Author Stephen Ross in his book Hollywood: Left and Right. "The true question is, do these celebvocates have the ability to in-act more change then the politicians that we voted to office?" For the last four years I have been covering the celebrity political scene here in Washington DC. Polirazzi is a project that I started about three years ago to show the connection that Hollywood has with Washington DC and the advocacy work that many celebrities are doing to change the world around us. Below are a few images from 2013 that will be considered for the final edit of the Polirazzi project.
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| Freida Pinto speaks during the Girl Rising: A Rally for Girls and Women screening at The World Bank on April 18, 2013 in Washington, DC. Pinto collaborated with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim for the Call to Action – Girl Rising campaign. The documentary film Girl Rising made by Academy Award nominee Richard E. Robbins, showcases the power of education in transforming girls' lives around the globe. |
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| Actor Wilmer Valderrama speaks during the I'm Ready for Immigration Reform campaign press conference at the House Triangle on April 15, 2013 in Washington, DC. |
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| Members of the press wait to interview actor Kevin Spacey during the Netflix's 'House Of Cards' Washington DC Screening at Newseum on January 29, 2013 in Washington, DC. |
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| Actor Sean Penn testifies during the Advocating for American Jacob Ostreicher's Freedom after Two Years in Bolivian Detention hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. |
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| Congressman Xavier Becerra(D-CA) and Wilmer Valderrama walk to the I'm Ready for Immigration Reform campaign press conference at the House Triangle on April 15, 2013 in Washington, DC. |
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| Singer Ne-Yo visits and speaks to students who are in foster care about his experiences with being in a foster care system at Duke Ellington School of the Arts on December 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. |
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| A women takes a cellphone photo as actor Bradley Cooper speaks during the 'Silver Lining Playbook' mental health progress press conference at Center For American Progress on February 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. |
