Category: Ethical News (non Marketing)

UN Women urges robust action to ensure lives free from violence for women and girls

Stuart Mitchell

Starting on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25 November), hundreds of events worldwide, led by UN Women and partners, will bolster efforts to end a pandemic that impacts one in three women globally. From marches, flashmobs and concerts, to football and rugby games events will be organized, and iconic buildings lit up in orange to galvanize attention during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (25 November – 10 December). This year’s commemoration comes at a unique moment, coinciding with the unprecedented mobilization of…

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Barnardo’s marks Disability History Month with unseen 125-year-old photos

Stuart Mitchell

Barnardo’s is marking Disability History Month by sharing some 125-year-old stories of children supported by the charity.   From the beginning, Barnardo welcomed all children regardless of their disability or background into his community. He wrote in 1877: “We receive cripples into our homes, not because they are cripples, but because they are destitute. Given the destitution and when accompanied by disease, deformity or ill-health… we will render assistance.” Barnardo disapproved of a segregated life for disabled children, arguing that able-bodied and disabled children both benefitted from integration. He wrote:…

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Legendary South Asian Qawali singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan becomes Barnardo’s International Ambassador

Stuart Mitchell

One of the world’s most acclaimed South Asian musicians has joined Barnardo’s as an international ambassador, in a huge boost for the children’s charity. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan accepted the offer after topping the bill at the sell-out Annual Gala Dinner at London’s Dorchester Hotel for the UK’s South Asian community to support Barnardo’s work with vulnerable children and young people across the UK. Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan becomes the second international ambassador to join Barnardo’s, after Bollywood super-star Salman Khan pledged his support in September. The renowned Pakistani…

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Mazda Celebrates #GivingTuesday Through Recommitment to Mazda Drive for Good® Programme

Stuart Mitchell

Building on four years of donations and over 30 years’ worth of volunteer hours completed, Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced they will recommit to their annual charity programme, Mazda Drive for Good®, in 2018. In its fifth year, MNAO will provide monetary donations to four national charities and 42 local charities, meeting a $5 million commitment to the communities in which it does business. Additionally, in 2018, MNAO employees and dealers will spend 50,000 hours of time volunteering in their local communities. “Our Mazda Drive for Good program started…

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ASPCA Hosts “Cat Friday” Fee-Waived Adoption Event as Part of the Subaru Share the Love Event

Stuart Mitchell

On Friday, November 24, the ASPCA celebrated its 7th Annual Cat Friday adoption event for the nearly 100 cats and kittens currently available for adoption at the ASPCA Adoption Center in New York City. For the first time in its 10-year partnership, the ASPCA will be hosting Cat Friday as a Subaru Share the Love fee-waived adoption event, in support of the ASPCA and the automaker’s longstanding commitment to help animals across the country. As part of the 2017 Subaru Share the Love event, the ASPCA has provided grant funding…

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