Besides his daily dad duties, Ben Affleck's been on a much-needed charitable streak with a rousing Time essay on the Eastern Congo. As reported by People, Ben's been traveling to the Congo since 2007, and in his recent essay, cites violence and instability which has led to millions of starvation, disease, and warfare-caused deaths. 

Ben will be attending an event to help people in Eastern Congo tonight (Wednesday), and will most likely draw a star-studded crowd. We hope we get some good snaps of rumored attendants Nicole Richie, Diane Keaton, Joel Madden, and Felicity Huffman, among others, and we hope it's a success, charitably speaking!