Edinburgh Chapter of 16 Days of Activism Launch Several Important Events in Scotland’s Capital

The Edinburgh Chapter of 16 Days of Activism has been doing a numbe of important events over the 16 days in the Scottish capital. The launch of Edinburgh’s 16 Days of Activism on the 25th of November included speakers such as Ruth McQuaid (Equality Lead, COPFS), Gordon McCreadie (National Lead for Domestic Abuse, Police Scotland), Thanos Karatzias (Director of Research: Domestic Abuse and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Edinburgh Napier University), Becky Kaufman (Justice Policy Officer: Scottish Trans Alliance), Linda Rodgers (Member of the Executive Group of the Edinburgh Violence Against…

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Stop Funding Hate Launches Christmas Campaign with Buster the Dog

Stop Funding Hate has launched its own Christmas Campaign featuring the star of last years John Lewis ad. The campaign highlights the fact that companies such as John Lewis and Sainsbury’s are still advertising in divisive media such as the Daily Mail. Buster the Boxer, the star of John Lewis’s 2016 Christmas advert, has spoken out in a heartfelt video, pleading with John Lewis and other stores to stop funding hate. The Boxer dog was over the moon when he got the job with John Lewis last year but watching…

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Coca-Cola Christmas advert spoofed by Greenpeace

As Coca-Cola launch their new ‘Holidays are coming’ Christmas TV advertisement, some of the brand’s fans have been viewing a version that’s a little more realistic. In an attempt to take advantage of Coke’s huge PR push at this time of year, Greenpeace produced their own Coke Christmas ad, launched on the same day, highlighting an unfortunate side effect of bottled fizzy drinks. The video shows a montage of happy family Christmases, with spookily familiar music and lots of subtle signs that all is not quite as it should be.…

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Food Lion Launches “Holidays Without Hunger” Campaign with #GivingTuesday Donations

This #GivingTuesday, Food Lion celebrated the season of giving with the gift of food. Food Lion Feeds, the philanthropic arm of Food Lion, will give $30,000 in gift cards to each of its 30 local partner food banks in the 10 states it serves to be distributed to food bank clients for holiday meals and eliminate hunger in our local communities. In addition, Food Lion will donate an additional $1,000, or the equivalent or 10,000 meals, to Feeding America® the largest domestic hunger-relief charity with a network of 200 food…

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New Orleans Saints Linebacker Kicks Off Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week With My Cause My Cleats

Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week kicked off on December 1, and in recognition of the observance, New Orleans Saints linebacker Michael Mauti will dedicate his cleats during Week 13 of the NFL season to help raise awareness of these inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and the critical work of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation to find cures for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Mauti’s cleat design features the Foundation’s logo along with the Colitis Ninja, an icon of ulcerative colitis blogger Amber Elder, who is local to Mauti’s home state of Louisiana.…

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