American action-movie star Steven Seagal met a group of children from an orphanage to promote the campaign "Be Intelligent, Not Violent!" initiated by the Bucharest police. According to a press release, the ten children were invited by the actor to attend the shooting of several scenes from the film "Enemy of the Unseen," Seagal's latest action flick, which is being filmed in Romania. Seagal, an actor who has mainly played in violent movies and is also known for his skills in martial arts, said his intention was to prove to children that the "fights" in the movies are not real and that violence is always defeated by intelligence.
The photos of the American actor and the children will be used in the production of educational material for students and posted on the campaign's Web site www.stopviolentainscoli.ro.

"Be Intelligent Not Violent!" was launched by the Bucharest Police and the Bucharest School Inspectorate and is aimed at deterring violence in schools. The initiators of the campaign want to involve as many public figures as possible in the fight against school violence.

Actor and life-long musician STEVEN SEAGAL will lead the way as the first individual to personally sponsor the disarming and disposal of a "high risk" Russian nuclear missile with a donation of $100,000.

During the meeting Mayor Nakata expressed his sincere gratitude to Seagal for championing a cause so dear to the people of Japan, and pledged “full support” from the city that was the site of the surrender treaty ending WWII, of the efforts made by Seagal and the GND Fund to destroy nuclear weapons.
At the end of the official meeting Mayor Nakata presented an official proclamation commending Seagal as the first private citizen to destroy a nuclear weapon.

 November 2005

A gala dinner in honor of Actor / Musician Steven Seagal for his role in becoming the first private citizen to sponsor the dismantlement and destruction of a nuclear weapon was held in the Ballroom of the Westin Tokyo Hotel last night. The list of distinguished guests was a who’s who of Japanese culture and society including sports legend Ramos, cultural icon (check name), politicians from both the LDP and JDP, and Japanese philanthropists. Hosted by the Kaiyo Group whose charitable work in paving the way for a barrier free Japan for the disabled, the gala raised $300,000 to destroy three nuclear missiles through the work of the Global Nuclear Disarmament Fund.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Solomon Passy and the American Actor Steven Seagal visited today the Specialised Paediatric Oncohaematological Clinic of the Queen Giovanna University Hospital in Sofia.

Minister Passy and Steven Seagal met with more than 20 patients in the Clinic and talked with them.

The manager Professor Dragan Bobev showed the guests the bone marrow transplantation ward, the reading room and the garden of the Clinic.

The famous American actor and Minister Passy expressed a wish to make personal donations to the reading room, to the new boarding house in which children undergoing outpatient treatment and their parents will be accommodated, as well as for other needs of the Clinic.

"I wanted to put a smile on the faces of these children. My friend, Minister Passy, came for the same reason," Steven Seagal said after the meeting. "However I am not the real star here, the real star is Professor Bobev who has devoted his life to these suffering children," he added.

Minister Passy thanked Steven Seagal for his commitment to the pain of the children and expressed hope that his visit would attract more attention to the social problems and especially to the problems of children.

SASHI 2001, dubbed 'the experience', kicked off at the ballroom of the upscale Ritz Carlton Hotel, Rose Hall, Wednesday night, with a well attended awards dinner which saw the presentation of five major awards to individuals who have made significant contributions to the nation especially in the field of entertainment.

Despite the late start, the approximately 700 guests, which consisted of a selected group of both local and overseas invitees representing the field of music, fashion, politics, commerce and film, left the ballroom at about midnight feeling satisfied with the night's proceedings.

Actor-turned-musician, Steven Seagal received the Sashi 2001 Humanitarian Award for his sterling contribution to the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, Mona.

After accepting the award, Seagal expressed his gratitude to the Centre's management for giving him the opportunity to serve at the institution.

Said the actor, who has played lead roles in several movies: "For me, money and fame are not the greatest things in life. Instead it is my ability to help others that really matters."

Steven Seagal has been an outspoken opponent of animal cruelty.

Steven has described his activism method as "shaming companies into changing." He has worked with PETA to discourage the fur trade, and has written to the Prime Minister of India to seek increased legal protection for cows. Seagal worked effectively towards saving dogs destined to drown in Taiwan; he singlehandedly pressured the Premier of Taiwan to sign legislation limiting animal cruelty. He also prevented the export of baby elephants from South Africa to Japan. For these and other efforts, Seagal was awarded a PETA Humanitarian Award in 1999.

This activism has not diminished in recent years. In 2003, Seagal wrote an open letter to the leadership of Thailand, urging them to enact law to prevent the torture of baby elephants.