Day: 16 December 2021

Black Promoters Collective Disrupts the Live Entertainment Industry to Give Black Promoters the Respect They Deserve

Stuart Mitchell

The Black Promoters Collective (BPC), a coalition of the top Black, veteran, and independent live entertainment promoters, announces today its official formation as a 100 percent, Black-owned organization dedicated to advancing the profile of independent Black promoters in the music industry and placing urban music back in the hands of Black promoters at a national and global level. The BPC first made its splash into the industry as a collective in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, which paused the live music entertainment industry. The organization formed to give…

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YSL Beauty Accelerates Abuse Is Not Love Combatting Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in 17 Countries in Partnership with Local Non-Profit Organizations

Stuart Mitchell

Since the launch of its Abuse Is Not Love program last year, YSL Beauty has made a significant impact in educating over 100,000 young people about abusive relationships and supporting grassroots organizations. Building upon this first year initiatives, Abuse Is Not Love is now entering its next phase of growth, most notably with the expansion of its partnerships with non-profit organizations in 17 countries across four continents. The brand will also launch a new online training tool this month to provide resources and support for those in abusive relationships, as…

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Write for Rights: World’s biggest human rights campaign marks 20th birthday

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International’s record-breaking Write for Rights campaign has launched, marking 20 years of the global letter-writing drive. Since 2001, the organization has collected millions of messages written in support of people who are unjustly detained or persecuted, and Write for Rights has become the world’s biggest human rights event. This year, Amnesty International is calling for justice for 10 more brave individuals and groups, including a citizen journalist imprisoned in China for reporting on Covid-19, an environmental activist imprisoned in Guatemala for campaigning against the destruction of one of his country’s…

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Virgin Media O2 announces UK-wide rollout of The National Databank, providing free mobile data to tackle data poverty this Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

Virgin Media O2, together with Good Things Foundation, has announced that the first ever National Databank will be rolling out across the UK – as Virgin Media O2 pledges even more free O2 mobile data to help tackle data poverty. The launch is in response to the data crisis in the UK, with 1.5 million homes currently without internet access. Following the success of a three-month National Databank pilot scheme and building on the 7.5 million GB of O2 mobile data already donated, Virgin Media O2 is also announcing that…

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Sainsbury’s helps to feed more than half a million pregnant women and children this festive season

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced that it will once again top up Government funded Healthy Start vouchers by £2 – a move that could help feed more than half a million pregnant women and children in need this festive season. The vouchers, which are provided by the Government to low-income pregnant women and families with a child under the age of four, provide eligible families with a voucher worth £4.25 – up from £3.10 earlier this year following much needed lobbying from Marcus Rashford. The move comes after Sainsbury’s topped the voucher…

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