Month: July 2018

Equality Now Teams Up with Emmy® Award-winning Hulu Original Series The Handmaid’s Tale

Stuart Mitchell

International women’s rights organization Equality Now is unveiling a new campaign with Emmy Award-winning Hulu Original Series, The Handmaid’s Tale, which calls on people to use the power of their name and the power of the law to achieve equality for women and girls. The centerpiece of the campaign is a two minute film, Hope Lives in Every Name, in which members of the cast and production team share testimonies that may sound as if they are from The Handmaid’s Tale but are in fact the words of real women…

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Ontario SPCA kicks off No Hot Pets campaign to warn of the danger of leaving pets in vehicles

Stuart Mitchell

With summer upon us, the Ontario SPCA launched its 2018 No Hot Pets campaign today in partnership with SPCAs and humane societies from across Canada to remind the public about the danger of leaving pets unattended in vehicles. “I left the window down for him” and “I wasn’t going to be gone long” are just a few of the excuses the Ontario SPCA has heard. There is NO excuse for leaving a pet unattended in a vehicle! The Ontario SPCA has a zero tolerance policy and charges will be laid…

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Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence joins parent groups and pediatricians to mark ASK Day

Stuart Mitchell

As schools let out across the country on the first day of summer, parents are taking steps to keep their children safer from unintentional gun violence. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence joined with child safety and public health organizations nationwide today to promote ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day, a campaign encouraging parents to ASK if there is an unlocked gun in the homes where their children play. Kris Brown, co-president of the Brady Center, stated: “As a mother of two daughters, I know the role of caregivers in…

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Co-op Foundation enters into £2 million partnership with government to combat youth loneliness

Stuart Mitchell

The Co-op’s own charity, the Co-op Foundation, has entered into a £2 million partnership with government to bring communities together and tackle youth loneliness. Announced by the Prime Minister, Theresa May MP, (Tuesday 19 June), the funding will build on the Foundation’s existing Belong network of community partners working across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It forms part of the government’s £11 million Building Connections Fund, £5 million of which is being match-funded through the Big Lottery Fund. Applicants supported will help bring communities together, making the most of…

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Girl Effect and Nutrition International Launch New Nutrition Video

Stuart Mitchell

Katy Wang has teamed up with Girl Effect to create this animation film that promotes healthy eating. With bold and colourful visuals the film illustrates the dangers of malnutrition, and lays out Girl Effect’s plans to empower young girls in Indonesia. Girl Effect and Nutrition International, the global nutrition organisation working to transform the lives of vulnerable people by improving their nutritional status, have announced a two-year partnership to tackle the lack of knowledge about nutrition among adolescent girls in Indonesia. Director Katy Wang told us: “I was approached to…

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