Shock horror: Blood donation among top fears of 18-24 year olds

NHS Blood and Transplant and ITV2 join forces to appeal for young blood donors through a Halloween campaign. New research from NHS Blood and Transplant shows that a staggering 81 per cent of 18-24 year olds have never donated blood, with 35 percent of this age group admitting they are scared. In contrast, almost half the population of blood donors are aged over 45. As Halloween approaches, NHS Blood and Transplant is urging young people to become donors and combat an ageing donor population. 600 new donors are needed every…

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New public artworks celebrate contribution of London’s women

Bold new works of art have been unveiled on walls and in public spaces across the capital today, bringing the inspirational stories of women from London’s history to light. The 20 artworks, which pay tribute to unknown women who have played a crucial role in the capital’s history, have been curated by The Tate Collective. The project, LDN WMN, features new work from a range of emerging and established London women and non-binary artists.  The artist Soofiya has reimagined reporter and activist Jackie Foster with a large and bright artwork…

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Fairtrade sees 8% sales growth in 2017, exceeding €8 billion for first time

Global sales of Fairtrade products rose by 8 percent to nearly €8.5 billion in 2017, generating estimated premiums of €178 million for farmer and worker organizations, Fairtrade International’s annual report shows today. The report, entitled Working together for fair and sustainable trade, also highlights how Fairtrade is ramping up its action to help achieve sustainable livelihoods for farmers and workers, at a time when world coffee prices are around 12-year lows. The 2017-2018 report showcases the sustainability scheme’s work to share the benefits of trade more equally: sharpening strategies to…

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Capri Sun and Kids Wave off Bullying with The Together Table

Every day, 160,000 students skip school due to fear of bullying and exclusion, with nearly one quarter of middle schoolers experiencing that bullying in the school cafeteria. This National Bullying Prevention Month, Capri Sun partnered with anti-bullying experts at No Bully to create The Together Table where no kid sits alone in the lunchroom. This one long wave-shaped table, offers an alternative to kids sitting at separate tables, so no kid sits alone in the school cafeteria. As a brand that has always had a seat at the kids’ table,…

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Thinkerbell and Our Watch Encourage Australians to Do Something When They Witness Sexist Behaviour

Sexist jokes, objectifying women, off-colour comments; most people hate these all too common signs of disrespect towards women, but often they just go along with it, or don’t feel comfortable voicing their disapproval. Australia’s national body for the prevention of violence against women, Our Watch, has today launched an interactive campaign to help Australians do something when they witness disrespect towards women.   The campaign, Doing nothing does harm, was developed in conjunction with Thinkerbell in response to new research that revealed four in five Australians (79 per cent) want guidance on how to take positive…

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