I’m like, ‘Yo wussup,’ and then we move about our way.”

Watch the clip as the 32-year-old speaks about two of her greatest passions, engaging young Latino voters, and “National Train Day.”

Article originally posted on CNN. 

We’re kicking off our 2012 election campaign at Voto Latino’s Power Summit in Los Angeles April 14-15 and we want YOU to participate!

This two-day event at the University of Southern California’s Davidson Conference Center will educate, engage and empower young Latinos from across the country to create positive change in their communities. Leaders will receive training from public officials, artists, grassroots organizers, and business leaders in new media, public speaking, activism and community organizing. Participants will also be the first to preview our new technology that will revolutionize the voter registration process.

Power Summit participants will be joined by legendary Latino organizers like Dolores Huerta, and Voto Latino co-founders Rosario Dawson and Maria Teresa Kumar, for two days of training and workshops in new media, public speaking, activism, community organizing, and leadership development.

Special thanks to Southwest Airlines, the official airline carrier of the Power Summit, AFL-CIO, Platinum sponsor, and other supporters who are helping us empower young people, including PG&E and Pfizer. Additional partners include Maricopa County Community College, Queens College, Rio Hondo Community College, Latino Magazine, Opportunity Nation, LOFT, NOI, LA’s Mega 106 and others. If you or your organization would like to participate, please email us at here.

A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE, A RANT AND A PRAYER

Every so often things fly together in a delicate mix of elements to create something wonderful. Such is the case with A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE, A RANT AND A PRAYER, a collection of one-night performances led by a growing cast of prominent talent from around the world. Headlined by Eve Ensler of Vagina Monologues fame, along with Rosario Dawson, Trudie Styler, Meera Syal MBE and more, strong women are slated to perform a collection of pieces to underscore how violence against women affects everyone.

As impressive as the performers are the London-based artistic talents filling the director’s chairs. From TATE Modern director Chris Dercon, the lovely Empress of the East, Iwona Blazwick OBE, to RADA’s Sue Dunderdale, even the impressive Marcus Warren and Anna Ledwich – it seems suddenly the world of art has collided with the world of theatre. There will be repercussions.

This collection of single acts is for a great cause: women. Part of V-Day 2012, 100% of proceeds go to charities dedicated to stopping violence against women and girls including Women for Women International and the Domestic Violence Intervention Project.

It’s also nice to see Goldman Sachs Gives matching ticket sales with donations, and that tripled by The Millby Charitable Trust. The fancy seats, which include a special after-party with the talent, go for £255.00 and benefit the causes most.

Don’t miss it.

Produced by Lauren Prakke and Michelle Yue for Restless Buddha Productions

Disclaimer: All efforts are made to ensure information is correct. All information, including actors, is subject to change.

CAST

• Eve Ensler
• Rosario Dawson
• Trudie Styler
• Meera Syal
• Ony Uhiara

CREATIVE

• DirectorChris Dercon
• DirectorIwona Blazwick
• DirectorMarcus Warren
• DirectorSue Dunderdale
• DirectorAnna Ledwich
• DirectorTamara Harvey

TICKETS

Stalls: £96, £56 (RV), Premium: £251
Dress Circle: £96, £56 (RV)
Upper Circle: £56 & £31 (RV)
Balcony: £31 & £21 (RV)
Boxes: Premiums: £251

PERFORMANCES

26th March 2012 at 7:30pm

BOOK ONLINE OR CALL 0844 482 9674(24HRS)

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Rosario Dawson will be part of a panel on Telling Women’s Stories – Women in Film, TV, Media at the WIE Symposium UK this Thursday, March 8th. The WIE Symposium is a dynamic conference designed to inspire and empower women. The event brings together prominent leaders from the worlds of politics, business, fashion, philanthropy, media, entertainment and the arts, in a full day of lively panels, workshops, master-classes and an inspirational awards ceremony.

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For tickets visit their website for more information.

Hollywood royalty Rosario Dawson (Seven Pounds, Men in Black 2, Sin City) caught a stir as she was serenaded by an all singing, all dancing tramp in London’s west-end. Passers-by looked on in amazement as the bemused star joined in and danced around with the excited gentleman.

Luckily, as it turns out she was making a cameo appearance in supergroup The Bullitts’ music video for new single Supercool, out 4th March.

Famous for her roles in Sin City and as leading lady to Will Smith in Seven Pounds, Rosario has been in London filming.  She is set to star in upcoming The Blind Bastards with Lenny Kravitz and Fire With Fire alongside Fergie (Black Eyed Peas), Josh Duhamel and legend Bruce Willis.

Rosario Dawson’s collaboration with the group follows in the footsteps of another leading lady of the silver screen, the gorgeous Lucy Liu (Charlie’s Angels, Kill Bill) who narrates The Bullitts’ debut album.

“Evocative, provocative, highly imaginative and utterly individual” are just some of the words used to describe the band, who burst on the scene with first official single Supercool, [released on 4th March].

Upcoming album They Die Before Dawn and Other Short Stories, due later in 2012, already has industry ears pricking up and includes collaborations with an incredible line up, such as Tori Amos, Roisin Murphy, Jay Electronica, Idris Elba (Golden Globe 2012 winner) and Mos Def as well as it’s superstar narrator.

OSLO, NORWAY, November 25, 2011 – Nobel Peace Prize Concert organizers announced today that Rosario Dawson will join Helen Mirren to host the 18th annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert on Sunday, December 11th in Oslo, Norway.

The Concert will feature previously announced artists including Sugarland, David Gray, Jill Scott, Janelle Monáe, Matthew Morrison, Ellie Goulding, Evanescence, Bernhoft, World Youth Choir and the Nobel laureates’ personal selections of Miatta Fahnbulleh, Angelique Kidjo and Ahmed Fathi.

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize Concert will honor laureates Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman, for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee calls “their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.”

The award is given annually for work exemplifying a spirit of hope and leadership that will help promote peace in the world. The Concert is presented by the Nobel Peace Prize Concert AS and broadcast to a global audience.

“Helen and Rosario will be wonderful hosts and ambassadors of peace,” said Geir Lundestad, Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. “We welcome these talented artists from around the world and look forward to a memorable evening that honours and celebrates these remarkable laureates.”

The Nobel Peace Prize is the most prestigious award in the world, honoring icons such as Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, Kofi Annan, Al Gore and other remarkable individuals and organizations. For the past seventeen years, the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony has been followed the next day by the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, a musical celebration honoring the laureate.

Actress Rosario Dawson hosted an exclusive cocktail reception last night at Tao in the Venetian to launch Love Universe, a lifestyle jewelry collection, and model Linda Vojtova and jewelry designer Genevieve Jones were on hand to present their Love Universe-branded collections.

The evening also spotlighted Love Pledge, which encourages people to commit 1 percent of their annual earnings and 1 percent of their annual time to philanthropic causes and charitable organizations of their choice.

Rosario wore Love Universe bracelets in honor of her grandmother, who recently passed away. She shared how generous her grandmother was and that the actress was dedicating her Love Pledge to her grandmother.

After dining in Tao’s private dining room, Rosario, whose credits include Rent, Sin City, Seven Pounds and TV’s Gemini Division, and the Love Universe team took over the skyboxes in the nightclub, and later Rosario and her girlfriends headed down to dance on the catwalk to the sounds of DJ Reach, who gave her a shout-out.

Rosario dedicated her Love Pledge to her grandmother who just passed away and wore Love Universe bracelets in her honor.

Credit: Las Vegas Sun

Largest Gathering of Volunteer and Service Leaders Convenes in New Orleans, June 6-8

NEW ORLEANS, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As communities across the country face challenges ranging from the dropout crisis to childhood hunger to natural disasters, and as Americans look for ways to give back, volunteer service has become an essential strategy for solving community challenges. Leaders from the service sector will come together to share solutions, best practices and lessons for achieving greater impact at the 2011 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS) in New Orleans, June 6-8.

The conference, convened by Points of Light Institute and the Corporation for National and Community Service, is the world’s largest gathering of volunteer and service leaders from the nonprofit, corporate and government sectors. This year’s event will provide nearly 4,000 “Champions of Service” with an opportunity to learn, connect and be inspired through a range of plenary sessions, workshops, special events, service projects and more.

The closing session on Wednesday, June 8, features the presentation of a Presidential Volunteer Service award to actor and activist Rosario Dawson, performances by Grammy Award-winner Chris Thomas King and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Percy Sledge and the announcement of the 2012 NCVS host city, all hosted by comedian John Oliver from “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”

For more information on NCVS, please visit www.VolunteeringandService.org

Voices 7 will be held at ESPACE, 635 West 42nd Street (between 11th/12th Avenues). This special evening features a cocktail reception, a silent auction, and performances by our members including Lyrical Circle—an award winning collective of poets. This event is a unique opportunity for our dynamic supporters to celebrate BHSS’s work helping Black and Latino youth develop into critical thinkers and community leaders.

Voices is our signature annual celebration of our youth and our life changing programming. The evening provides a platform for our members to share their unique commentary through spoken word performances. Voices is also the time when we celebrate and highlight the accomplishments of our honorees – individuals who embody the ideals of The Brotherhood/Sister Sol: Positivity, Community, Knowledge and Future.
Our honorees…
Dr. Cornel West – The Bayard Rustin Award for Social Justice
Rosario Dawson – The Frida Kahlo Award for innovative Creativity
Hon. David N. Dinkins – The Ella Baker & César Chávez Award for Positive Community Development

Our host…
Soledad O’Brien – CNN

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

ESPACE
635 West 42nd Street
Time: 6:30pm

The Brotherhood/Sister Sol
512 West 143rd Street
New York, NY 10031
www.brotherhood-sistersol.org

Please Contact Ariana Aguilar for any questions regarding Voices 7
Phone: 212.283.7044
E-mail: fundraising@brotherhood-sistersol.org

Buy your tickets here

Voto Latino will kick off the White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend with our 2nd annual On Series event in Washington, D.C.

On April 28, 2011, the ON: Emerging Voices in Media forum will bring together journalists, policymakers, leaders, and artists to share their insights and discuss opportunities to break barriers in media. The ON forums convene thought leaders to tackle the most pressing issues that impact American Latinos today. Voto Latino believes that by coming together, we can innovate creative solutions to these issues.

Invited speakers include:

* Lee Brenner, HyperVocal Co-Founder, Former MySpace Political Director
* Rosario Dawson, Voto-Latino Co-Founder, Actor
* Mignon Clyburn, FCC Commissioner
* Janet Murgia, President & CEO, NCLR
* Antoine, Sanfuentes, NBC News Washington Bureau Chief
* Cenk Uygur, Young Turks & MSNBC Host

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Founded in 2004 by actress Rosario Dawson and political analyst Maria Teresa Kumar, Voto Latino is the leading non-partisan Latino youth civic engagement organization.

United by the belief that Latino issues are American issues and American issues are Latino issues, Voto Latino leverages youth, media, celebrity voices and the latest technology to shake up the political process.