Tag: 50th

PRCA launches new 50th anniversary initiative to celebrate the pioneers that shaped our industry

Stuart Mitchell

To coincide with its 50th year anniversary, The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has today announced the launch of a new initiative to help recognise and celebrate the practitioners who have shaped, changed, and redefined the PR and communications industry. Launched as part of year-long campaign to celebrate 50 years of the PRCA, ‘PR Pioneers 50’ will highlight the actions and achievements of 50 ground breaking practitioners – living or dead – who, over the last 50 years, actively drove PR and communications forward. The PRCA is calling on…

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PRCA plans a year of celebrations to mark 50 years of raising standards as world’s largest PR professional body

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) is announcing a raft of celebrations to mark its 50th year. The PRCA is also announcing that after an unparalleled year of growth in 2018 -including the APPC merger, and the launch of PRCA Southeast Asia- it now represents well over 30,000 practitioners, making it the world’s largest PR professional body. The anniversary begins with a special 50th anniversary logo which will be used throughout 2019. Other activities will include a 50th anniversary celebratory book, a major birthday party celebration in November, numerous…

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Global Partners, Plans Underway For 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day

Stuart Mitchell

It may have passed for this year but the Earth Day Network is finalizing plans to mark Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary in 2020 for what Denis Hayes, the organizer of the first Earth Day, believes will be the most diverse global mobilization in defense of the environment in world history.   Major global players, including multilaterals, faith groups, teachers, universities, museums, science organizations, state governments, mayors, artists, athletes and other vital stakeholders, are streaming into this effort to advance the goals of the 50th Anniversary.  Earth Day Network and its many partners plan to…

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National Geographic Publishes “The Race Issue”, a Special Edition Single-Topic Issue Exploring Race and Diversity in the 21st Century

Stuart Mitchell

National Geographic has published a single-topic issue exploring the subject of race in the lead up to the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination this April. The April edition of the magazine, The Race Issue, features a pair of black and white fraternal twin sisters from the United Kingdom, Marcia and Millie Biggs, on the cover. The Biggs twins on the cover are a catalyst for readers to rethink what they know about race. The full issue is available now at natgeo.com/TheRaceIssue. The Race Issue, which is accompanied…

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Special Olympics Charges into Next 50 Years with Renewed Purpose

Stuart Mitchell

Known worldwide for providing sports training and athletic competitions for people with intellectual disabilities, Special Olympics will celebrate its 50th Anniversary year by broadening its purpose to focus on ending discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities worldwide and creating inclusive communities. The strategic shift will amplify the impact Special Olympics is making through its programmatic work in sports, health, and youth and school engagement to bridge gaps in access and opportunity for a community that comprises 3 percent of the global population. Since Special Olympics’ inaugural event on July 20,…

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