Day: 9 November 2021

LUNGevity Foundation Launches Inhale for Life: Find it Early and Live Public Service and Social Media Campaign During Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Stuart Mitchell

LUNGevity, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization, is kicking off Lung Cancer Awareness Month with the launch of its Inhale for Life: Find it Early and Live public service campaign. This powerful campaign features the stories of lung cancer survivors whose cancer was diagnosed at stage I, when it is most treatable, greatly increasing their chance of survival. In fact, these survivors are living normal lives. Inhale for Life: Find it Early and Live is the fifth annual campaign in LUNGevity’s Inhale for Life educational video and social media-driven…

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PRCA responds to Owen Paterson lobbying row

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Public Affairs Board has issued a statement in response to a dispute after the MP’s watchdog found Owen Paterson guilty of breaching lobbying rules. PRCA Public Affairs Board Chair Liam Herbert FPRCA commented: “This dispute stems from a lack of effective lobbying legislation. The row over Owen Paterson’s activity offers unequivocal proof that our lobbying laws need to be overhauled. “The professional lobbying industry – represented by the PRCA Public Affairs Board – has consistently called for new legislation that holds individuals and organisations…

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Spectacular lighting trail’s glowing tribute to cancer support charity’s birthday

Stuart Mitchell

Scotland’s spectacular lighting trail Wondrous Woods – now extended to Sunday, November 21 – has honoured its charity partner with a glowing tribute to celebrate the cancer support organisation’s 25th anniversary.   Maggie’s is currently celebrating 25 years and on November 4 the spotlight shone on the charity with a special evening of illuminations at the Wondrous Woods event at Hopetoun House.  The magnificent stately home radiated with an amber glow as the charity’s orange logo was projected onto the mansion which was also lit up in the same hue.  And along the woodland trail…

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US Coalition on Sustainability Partners with Thoughtworks to Advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Stuart Mitchell

Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering and the US Coalition on Sustainability (USCS) have announced the expansion of SustainChain™, a digital platform to unify and accelerate progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. USCS developed SustainChain to connect innovators, impact investors, businesses, NGOs and alliances with a shared mission of rebuilding sustainable supply chains. Thoughtworks provided its cutting-edge technology and best practices to enable the SustainChain platform to unify cross-industry efforts, knowledge and actionable insights across the public and private sectors…

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First digital billboards to feature British Sign Language unveiled in UK train stations

Stuart Mitchell

The first-ever national digital billboard campaign to feature British Sign Language (BSL) has been launched across the UK by Microsoft to highlight the importance of accessibility in driving innovation. The campaign has been launched at major railway stations, including Reading, Brighton, Waterloo, Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Leeds and Edinburgh Waverley. Each digital billboard will show 10-second films featuring a female BSL interpreter who is signing the words next to her. The message reads: “The more inclusive you are, the more innovative you can be. Together we…

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