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On Sat. Aug 20, 2011 in the heart of Hollywood at the historical Egyptian Theatre the Artivist Collective will showcase the closing night awards rite of their 8th yearly Artivist Film Holiday.



This years Artivist Award Honoree is Kristen Bell, known for her films (Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Burlesque) and her TV work asVeronica Mars, as well as her philanthropy (Alzheimer's Association, CARE, Invisible Children, PETA, SCPA, etc.).



Kristen, who has been a serious vegetarian since she was 11, has a life of experience working with charitable and NGO causes. While she was a student at Long Island University she volunteered with doctors in Brazil . While she was working in one underprivileged community Kristen helped deliver two babies. When she lived in Michigan she fostered animals for the Michigan Humanitarian Society, and she's now a champion of the San Diego based Helen Woodward Animal Center.

She's a resolute advocate forInvisible Children, an organization of younger people who work to create appreciation of the predicament of the child-soldiers of Northerly Uganda. Bell also supports the voter education charity Declare Yourself as well as such widely known charitable associations CARE,PETA, and the Alzheimer's Organisation

"I believe empathy is our most important impulse. Helping people is what makes human beings great. I'm just replying where I see my skills can help meet a current need, and I believe we have a duty to guard and love each otherArtivist embodies these guidelines helping bridge the divide between awareness and action," Bell related.

Her altruistic attitude and legitimate energy during times like these of grotesque corporate greediness and shameful consumerism combine to place this globally known celebrity as a frontline Agent of Change for this the 1st generation of the 21st century. Kristen Bell is one of the new guides leading the way into the Other America.

Bell was so moved by her trip to war-stricken Northern Uganda she made a decision to co-design a necklace with the yoga-inspired line Satya Jewelry to benefit charity. The Acholi pendant is a peridot-stone set with a 24-karat golden necklace, named for the Acoli an ethnic group in Northerly Uganda. 100 percent of the takings benefit the charity Invisible Children , which aids the Acoli children of Uganda.

Last year on her 30th birthday she chose her big day to assist in making a major difference by raising cash to bring clean drinking water to pauperised states.



To the donors she wrote,"A billion people in the world are existing without cleaner water. Water based illness is the second highest cause of childhood death in the world. NOT ON MY WATCH. 45,000 folks will die this week alone from polluted water illnesses. Y'ALL, LETS GET OFF OUR HINEYS AND FIX THIS. Please help me get to my goal of 100K and let's have a clean water toast."



The Other America stands to Have a Fresh Water Toast to our latest advocate and this year's Artivist Award Honoree"Kristen Stewart.