Month: September 2018

ACLU and Workers Take On Facebook for Gender Discrimination in Job Ads

Stuart Mitchell

The ACLU, Outten & Golden LLP, and the Communications Workers of America filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Facebook and 10 other employers for unlawfully discriminating on the basis of gender by targeting their job ads on Facebook to male Facebook users only, excluding all women and non-binary users from receiving the ads. The charges were filed on behalf of three female workers, CWA and the hundreds of thousands of female workers CWA represents, and a class of millions of women allegedly denied information on job opportunities…

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Cannes Lions announces distribution of €323,280 in funds to projects advised by the United Nations

Stuart Mitchell

Following the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals Lions at the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the inaugural Grand Prix winner, The Palau Legacy Project, was last night honoured with the “Champion for Humanity” Award from the We Are All Human Foundation. The Award was presented during the We Are All Human Foundation & Global GoalsCast UN General Assembly Kick-Off Reception of the UN’s Global Goals Week, a reception to gather a coalition of champions and celebrate progress and key initiatives that made a difference over the last…

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Ad Council Announces Most Extensive Rebrand in its 75-Year History

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council, America’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to driving social change, announced today its most significant rebrand in its 75-year history. This includes an evolution in how it works with corporate brands to address the country’s most pressing social issues, an expansion of its content creation model, leveraging technological innovations that advance communications for social causes, as well as a new brand platform and visual identity (including a new logo) created by WPP branding agency Superunion. Since the organization’s founding, the Ad Council has been at the forefront of…

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Michelle Obama Featured in New When We All Vote PSA, Campaign Announces Nearly 2,000 Events Around the Country for the National Week of Action

Stuart Mitchell

In the run up to the National Week of Action, When We All Vote, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, released a new PSA featuring Co-Chair Michelle Obama encouraging Americans to register to vote and get to the polls this November and in every election.  “When We All Vote, we get new ideas and new energy. We get leaders that share our values,” said Mrs. Obama in the PSA that will run on digital platforms and on radio across the country. The PSA will air over the next two weeks before voter…

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Cancer Is Tough, But The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Is Tougher

Stuart Mitchell

Contributing to nearly every advance in blood cancer research and treatment in decades, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has invested more than $1.2 billion in cancer research, with groundbreaking results in immunotherapy, genomics and personalized medicine that are improving and saving lives of patients. These revolutionary new treatments are powering LLS’s efforts to attack cancer from every angle. Blood Cancer Awareness Month – every September – provides the opportunity for LLS, the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to fighting blood cancer, to educate and engage the public about the blood…

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