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CELEBRATED
TRAVELER
Real-lifemomJuliaOrmondwona
2010Emmy forherportrayal of a
mother in theHBOmovie
Temple
Grandin
.Thebeautiful andwitty
actress,whoalsoplays iconicVivien
Leigh in
MyWeekwithMarilyn
,
believes thatgivingbackmakesus
happy.And that’swhyshe’sdedi-
catedherself toseveral causes,
includingbeing: executiveproducer
of theEmmyAward-winning
humanrightsdocumentary
Calling
theGhosts
; aUnitedNationsGood-
willAmbassador; and the founder
ofAlliance toStopSlaveryandEnd
Trafficking (ASSET), anadvocacy
non-governmental organization
dedicated to theeradicationof slave
labor.
CelebratedLiving
spoke to
graciousOrmondaboutgivingand
thepower tochange things.
—ASHLEY JUDE COLLIE
Julia
Ormond
FONDHOLIDAYMEMORY GROWINGUP INSURREY, ENGLAND:
During theholidayswe’dvisit farmsand Ihad this
thingabout lettingacalfnuzzlemyhand. It’ssoothing
andconnecting, andverysweethow trusting these
animalswill bewithyou.
FAVORITE GIFT TO GIVE:
Findacharity thatyouall love
andmakea familydonation. LikeHeifer International
(heifer.org)where they’ll givecattleorsheep to fami-
lies in thedevelopingworld tohelpcreateasustain-
able livelihood for them.
THE JOYSOF BEINGAMOTHER:
It is themost challenging,
most satisfying,mostbeautiful thingyoucouldever
do.And, theworld’sbest-kept secret.
IN THIS SEASONOF GIVING, WHY GIVINGBACK TO SOCIETY IS
IMPORTANT:
I feel it’sat theheartofwhatmakespeople
trulyhappy. Itused tobe that charitybeginsathome,
that I lookaftermeandmyown.Butwithglobal con-
nectivity, there’smoreof ashift fromme towe.
WORKINGWITH THE UNITEDNATIONS:
Asa former traveling
GoodwillAmbassador, I realizedwhat theU.N. offers is
globalaccess togovernments,which isanabsolutegift.
But I found thatwithakey issue likeslave labor, if I
stayed in theU.S. and just focusedonchanging legisla-
tionhere,wecouldreduce theproblemby70 to80per-
cent, justbychanging thewaywe trade.
WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO TO ASSIST IN THIS CAUSE:
Weneed
transparencyand toprovideanenvironment for
companieswhoaredoing the right thing,moving
toward fair trade, and tobe consciousof corporate
social responsibilityon theground.Get involved
at assetcampaign.org.
WHAT INSPIRESHER:
L.A. isnot justared-carpetcityand
RodeoDrive.Actually it’smoreaboutdolphinsandseals
off thecoastanddeerandcoyotesonourmountain
trails… it’swildlifeandnature thatreally inspiresme.
BESTWINTERVACATION:
Adventuring inGreenland. I
spent timewith the Inuit, andhearing theirhunt-
ingstories, goingdogsleddingwith them, seeing
whatotherpeople’s livesare like— forme thatgets
you to theothersideof ourhumanexperience.
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