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==Activism and charity == Winslet has lent her support to several charities and causes, along with financial donations and items for auctions.<ref name="eat"/><ref name="singer"/><ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/3307369/Star-turn-for-house.html |title = Star turn for house |work = The Daily Telegraph |date = 19 May 2004 |access-date = 31 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160301095013/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/3307369/Star-turn-for-house.html |archive-date = 1 March 2016}}</ref> In 2006, she became a patron of a [[Gloucester]]-based charity, the Family Haven, which provides counselling services to vulnerable families.<ref>{{cite news |date = 25 March 2006 |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/4844500.stm |title = Star to be family charity patron |publisher = BBC News |access-date = 31 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120615184210/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/4844500.stm |archive-date = 15 June 2012}}</ref> The same year, hand-made envelopes designed by Winslet were auctioned for the "Pushing the Envelope" campaign created by the [[National Literacy Trust]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nme.com/news/music/bloc-party-168-1350671#jMDsYzFdVLYdycM0.99 |title = Bloc Party and Lily Allen auction artwork for charity |work = [[NME]] |date = 7 October 2006 |access-date = 31 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171101132225/http://www.nme.com/news/music/bloc-party-168-1350671#jMDsYzFdVLYdycM0.99 |archive-date = 1 November 2017}}</ref> Winslet was one of the celebrities to participate in a 2007 auction to raise funds for the [[Afghanistan Relief Organization]].<ref>{{Cite news |date = 4 December 2007 |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/4844500.stm |title = Celebs take part in 'Kite Runner' auction |publisher = [[United Press International]] |access-date = 31 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120615184210/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/4844500.stm |archive-date = 15 June 2012}}</ref> In 2009, she contributed to the Butterfly Book, a compilation of doodles made by several celebrities, to raise money for leukaemia research.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5246726/Tony-Blair-and-Kate-Winslet-contribute-to-butterfly-book.html |title = Tony Blair and Kate Winslet contribute to butterfly book |work = The Daily Telegraph |date = 29 April 2009 |access-date = 31 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160623203955/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5246726/Tony-Blair-and-Kate-Winslet-contribute-to-butterfly-book.html |archive-date = 23 June 2016}}</ref> Also in 2009, Winslet participated in a joint effort with ''Titanic'' co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, James Cameron, and [[Celine Dion]], financially to help [[Millvina Dean]], the then last living survivor of the [[Sinking of the Titanic|sinking of the ''Titanic'']]. The donation amounted to $30,000 which was used to pay the fees of the nursing home in the United Kingdom where Dean was living.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kate and Leo help Titanic survivor |url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/05/11/kate-and-leo-help-titanic-survivor-103094/ |author=Metrowebukmetro |work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |date=11 May 2009 |access-date=3 December 2021 |archive-date=2 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202132812/https://metro.co.uk/2009/05/11/kate-and-leo-help-titanic-survivor-103094/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, Winslet narrated the English version of an Icelandic documentary named ''A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism'', about Margret Ericsdottir, whose child Keli Thorsteinsson has non-verbal [[autism]]. Inspired by the story, she teamed with Ericsdottir in 2010 to form an NGO named the [[Golden Hat Foundation]].<ref name="confident">{{cite magazine |last = de Klerk |first = Amy |title = Kate Winslet on feeling her most confident self in her forties |url = http://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/jewellery-watches/a42060/kate-winslet-confidence-interview-2017/ |magazine = Harper's Bazaar |date = 13 June 2017 |access-date = 31 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171101132225/http://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/jewellery-watches/a42060/kate-winslet-confidence-interview-2017/ |archive-date = 1 November 2017}}</ref> The organisation aims to create [[autism awareness]] and was named after a poem written by Thorsteinsson.<ref>{{cite news |last = Clark |first = Cindy |title = Kate Winslet wears a new hat: Charity coordinator |url = http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/story/2012-03-26/Kate-Winslet-Golden-Hat-Foundation/53793266/1 |work = USA Today |access-date = 12 August 2013 |date = 26 March 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082729/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/story/2012-03-26/Kate-Winslet-Golden-Hat-Foundation/53793266/1 |archive-date = 7 April 2014 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = Film moves Winslet to start charity |url = http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/film-moves-winslet-to-start-charity-28560940.html |work = [[The Belfast Telegraph]] |date = 22 September 2010 |access-date = 12 August 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093820/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/film-moves-winslet-to-start-charity-28560940.html |archive-date = 7 April 2014 |url-status = live }}</ref> As the ambassador for the luxury brands [[Lanc么me]] and [[Longines]], Winslet partnered with these companies to raise awareness and funds for the foundation. She created a make-up collection for Lanc么me in 2011 and, in 2017, she designed a new watch for Longines.<ref name="confident" /><ref>{{cite news |title = Kate Winslet launches makeup range with Lanc么me |url = https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/kate-winslet-launches-makeup-range-with-lancme-2340145.html |access-date = 12 August 2013 |work = The Independent |date = 18 August 2011 |archive-date = 22 January 2014 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20140122152853/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/kate-winslet-launches-makeup-range-with-lancme-2340145.html |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Clott Kanter |first = Sharon |title = Kate Winslet's Lanc么me Collection for Charity |url = http://www.instyle.com/news/kate-winslets-lanc-me-collection-charity |access-date = 6 November 2017 |work = [[InStyle]] |date = 19 October 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161007001750/http://www.instyle.com/news/kate-winslets-lanc-me-collection-charity |archive-date = 7 October 2016}}</ref> In 2012, Winslet wrote a book about autism, entitled ''The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism'', which was published by [[Simon & Schuster]]. It contains correspondence between Winslet and Ericsdottir, personal statements from various celebrities, and contributions from Thorsteinsson.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/golden-hat-kate-winslet/1100180928?ean=9781451645439 |title = The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism |access-date = 18 March 2015 |publisher = [[Barnes & Noble]] |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150713092124/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/golden-hat-kate-winslet/1100180928?ean=9781451645439 |archive-date = 13 July 2015}}</ref> A reviewer for ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' praised the book for its "warmth and sincerity".<ref>{{cite news |title = Review: The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism |url = http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4516-4543-9 |work = [[Publishers Weekly]] |access-date = 12 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120512172350/http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4516-4543-9 |archive-date = 12 May 2012}}</ref> The United Nations featured the book during a ceremony on the [[World Autism Awareness Day]] of 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title = World Autism Awareness Day: 2 April |url = http://www.un.org/en/events/autismday/events2012.shtml |publisher = United Nations |access-date = 31 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171101132225/http://www.un.org/en/events/autismday/events2012.shtml |archive-date = 1 November 2017}}</ref> For her work with the Golden Hat Foundation, Winslet received Spain's Yo Dona award for Best Humanitarian Work.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.elmundo.es/yodona/estaticas/especiales/2011/06/fiesta/video02.html |title = Kate Winslet contra el autismo |work = [[El Mundo (Spain)|En Mundo]] |language = es |access-date = 23 June 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110625194339/http://www.elmundo.es/yodona/estaticas/especiales/2011/06/fiesta/video02.html |archive-date = 25 June 2011}}</ref> Winslet narrated a video for [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] in 2010 that showed animal cruelty in the production of [[foie gras]].<ref>{{cite news |title = Actress Winslet speaks out against foie gras in video |url = https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/actress-winslet-speaks-out-against-foie-gras-in-video-5535323.html |work = The Independent |date = 16 April 2010 |access-date = 31 October 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171104170320/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/actress-winslet-speaks-out-against-foie-gras-in-video-5535323.html |archive-date = 4 November 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> She encouraged chefs to remove the item from their menu and urged consumers to boycott it.<ref>{{cite news |last = Bumpus |first = Jessica |title = Winslet's Feathered Friends |url = http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2010/04/14/kate-winslet-supports-peta-campaign |work = Vogue |date = 14 April 2010 |access-date = 31 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120806092131/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2010/04/14/kate-winslet-supports-peta-campaign |archive-date = 6 August 2012}}</ref> In 2015, she lent her support to the [[UNICEF]] campaign World's Largest Lesson, which creates awareness among children about [[sustainable development]] and [[global citizenship]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Neymar, Serena Williams, Kate Winslet and Jamie Oliver join UNICEF and the Global Goals campaign to launch the World's Largest Lesson |url = https://www.unicef.bg/en/article/Neymar-Serena-Williams-Kate-Winslet-and-Jamie-Oliver-join-UNICEF-and-the-Global-Goals-campaign-to-launch-the-World-s-Largest-Lesson/926#helpNowModal |publisher = UNICEF |access-date = 31 October 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171104170321/https://www.unicef.bg/en/article/Neymar-Serena-Williams-Kate-Winslet-and-Jamie-Oliver-join-UNICEF-and-the-Global-Goals-campaign-to-launch-the-World-s-Largest-Lesson/926#helpNowModal |archive-date = 4 November 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> Teased as a child for her weight, Winslet takes a stand against body-shaming and bullying.<ref>{{cite news |last = Walsh |first = Lara |title = Kate Winslet's Inspiring Speech on Overcoming Bullies, Being Fat Shamed |url = http://www.instyle.com/news/kate-winslet-bullied-fat-shamed-inspiring-speech |work = InStyle |date = 23 March 2017 |access-date = 31 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170517132358/http://www.instyle.com/news/kate-winslet-bullied-fat-shamed-inspiring-speech |archive-date = 17 May 2017}}</ref> She narrated an Australian animated short film named ''Daisy Chain'' (2015), about a victim of cyberbullying.<ref>{{cite news |last = Meade |first = Amanda |title = Kate Winslet and the little Australian anti-bullying film that took on the world |url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/16/kate-winslet-and-the-little-australian-anti-bulling-film-that-could |work = The Guardian |date = 16 October 2015 |access-date = 3 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170920065257/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/16/kate-winslet-and-the-little-australian-anti-bulling-film-that-could |archive-date = 20 September 2017}}</ref> In 2017, Winslet teamed with Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental foundation for a fundraiser on global warming.<ref>{{cite web |last = Seemayer |first = Zach |url = http://www.etonline.com/news/222491_kate_winslet_and_leonardo_dicaprio_reunite_with_titanic_co_star_billy_zane_now_we_re_saving_icebergs |title = Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio Reunite With 'Titanic' Co-Star Billy Zane: 'Now We're Saving Icebergs' |work = [[Entertainment Tonight]] |date = 26 July 2017 |access-date = 31 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170905142043/http://www.etonline.com/news/222491_kate_winslet_and_leonardo_dicaprio_reunite_with_titanic_co_star_billy_zane_now_we_re_saving_icebergs |archive-date = 5 September 2017}}</ref> Also that year, she and DiCaprio auctioned a private dinner with themselves to raise money for a British woman's cancer treatment.<ref>{{cite web |last = Willis |first = Jackie |url = http://www.etonline.com/news/222327_leonardo_dicaprio_and_kate_winslet_auction_off_a_dinner_with_themselves_for_charity |title = Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet Will Reunite to Auction Off a Dinner With Themselves for Charity |work = Entertainment Tonight |date = 25 July 2017 |access-date = 31 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171005205440/http://www.etonline.com/news/222327_leonardo_dicaprio_and_kate_winslet_auction_off_a_dinner_with_themselves_for_charity |archive-date = 5 October 2017}}</ref> Winslet teamed with Lanc么me and the National Literacy Trust in 2018 to launch a programme that aims to educate underprivileged women in the UK.<ref>{{cite magazine |last = Davis |first = Jessica |title = Kate Winslet and Lanc么me launch UK literacy programme |url = https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/a23022966/kate-winslet-and-lancome-launch-uk-literacy-programme/ |magazine = Harper's Bazaar |date = 10 September 2018 |access-date = 12 September 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180912131530/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/a23022966/kate-winslet-and-lancome-launch-uk-literacy-programme/ |archive-date = 12 September 2018 |url-status = live }}</ref> In 2020, Winslet read a bedtime story as part of ''Save with Stories'' to raise funds for [[Save the Children]]'s Emergency [[COVID-19 pandemic|Coronavirus]] Appeal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HRH the Princess Royal Reads 'Thomas and the Royal Engine' on Instagram for Save the Children's Coronavirus Appeal|url=https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-centre/press-releases/HRH-READS-THOMAS-AND-THE-ROYAL-ENGINE|date=2 July 2020|access-date=2 April 2021|publisher=[[Save the Children]]|archive-date=19 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119031331/https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-centre/press-releases/HRH-READS-THOMAS-AND-THE-ROYAL-ENGINE|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, Winslet commented on [[homophobia]] in Hollywood, saying that she knew actors "who are terrified their sexuality will be revealed and that it will stand in the way of their being cast in straight roles".<ref>{{cite news|last=Lattanzio|first=Ryan|title=Kate Winslet Says She Knows 'At Least Four' Gay Actors Terrified of Coming Out in Hollywood|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/kate-winslet-gay-actors-hollywood-coming-out-1234628060/|publisher=IndieWire|date=5 April 2021|access-date=5 April 2021|archive-date=26 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626083136/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/kate-winslet-gay-actors-hollywood-coming-out-1234628060/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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