Anderson Cooper credited The Journey is the Destination, a collection of Dan’s journal pages, as one of his five favorite books in Oprah Magazine. |
Still pinching myself after meeting President Obama – following a one hour interview with Hillary Clinton and Julia Roberts – as part of our Extraordinary Moms project for OWN. |
Following her career as a wildly successful talk show host, Ricki Lake has become a creative activist and impact media maker. |
Sir Paul McCartney triggered our Who Cares I Do anti-bullying campaign with his song “Who Cares”, co-produced by Creative Visions. |
Women’s empowerment crusader Tracy Edwards, skippered the first all women crew in the Whitbread round-the-world race in 1989. She is one of my superheroes! |
Senator Kamala Harris has been a role model for women and girls during her long career as a courageous crusader for social justice reform. |
Actor/Creative Activist Rosario Dawson has long been a Dan fan, as she told Cory Booker, when I met them after a screening of her film, The Need to Grow. |
One of my favorite pictures with Amy after presenting the Dan Eldon Courage in Journalism Award after the 2019 PEN Gala. |
Tom Steyer impressed me with his commitment to putting the environment first – should he be elected. |
Best team in the world – Creative Visions! |
Joe Sumner is a regular performer at our Safari Nights fundraiser for the Cura Orphanage at Henson Studios. I love him! |
I’ve known global performer Lucy Woodward since the day she was born. Don’t miss hearing her sing! |
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, co-founder of Earth Guardians, is one of the most compelling speakers I’ve ever heard. |
One of my best friends Angela Fisher, is one of the two renowned photographers behind African Ceremonies and African Twilight. |
I first met environmental activist and actor Adrian Grenier when we were casting the role of Dan, 20 years before we actually got it made. |
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta produced a segment of his show on the Creative Visions verandah, much to our great delight! |
Thrilled that Rocky Dawuni is a global ambassador for the United Nations Alliance for Safe Cookstoves and a huge Creative Visions supporter. |
It was an honor to present Muhammad Ali with a copy of Dan’s The Journey is the Destination at Bennie Davenport’s The Blazers academy. |
Coby Atlas, CV Board Member, has produced seven projects with Amy and me, including Extraordinary Moms, featuring Rosie O’Donnell. |
Creative Activist Project Director Rain Phoenix (Gift Horse Project) and her mother Heart – what fun to have! |
How lucky for Amy to be played by talented British actress and creative activist, Ella Purnell. |
Amy and I were so lucky to spend a day with 103-year-old Amelia Boynton Robinson, who narrowly survived a brutal beating on the Selma bridge where she marched during the Civil Rights Movement. |
Couldn’t be more impressed by the creative activism of actress Patricia Arquette – who attended a Creative Visions event. |
Spiritual leader and author Marianne Williamson spoke at the Center before her courageous presidential run. |
I couldn’t have been more honored to have creative activist/actress Maria Bello play me in The Journey is the Destination. (Photo from LA Confidential) |
Our beloved Claire Humphrey brought Larry Hagman to visit the Center and delight us all. |
Kweku Mandela’s Out of Africa film production team oversaw The Journey is the Destination shoot for eight weeks in South Africa. |
Julia Roberts exec-produced Extraordinary Moms, with Hillary Clinton, Rosie O’Donnell and Christiane Amanpour with us for the Oprah Winfrey Network. |
Geena Davis visited the Center to tell us about the work of her Institute on Gender in Media. (Left to Right: Madeline Di Nonno, KE, Geena Davis, Jon Turteltaub, Trevor Hall and Amy Eldon Turteltaub) |
We are proud of actor Douglas Booth, who is now a valued United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees supporter – who has traveled to many refugee camps and war zones to draw attention to the work of UNHCR. |
Cherished memory of our red carpet gala premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival of The Journey is the Destination – directed by Bronwen Hughes. |
Dan was a big fan of Bruce Weber, who has honored us by becoming a collector of Dan’s work. |
Aloe Blacc really “Turned On LA” with his really moving performance at our LA gala. |
Creative Activist Donna Karan has led the design world in giving back through her flagship store, Urban Zen. |
At the age of 64 Diana Nyad swam from Cuba to Florida! |
TOMS Shoes Founder Blake Mycoskie credits Dan with the inspiration for his company and even launched a “Safari as a Way of Life” shoe line using Dan’s designs in his honor. |
Amy and I are massive fans of Bobby Kennedy Jr.’s commitment to the environment and social justice. |
Amy and I were thrilled when Nobel Laureate Malala accepted the Young Dan Eldon Activist Award. |
It’s always a party with treasured friends photographer Angela Fisher, conservationist Saba Douglas-Hamilton and photographer Carol Beckwith! |
My on-screen family for The Journey is the Destination – Amy, played by Ella Purnell, Kathy, played by Maria Bello and Dan, played by Ben Schnetzer. |