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2006年1月,已经在巴林住了一年的Michael Jackson与AAJ Holdings公司进行了一系列商谈,涉及旨在促进城市发展的从音乐学院到主题公园建设的多项沙特阿拉伯海湾计划。
2006年5月28日,随赴日领取MTV传奇奖之际,Michael Jackson参观了东京的“Seibi Gakuen”儿童之家。在那里,他看望了超过160名孩子,并欣赏他们表演的传统音乐。随后向观众致辞答谢,与孩子们亲切握手并为他们签名。
2007年3月8日,这位流行巨星重访东京参加一系列“歌迷答谢会”,并且第一个是VIP派对。到场的400名崇拜者中,包括模仿者、商人,超过100名的孤儿和残疾人,穷人还能得到Jackson赠送的门票来参加招待会,场面非常隆重喜庆。Jackson本人向观众阅读了一份感谢声明,并强调尽管“(有人)蓄意伤害我”,但自己不会改变事业轨迹,也不会在一生的克服困难中记恨什么。除此之外,他说:“我会大步向前,因为我有一个可爱的家庭、一个坚定的信仰和真诚的朋友们,还有一群曾经、现在并一直支持着我的歌迷。”Jackson与来宾合影,并给孩子们签名表示感谢。一天后,他又出席了一个更大的庆典,这次活动主要针对他的歌迷群,参加者无需高价入场券。当晚有超过1000人聚集在举办活动的流行夜店。
2007年3月10日,Jackson参观了东京的美军驻扎基地,并向大约3000名美军士兵及其家属致敬。期间他与部分参与者握手,然后做了一个简短的演讲,向他们为保卫自由而献身的精神致敬。随后,这位歌手出席了军营为表彰其中一位晋升军人而举办的典礼。
2007年11月8日,这位流行巨星参加了Jesse Jackson牧师为筹集善款举办的生日庆典。
2008年6月8日,Jackson家族成员,包括Michael Jackson,通过电话参加了在英国德文郡举办的慈善聚会。所有值钱物品中,Jackson纪念品的拍卖筹得了6000英镑,其中包括一顶这位歌手曾在MV中戴过、亲笔签名的白毡帽。
2009年3月17日,真人秀明星Jane Goody(2007年《名人老大哥》的同屋人,3月22日因脑癌病逝)向New杂志证实,Michael Jackson在伦敦期间给她发来一条祝福信息。3月3日-8日,Jackson在英国通过新闻发布会宣布了自己谢幕演唱会的消息。这位歌手向医院打去电话,当时Jane Goody已被确认癌症晚期,无法接听。于是Michael为她录了答录机信息,是一段美好的祝愿:“ Jade,你好。我一直想着你的事,希望一切都能好起来。我希望你能来看我(在伦敦的演唱会)。我的哥哥(Jermaine Jackson,2007年《名人老大哥》总决赛亚军)一直向我询问你的状况。” Goody的发言人Max Clifford宣布Jane过世后,Jackson将不会参加她的追思会,因为他不想因自己的到场而转移人们对Goody及其家庭的关注。“他已经向她的家庭发去唁电,称赞Jane是一个勇敢的女孩,她的事迹将挽救许多生命,自己届时将送去鲜花。”
* 据报道,Michael Jackson拥有佛罗里达州奥兰多“迪斯尼世界自助游”海豚旅馆的最上面两层,那里对生病儿童及其家人免费开放。
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慈善:
这位歌手一生的人道主义赞助都被吉尼斯世界记录鉴定。2000年的千禧年版确认他是支持慈善事业及其相关组织和项目最多的名人,一共支持了39个机构。名字如下:洛杉矶爱滋病项目、美国癌症协会、“天使之食”组织、“洛杉矶老大哥”组织、BMI基金会、“十字军兄弟”组织、布若曼烧伤中心、麦当劳叔叔营地、美国儿童救助中心、儿童国际研究院、城际学校奖学金、社区青年运动与艺术基金会、国会黑人同盟(CBC)、达咯尔基金会、“梦幻街儿童”组织、梦想成真慈善机构、伊丽莎白·泰勒救助基金会、青少年糖尿病基金会、“爱之三月”组织、“许下心愿”基金会、少数族群救助项目、摩城博物馆、全国有色人种协进会、国家彩虹同盟、尼尔森·曼德拉儿童基金会、红十字会、澳大利亚扶轮社、歌手协会、星光基金会、卡特中心的亚特兰大项目、镰状细胞研究基金会、“改变非洲”组织、联合国教科文组织、黑人联合大学基金会(UNCF)、“希望之梯”黑人联合大学基金会、美国志愿者组织、瓦特夏日节、“满愿”组织、基督教青年会 —— “28街/克瑞肖”组织。
调查表明,Jackson先生至少支持了33个慈善组织,名字如下:民主党全国委员会、社区学校/安全避难所、洛杉矶狼疮研究会、联合国难民事务高级专员公署、亚特兰大儿童基金会、马丁·路德·金社会变革中心、青少年盲人基金会、“和而为一”协会、“生命因你而动听”基金会、国际儿童艺术基金会、“追求梦想”组织、“机遇之乡”组织、儿童越野组织、联合国儿童基金会、T.J. Martell白血病基金会、癌症与爱滋病研究组织、国际红十字会与红新月会联合会、国家团结基金、关爱家人组织、圣诞儿童组织、儿童保护基金、儿童糖尿病基金会、“男孩女孩”俱乐部、甘地儿童基金会、“诗琳通王妃”组织、治愈洛杉矶组织、“王子的信任”组织、青年运动与艺术基金会、珍·古道尔猿猴研究院、儿童心愿基金会、“为生命奉献”组织、“美好心愿”基金、“MusiCare和营地好时光”组织。
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“不仅仅是一个音乐家和表演家,Michael Jackson还为人道主义奉献做出了巨大的努力,他是真的想把快乐与幸福带给生病和残疾儿童。Michael总是想着利用自己的声望为他人奉献,他和许多慈善组织一起为帮助病童及其家人工作着。他在Thriller时期就每天努力工作,Victory巡演期间及之后的时光亦从未中断。他经常参观儿童医院,出席“许下心愿”基金会、麦当劳叔叔小屋(的慈善活动),只要一有机会,就去当地疗养院探望。但这些举动,媒体却常常不去关注。而这些才是Michael的目标,默默为需要帮助的人群奉献。现在许多艺术家根本做不到这些,你根本看不到他们像Michael那样时刻关心着人类。”
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In January, 2006, while living for a year in Bahrain, the singer has been in talks with Bahraini corporation, "AAJ Holdings", over a series of potential projects in the Saudi-Arabian Gulf, varying from music academies to theme parks, with hopes to achieve city and urban evolution.
On May 28, 2006, on occasion of accepting an MTV Legend Award in Japan, Michael Jackson visits the "Seibi Gakuen" children’s home in Tokyo, where he meets more than 160 children, and watches children performing traditional music. He addresses a few words of appreciation to the audience, as well as shakes hands with and signs autographs for the children.
On March 8, 2007, the pop star revisits Tokyo, Japan for several "fan appreciation events", where he first attends a V.I.P. gala as guest of honor, amid a total of 400 admirers, impersonators and business people, as well as over 100 orphans and challenged children and adults, the deprived being given complimentary tickets by Jackson to attend the event; he also appears on stage to read an appreciation statement to the audience and to emphasize that he would neither change his career path, nor would he nurse bitterness over his lifelong succession of difficulties, despite "deliberate attempts [of "some"] to hurt me", moreover, adds: "I take it in stride because I have a loving family, a strong faith and wonderful friends and fans who have, and continue, to support me"; he poses for pictures with the guests, and signs autographs and acknowledges the assembled children. A day later, he also attends a larger festivity directed at his main fan base and for those not affording high – priced tickets, where more than 1,000 people assembled at a popular night club.
On March 10, 2007, Jackson greets approximately 3,000 U.S. forces personnel and their family members at Camp Zama, a U.S. army base in Tokyo, shakes hands with some of its members, then holds a brief speech in recognition for their sacrificial services in favor of freedom. The singer, subsequently, attends a ceremony at the respective camp in honor of a member being promoted at the time.
On November 8, 2007, the pop star participates at Reverend Jesse Jackson’s birthday celebration, the event also being a fundraiser.
On occasion of a charitable party held in Devon, England (where members of the Jackson family, - including Michael Jackson, shortly, via telephone - , participated), on June 8, 2008, among additional financially-valuable items, 6,000 pounds are raised through an auction of Jackson memorabilia, including the singer’s white fedora, (worn in one of his videos) signed by himself.
On March 17, 2009, reality T.V. star, Jane Goody (housemate on "Celebrity Big Brother 2007", who would lose the battle with brain cancer on March 22) confirmed to "New" magazine that Michael Jackson had sent her a goodwill message while in London, U.K. Jackson was there between March 3 and March 8 to announce his last concert series in the U.K. via a press conference. The singer called in at the hospital where she was admitted – the terminally ill patient not being available at the time - then recorded an answerphone message for the T.V. star, with the following well-wishes: "Hi, Jade, I'm thinking of you and hoping everything goes as well as it can. I want you to come and see me when I'm over [to London for the concert series]. My brother [Jermaine Jackson, runner-up in the "Big Brother 2007" finale] keeps asking me about you." Goody's publicist, Max Clifford, declared after her death that Jackson would not be attending the memorial service, due to the singer not wishing to detract attention from Goody and her family. "He has sent a lovely message of condolence to her family, that she was a brave girl and that her message will save a lot of lives, and he will be sending flowers."
* Michael Jackson is reported to either be or have been owner of two top floors of the Dolphin Hotel at the "Walt Disney World Resort" in Orlando, Florida, in which ill children and their families have been allowed to stay for gratis.
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Charities:
The singer’s humanitarian commitments during the course of his life are accredited in the Guiness Book of World Records and in the Year 2000 Millennium Edition, establishing him as the pop celebrity having supported the most charities, registered as 39, as well as other affiliated organizations and projects, namely: AIDS Project L.A., American Cancer Society, Angel Food, Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles, BMI Foundation, Inc., Brotherhood Crusade, Brotman Burn Center, Camp Ronald McDonald, Childhelp U.S.A., Children's Institute International, Cities and Schools ScholarshipFund, Community Youth Sports & Arts Foundation, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Dakar Foundation, Dreamstreet Kids, Dreams Come True Charity, Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Love Match, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Minority Aids Project, Motown Museum, NAACP, National Rainbow Coalition, Nelson Mandela's Children's Fund, Red Cross, Rotary Club of Australia, Society of Singers, Starlight Foundation, The Carter Center's Atlanta Project, The Sickle Cell Research Foundation, Transafrica, Unesco,United Negro College Fund (UNCF), United Negro College Fund Ladder's of Hope, Volunteers of America, Watts Summer Festival, Wish Granting, YMCA - 28th Street/Crenshaw.
Research has shown that Mr. Jackson has supported at least 33 more charities, namely: Democratic National Committee, Community School/Safety Havens Initiative, Lupus L.A., United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Atlanta Children’s Foundation, Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Social Change, Foundation for the Junior Blind, Oneness, Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, The International Child Art Foundation, Go For Your Dreams, Opportunity Village, Off-Road-Kids e.V, UNICEF, T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Research, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, National Solidarity Fund, Family Caring for Families, Operation Christmas Child, Children's Defense Fund, Children's Diabetes Foundation, Boys and Girl Clubs, Ghandi Foundation for Children, Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's, Heal L.A., Prince’s Trust, Youth Sports & Art Foundation, Jane Goodall’s ape research institute, Children’s Wish Foundation, Give For Life, Wishing Well Fund, MusiCares and Camp Good Times.
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"Besides his talent as a musician and entertainer, it's his humanitarian efforts. the fact that he really wanted to bring joy and happiness to sick and disabled children. [...] Michael has always used that fame to give to others. He worked with lots of charities to help sick children and their families. He worked very hard every day yet during the Thriller period, through the Victory Tour and even after, he'd go and visit children's hospitals, do appearances for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, local hospices when he was off, much of the time it went unnoticed by the media. That was Michael's decision, these were private moments dedicated to help. Lots of artists today don't do that, you don't see them as concerned as Michael was.” |
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