Day: 1 June 2020

Jaime Camil Joins Cancer Survivors In New PSA For Stand Up To Cancer® To Encourage Hispanic Participation In Cancer Clinical Trials

Stuart Mitchell

Actor and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) Ambassador Jaime Camil has joined forces with cancer survivors in a new public service announcement (PSA) campaign to raise awareness with the Hispanic community about cancer clinical trials. The print and radio PSAs entered the market beginning May 20 on International Clinical Trials Day. The new PSA campaign comes on the heels of SU2C’s announcement earlier this year about its new Health Equity Initiative, which aims to accelerate and increase diversity in cancer clinical trials to ensure patients of all racial and ethnic…

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Sojourner Launches #UntilSheCan Campaign, Giving Domestic Violence Survivors a Voice

Stuart Mitchell

Sojourner, Wisconsin’s largest provider of domestic violence prevention and intervention services, has announced its #UntilSheCan domestic violence awareness campaign to garner support for survivors and spark critical conversations about family violence.   (PRNewsfoto/Sojourner) According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. While the recent stay-at-home order may safeguard against COVID-19, it can be deadly for someone living with an abusive partner. Milwaukee alone experienced an alarming 28% increase in reported domestic violence cases in April 2020 compared to…

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United Nations Population Fund And Prezi Launch #YouthAgainstCOVID19 Video Campaign To Inform And Empower Young People

Stuart Mitchell

Prezi, a leading visual communications software company, and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, have launched a joint COVID-19 awareness campaign to encourage and equip young people to lead the charge against the pandemic. UNFPA and Prezi are teaming up with global youth organizations to encourage young people to take action by staying informed and doing their part to flatten the curve of the infection – and urging their peers to do the same. The #YouthAgainstCOVID19 video campaign consists of six educational videos containing information about how young people can…

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World Pulse to Launch #ConnectWomenHealTheWorld: Global Responses to COVID-19 Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

World Pulse, has announced a global campaign to showcase how women are collaborating across borders to find solutions and create impact around the world during the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign, titled #ConnectWomenHealTheWorld: Global Responses to COVID-19, launched on May 24, 2020 at worldpulse.com/connect-women-heal-the-world. The campaign features a curated collection of stories, including: Launching an app that responds to the rise of gender-based violence during lockdowns Collaboration feeds 400 hungry Nigerian families From the DRC to India, crowdsourcing leads to food and health solutions World Pulse, a Portland-based nonprofit, was founded…

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Undertone to Bring Its High-Impact Mobile Ad Units to the Ad Council’s #AloneTogether COVID-19 Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Undertone, creator of cross-platform Creative Synchronized Digital Branding for the world’s most prominent brands, announced today that it will be supporting the Ad Council, MTV and ViacomCBS’ Entertainment & Youth Brands’ national #AloneTogether campaign. The effort is designed to extend the reach and impact of critical COVID-19 response messaging focused on social distancing and mental health. #AloneTogether is a national campaign launched shortly after the crisis began to focus on the importance of staying home and social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19. The campaign recently evolved to focus…

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