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Actresses Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver Host NYC Dinner

Actresses Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver hosted a benefit on April 4th in New York City aimed at bringing attention to the ways in which today’s globally changing environment affects human health.

The fundraiser—a gourmet dinner held at Blue Hill, the acclaimed New York restaurant— provided support for the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School. The meal was prepared by a cadre of top chefs including Kerry Heffernan of Madision Park, Masahara Morimoto (TV’s "Iron Chef"), Susan Lifrieri of the French Culinary Institute, Michel Nishan of the New American Farmer Initiative, and Dan Barber and Michael Anthony of Blue Hill. The meal featured organically-grown vegetables, seafood from sustainable sources, responsibly-raised livestock, organic wine, and organic, free-trade coffee.

"I am delighted to bring attention to the work of the Center," says Streep. "Our health depends on a healthy environment, and I believe that people will preserve the health of the natural world once they realize how directly it affects them."

Weaver added, "We are part of the environment, not separate from it. We need to think beyond conserving the environment for the sake of the environment, we need to conserve the environment for our own sake and for the sake of our children." Other celebrities who attend the event include Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Melissa Newman, and Aida’s Adam Pascal.

"It’s wonderful to involve such celebrated actors as Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver in our mission," says Dr. Eric Chivian, Director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment and co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 for his work with Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. "Not only do they bring a great deal of attention to our cause, but they are both dedicated environmentalists and informed messengers of today’s environmental threats and solutions."