Month: November 2019

Banda MS joins a campaign to halt the stigma of HIV among Latinos

Stuart Mitchell

In order to help stop a public health problem that is disproportionately affecting the Latin community in the United States, Banda MS, together with the Pinyon Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), launched a new edition of their successful campaign in Spanish to fight the stigma of HIV and to encourage the community to work together to help those with HIV obtain the health resources they need to live a healthier life. The multimedia campaign “Detén el estigma del VIH“ [Stop the stigma of HIV], whose national distribution through the Hispanic Communications Network – La Red Hispana is from…

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Dove Men+Care, Alexis Ohanian, and PL+US fight for Paid Paternity Leave in Washington, D.C.

Stuart Mitchell

Less than 1 in 5 men in the U.S. are able to take a single day of paid paternity leave.  Dove Men+Care and its partners – PL+US, the leading national paid family leave advocacy group, and Alexis Ohanian, a notable paid paternity leave advocate, internet entrepreneur and father – head to Capitol Hill for The Dads Day of Action with a group of real dads from across the country to fight for national paid paternity leave. They will meet today to discuss the dire need for federally-provided paid family leave…

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Asda accelerates plastic reduction commitments to end of 2020

Stuart Mitchell

Almost a third of Asda’s own-brand plastic packaging will come from recycled materials by the end of next year, under new commitments set out by the supermarket to reduce its plastic use. In a move to accelerate its current commitments, the supermarket has brought forward its target to reach 30% recycled content in its plastic packaging to the end of 2020 – five years ahead of its original deadline – avoiding the use of approximately 19,500 tonnes of ‘virgin’ plastic. Asda has also set out the next stage of its…

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Global Alliance opens Asia-Pacific and China Office

Stuart Mitchell

Global Alliance (GA) President Justin Green signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Mrs. Prita Kemal Gani, Director and Founder of London School of Public Relations (LSPR) and also recently appointed Chair Asia Pacific Regional Council for Global Alliance opens LSPR doors to Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management to set the first Asia Pacific and China Regional Office to be named as the Global Alliance Jakarta HUB starting from December 1st 2019 to November 30,2021. The MOU signing took place after the 10th West Lake PR Forum and…

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This Girl Can and Disney come together to help mums get moving with their kids

Stuart Mitchell

To celebrate the positive impact of families exercising together, Sport England has launched a series of short films, inspired by Disney, that show mums engaging in home-based exercise routines with their children, getting them involved by dancing together to their favourite Disney music.  With Sport England research showing that six in ten (61%) mums would feel guilty about taking time to exercise, rather than spending time with their family, This Girl Can set out to find a partner that could help create fun, family moments that got mums and kids…

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