annual Soir\u00e9e event <\/a>\u2014 which benefits the organization\u2019s fund at the International Community Foundation, programs with Immigrant Defenders Law Center and its food relief kitchen at the border \u2014 on Aug. 29 in L.A.<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cIt is a privilege to recognize Wilmer\u2019s extraordinary advocacy, compassion, and leadership within our
community,\u201d This Is About Humanity co-founders Elsa Marie Collins, Zoe Winker Reinis and Yolanda
Selene Walther-Meade said in a statement. \u201cHis tireless efforts have not only raised awareness for our organization\u2019s mission, but created meaningful conversation in support of families navigating unimaginable circumstances. We are looking forward to honoring his lasting impact with all our supporters and partners this month.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tValderrama said of the honor, \u201cThe fight for good in this world can feel never ending, but sometimes you meet other incredible voices in the trenches. I have long admired and been proud to support what Elsa, Zoe and Yolanda have built with This Is About Humanity. They are passionate and tenacious leaders committed to driving change. It is so deeply meaningful that they see me as their brother in our shared commitment to ensure a future where every family feels seen and valued.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\tThe star has been an outspoken advocate against U.S. border family separations and founded the nonprofit organization Harness alongside America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams, bringing together artists and activists to advance social justice through storytelling and civic engagement. Valderrama also serves on the board of Voto Latino and as the spokesperson for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This Is About Humanity has selected the honoree for its annual summer soir\u00e9e, this year presenting Wilmer Valderrama with the This Is About Humanity Humanitarian Award. The honor recognizes an individual whose dedication to raising awareness of separated and re-unified families at the U.S.\/Mexico border has inspired meaningful change. It will be presented at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[2227,5274,5275,5273,5272],"class_list":["post-6039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fashion","tag-honored","tag-humanity","tag-soiree","tag-valderrama","tag-wilmer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6039"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6041,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6039\/revisions\/6041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}