Month: July 2019

Co-op joins Hey Girls and Big Issue Invest Power Up programme in the fight against period poverty

Stuart Mitchell

The period poverty-battling Hey Girls took another giant leap forward as its products hit the shelves of the community retailer, Co-op. With a £50,000 investment from Big Issue Invest, Hey Girls Day Time and Overnight Sani pads and Menstrual Cups can be found in just under 200 Co-op food stores, marking the launch of the Big Issue Invest Power Up programme. Founded by Celia Hodson with the help of her two daughters, Kate and Becky, Hey Girls sells a full range of Period Products on a ‘buy one give one’…

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Special Olympics Continues “The Revolution is Inclusion” Campaign and Kicks Off Global Week of Inclusion with Celebrities, Live Stream, and Partner Activations Celebrating Theme of “Togetherness”

Stuart Mitchell

During the month of July, Special Olympics is continuing “The Revolution is Inclusion” five-year global campaign targeting the younger generation of Millennials and Centennials by demonstrating that inclusion is all about togetherness. From July 15 – July 20, the organization focussed on celebrating that we are all better together, and making a prominent marketing and communications push to encourage youth, educators, health professionals and employers to make a commitment to promise to include and to sign the Inclusion Pledge.  The pledge was created by students from Ponaganset High School, a…

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Creative Industries Federation Pen Open letter to the new Prime Minister

Stuart Mitchell

The Creative Industries Federation have written Open letter to the new Prime Minister. The letter highlights the risks they see to the industry in the case of a no deal Brexit. The letetr is below: The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MPPrime MinisterOffice of the Prime Minister10 Downing StreetLondonSW1A 2AA Dear Prime Minister, I am writing on behalf of the Creative Industries Federation, the body which represents and convenes the UK’s creators and creative industries, to congratulate you on your appointment.  I would like to take this opportunity to outline briefly…

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“No hate speech” online campaign launched against violent extremism and radicalization of youth

Stuart Mitchell

In June 2019, the Palestinian Centre for Media Research and Development (PCMRD) launched in Hebron the second pillar of the project “Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the Media as an effective prevention of violent extremism tool in the hands of the youth”. The five weeks workshop included hands on training in media production.  The sessions for four groups of trainees with some thirty participants from the three universities in Hebron and other youth NGOs, corresponded to the needs expressed to build capacities in media campaigns and in applying new…

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Ipsen Foundation sponsoring the UNESCO Science Report 2020

Stuart Mitchell

The UNESCO Science Report has a new partner. The Fondation Ipsen, which operates under the aegis of the Fondation de France, is contributing financial support to the next edition, which is due for release on 10 November 2020. The seventh edition of the UNESCO Science Report will be tracking the latest developments in science governance in at least 140 countries. Dozens of experts from around the world will analyse the main policy trends that have driven – and hampered – the usage of science, technology and innovation for inclusive, sustainable…

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