Day: 16 October 2018

AT&T Contributing $1 Million to Girls Who Code Sisterh>>d Campaign, Summer Coding Camps

Stuart Mitchell

Meredith Tannor’s introduction to computer science in 2013 changed the way she looked at the world. It was during a Girls Who Code (GWC) camp that summer at AT&T’s New York City offices when she began to realize how programming could improve things. Meredith is just one reason why AT&T is contributing $1 million to continue supporting GWC’s summer coding camps for girls and the organization’s forthcoming Sisterh>>d Campaign. It’s a unique digital-visual album aimed at empowering young women to pursue computer science and STEM fields. “Instructors told me to…

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Help Musicians UK partners with Music Venue Trust at Venues Day 2018

Stuart Mitchell

Help Musicians UK (HMUK) has partnered once again with Music Venue Trust (MVT) for this year’s Venues Day, which takes place on Wednesday 17 Oct at Islington Assembly, London. The UK’s leading independent music charity has teamed up with MVT for its annual Venues Day event, which has built a reputation as a pivotal national networking event for grassroots music venues. Venues Day will see MVT members congregate for a day of panels, presentations and working groups to discuss challenges for venues on themes such as wellbeing, contracts, advertising and promoters.…

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Plan International Day of the Girl emoji hits Twitter

Stuart Mitchell

To mark International Day of the Girl, Plan International Canada is collaborating with Twitter and the United Nations to launch a special #DayOfTheGirl emoji – representing the global movement for girls’ rights and equality. To create the emoji, Plan International Canada consulted with its Youth Advisory Council to select the final design, which symbolizes the power, resilience, and potential of girls worldwide.  The emoji was unlocked from 8-12 October, 2018 when people use #DayOfTheGirl. The emoji will also be available globally with alongside the #DayOfTheGirl hashtag in several different languages, including French,…

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UNICEF and H&M Foundation launch a new interactive online tool to help fathers learn ‘baby talk’

Stuart Mitchell

A new, free, interactive online tool to encourage fathers to talk more to their babies – and learn the most effective methods in doing so – has launched today. The Baby Talk for Dads online tool – developed by UNICEF and H&M Foundation, in collaboration with Dr. Marina Kalashnikova – forms part of the organizations’ longstanding commitment to supporting healthy brain development in babies and young children. The first of its kind product – available on computers and mobile devices – takes fathers on a journey whereby they can learn…

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Comedy giants join forces with leading magicians to celebrate The Prince of Wales

Stuart Mitchell

Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will attend ITV’s ‘We Are Most Amused and Amazed’, in aid of The Prince’s Trust and in celebration of His Royal Highness’s 70th Birthday, at the London Palladium on 22nd October 2018. This one-off event, which will air on ITV in November, will not only see a cast of comedy giants take to the stage, but will also showcase the best jaw-dropping illusions from the greatest magicians in the business. We Are Most Amused and Amazed boasts a stellar line-up…

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