lfonso Catalano / DVF; Stefano Trovati / DVF Kim Kardashian gave her thoughts on the ICE raids being carried out around the country before attending the annual DVF awards in Venice, Italy The awards are held every year to honor women making a difference — this year that included Kardashian and Christy Turlington Burns Grace Burns, Christy's model daughter with actor Ed Burns, was on hand to present the award to her mom Stars like Christy Turlington Burns,Kim Kardashian,Billie Lourdand Tina Brown came out to celebrate at the 16th annual DVF Awards in Venice on August 28. Model Grace Burns was on hand to present an award to her mom,Christy Turlington Burns, who was being honored for her commitment to making a difference with her charity Every Mother Counts. (Grace Burns' dad is actor Ed Burns.) Alfonso Catalano / DVF Other honorees this year included Hanin Ahmed, Fany Kuiru Castro, Kim Kardashian, and Giulia Minoli. Presenters included Tina Brown, Pierfrancesco Favino, Giulia Foscari and Chris Young. "The mission of these awards has always been to support and amplify the voices of women who have demonstrated the courage to fight, the strength to survive, and the leadership to inspire," saidDiane von Furstenbergin a statement. Stefano Trovati / DVF The designer, along with her Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation, first founded The DVF Awards in 2010. Over the years, the Awards "have amplified the voices of women from more than thirty countries with grants to further their important work in the areas of climate change, immigration, fighting human trafficking, promoting gender equality and preventing violence against women," her statement continued. Kardashian was also honored by presenter Chris Young — a man she helped free from prison — for her advocacy work with criminal justice reform. She's helped to release wrongly incarcerated Americans, and championed policy changes to the legal system. According toVariety,before the awards, Kardashian opened up to journalists about her thoughts on the current ICE Raids being carried out around the country. Alfonso Catalano / DVF "In the news you hear, 'Oh, it's about people who have committed these crimes and they're trying to help out our country.' But then you hear about all of the people who have worked so hard to build our country, and so many people that are such a part of our country getting affected," she said. Kardashian added, "It's really tough, but I think that we have to do what we can to protect the people that have really supported and built our country." After the awards, which were held at the Goldoni Theatre in Venice, attendees were treated to a performance by Iranian dancer-choreographer Sahar Dehghan. Stefano Trovati / DVF Von Furstenberg added of the event, "In these chaotic times, it is more important than ever that this year's honorees are incredible women who have had the courage to fight, the strength to survive and the leadership to inspire. I am thrilled to draw attention to their important work and to celebrate in Venice, a city that I love and is herself an extraordinary woman." Read the original article onPeople
