Day: 13 February 2019

H&M and the Environmental Media Association kick off fashion month with a partnership to help close the loop

Stuart Mitchell

H&M USA and the Environmental Media Association (EMA) are teaming up to bring awareness on the important topic of circularity in fashion. Kicking off their partnership the EMA has called on some of their celebrity friends, including Malin Akerman, Constance Zimmer, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Karrueche Tran to spread the word on H&M’s garment collecting program through viral videos on social media. The partnership kicked off with an intimate event at H&M’s Sunset Blvd store, where stakeholders and friends including Blythe Danner, Malin Akerman, Katie Asleton Duplass and Constance Zimmer, came together…

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OneUnited Bank Launches Black History Month Campaign With New King Card

Stuart Mitchell

In celebration of Black History Month, OneUnited Bank, the largest Black owned bank in America, launches its Royalty Campaign by introducing its new King Visa Debit Card. OneUnited Bank is celebrating a new generation of Kings and Queens in America who are claiming their thrones. From scientists to activists, from educators to entertainers, the black community is celebrating Black excellence. Whether it’s Kendrick Lamar’s DNA, or Black Panther’s Wakanda, or the late Queen of Soul (Aretha Franklin), Queen Bey (Beyoncé), King James (LeBron), Nat King Cole, Queen Latifah, Q.U.E.E.N. Janelle…

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END IT Movement Continues Campaign To Elicit Global Awareness Of Modern-day Slavery, With Seventh Annual ‘Shine A Light On Slavery Day’

Stuart Mitchell

For the seventh consecutive year, the END IT Movement, a coalition of the world’s leading organizations in the fight for freedom, brought together celebrities, athletes, and Freedom Fighters alike for its annual ‘Shine A Light On Slavery’ Day on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. On this day, Freedom Fighters across the globe are empowered to raise their voice and advocate for change in a world where slavery still exists. END IT is issuing a call to action today by encouraging people to draw a red “X” on their hand and post to social…

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Female Action Figures by IAmElemental Inspire Childhood Literacy at Toy Fair 2019

Stuart Mitchell

Pioneering toy startup IAmElemental, creator of the first female action figures designed specifically for children, will exhibit its groundbreaking products at the North American International Toy Fair, February 16-19, 2019 in New York. IAmElemental has grown from a successful 2014 Kickstarter launch into a 2017 and 2018 Toy Industry Association Toy of the Year finalist.  The startup’s female action figures are based on a series of character traits called “The Elements of Power”; as the company’s Chief Elemental Officer Julie Kerwin says, “All the Superpowers you could ever want or…

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Global Campaign Offers $1 Million to Charity If Pope Francis Tries Vegan for Lent to Save the Planet

Stuart Mitchell

A major global campaign announced today – and backed by a host of celebrities, environmentalists and scientists – is calling on Pope Francis to try vegan for Lent to “help fight climate change with diet change.” In return, Million Dollar Vegan – the campaign behind the project – is offering $1 million to a charity of the pope’s choice should he pledge to eat a plant-based diet for Lent. The campaign seeks to highlight the devastating impact of animal agriculture, which according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, has a greater impact on global…

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