Day: 7 January 2018

French pop artist Christine and the Queens calls for attention to forgotten Congo crisis

Stuart Mitchell

One of France’s biggest pop artists, Christine and the Queens, is calling for urgent attention and action for refugees fleeing violence in the Democratic of the Congo, as concern rises over the number of displaced people fleeing conflict and violence in the country. Travelling with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Christine visited refugee settlements in neighbouring Uganda, where, during a trip earlier this month to the country’s southwest, she witnessed over 350 refugees arriving from the DRC in a single day, with numbers rising daily. Since 2012 some 236,500 Congolese…

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Finalists announced for Creative Shootout 2018 live final

Stuart Mitchell

Nine agencies have made it through to the Live Final of The 2018 Creative Shootout, to be held at BAFTA on Thursday 25th January 2018. The nine agencies, selected by a very high profile Judging Panel from across the industry, are (alphabetical order); Bottle PR agency Clarion Comms Full-service PR and social media agency Frank PR agency Ignis Brand experience agency Mischief PR agency Pretty Green Entertainment, sport and lifestyle agency Shape History Social change company Talker Tailor Troublemaker Creative communications agency Text 100 Global marketing communications agency This year…

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Help Refugees Launch Iranian Refugee Majid Adin’s new film ‘The Journey’

Stuart Mitchell

After winning a global competition to create the first official music video for Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’, Iranian refugee and artist Majid Adin has teamed up with Help Refugees and Blinkink to create ‘The Journey’, a short film depicting the struggles of a separated Syrian family fleeing their home. The film follows a young Syrian boy whose home has been torn apart by war. Separated from his family during an aerial attack on his home, the young boy embarks on a long, dangerous journey to be reunited with his parents.…

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Action for Children tops employee vote to become FirstGroup’s next £1m charity partner

Stuart Mitchell

Children’s charity Action for Children is set to become the new national partner of transport operator FirstGroup. The two organisations will form a three-year partnership potentially worth around £1 million in cash, fundraising, and the commercial value of gifts in kind. Action for Children was chosen following a ballot of thousands of employees and will be the main beneficiary of FirstGroup’s corporate responsibility activities across its UK businesses; First Bus, Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, South Western Railway and TransPennine Express. The partnership is a key part of the company’s…

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McCann Health & CARE Confront the Harsh Reality of Death by Overdose from Prescription Drugs

Stuart Mitchell

While the deadly opioid crisis dominates the headlines, there is another equally dangerous, but lesser known killer, hiding in plain sight. Death by overdose from prescription drugs left unsecured around our homes. To address this growing global issue, CARE, Center for Adolescent Research & Education, partnered with McCann Health to create an emotionally visceral film that exposes the cold hard reality of this relatively unknown, but deadly killer, that was released today. “Our youth are our future and while they may think they are invincible — they are not,” said…

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