Month: March 2018

On International Women’s Day, GoodSport Media Announces Launch of GoodSport Women

Stuart Mitchell

On International Women’s Day, GoodSport, a content company focused exclusively on positive sports storytelling, announces plans to launch GoodSport Women. This video-centric multi-platform destination will highlight inspirational women from all corners of the sports world. The first phase begins in March 2018, in celebration of Women’s History Month, with the debut of several new exclusive pieces — including the unfolding story of “Rama,”  a Senegalese basketball player in America with big dreams that go far beyond the game she plays and a profile on American actress and Paralympic track and…

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Women in Canada are #donewaiting for economic justice

Stuart Mitchell

This International Women’s Day, Canada’s unions are launching a campaign with a powerful message for the federal government: women in Canada are #donewaiting for economic justice and want action, not rhetoric. The CLC’s #donewaiting campaign outlines concrete ways the federal government can remove three key barriers to women’s economic justice: wage discrimination, sexual harassment and violence and the child care crisis.  “Women in Canada want equal pay for work of equal value. We want to be able to go to work feeling safe and secure. And we want to be…

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Hitler goes Social, non‐profit organisation “Gesicht Zeigen!” against racist propaganda on the internet

Stuart Mitchell

It looks downright spooky. Adolf Hitler conquers social media. In the new and provocative video from “Gesicht Zeigen!”, the Dictator presents, in voice-­‐over,  to his young audience, “…the internet will carry the National Socialist idea across all borders. We will use Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to find young followers. We will spread fake news via our portals and we are going to manipulate the search engines to move up in the rankings.” In this way, the spot strikingly illustrates exactly what far right-­‐wing groups and activists are doing on the…

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The American Diabetes Association® Urges Americans to Learn Their Diabetes Risk and Take a Minute for their Loved Ones on March 27

Stuart Mitchell

On Tuesday, March 27, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) asks everyone to take the Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test for themselves or for a loved one to learn their risk for type 2 diabetes for Alert Day. Almost half of all Americans have diabetes or prediabetes, which means if you don’t have diabetes and are not at risk, you probably know someone who is. One in three Americans has prediabetes, a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.…

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Justice Celebrates International Women’s Day by Announcing its First “Live Justice Awards” Recognizing the Unstoppable Power of Girls

Stuart Mitchell

In honor of International Women’s Day, Justice, is announcing its first ever “Live Justice Awards,” a one-night event on March 27 celebrating the unstoppable power of girls. The awards will honor a group of remarkable tween girls who are making a difference, inspiring others and boldly pursuing their dreams. The awards will also aim to raise awareness for Justice’s philanthropic partner, Girls on the Run International, a transformational physical activity-based, positive youth development program for girls in 3rd to 8th grade designed to develop and enhance girls’ competencies to successfully…

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