Projects tagged
Health
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Bread and Puppet Theater
Read more: Bread and Puppet TheaterThe Bread and Puppet Theater was founded in 1963 by Peter Schumann on New York City’s Lower East Side. Besides rod-puppet and hand puppet shows for children, the concerns of the first productions were rents, rats, police, and other problems…
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Musicians trade in boycotts for activism to fight North Carolina’s ‘bathroom bill’
Read more: Musicians trade in boycotts for activism to fight North Carolina’s ‘bathroom bill’Animal Collective, Mumford and Sons and Duran Duran among performers who have turned concerts in state into fundraisers as part of NC Needs You movement Even as North Carolina’s governor, Pat McCrory, refused to comply with federal officials over his…
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Miss HIV Stigma Free
Read more: Miss HIV Stigma FreeTo change Bostwana’s regional misconceptions about HIV, Kesego Basha-Muebli, founded the Miss HIV stigma free pageant. A pageant designed for women who are currently receiving health and wellness counseling and HIV antiretroviral treatment to come out to their friends and…
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Reflections from Inside
Read more: Reflections from InsideWe Save Lives, a non-profit created by MADD founder Candace Lightner, has launched “Reflections from Inside,” an online film against drunk driving. The title refers to the live footage of Kris Caudilla, a convicted drunk driver currently serving 15 years…
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All in the Family Parts 1 & 2
Read more: All in the Family Parts 1 & 2The link between early trauma and ill health later was untilled soil in the world of medicine. But the possibility of a connection captured the interest of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. And it was the beginning of…
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This Girl Can
Read more: This Girl CanThis Girl Can is a campaign launched by England Sports to encourage women to be active no matter how they do it or how they look. In common culture, the trend is to be fit, active, and toned. Social media…
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I Will What I Want
Read more: I Will What I WantI Will What I Want is a campaign launched by Under Armour which speaks to women who do not wait for permission or affirmation in order to go after what they want. The campaign highlights various models and athletes who…
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The Scarecrow
Read more: The ScarecrowFast-casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill added some spice to its long-running “Food With Integrity” sustainable farming campaign by teaming with Academy Award-winning design firm Moonbot Studios for The Scarecrow, an animated short film and accompanying mobile game created to increase…
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Emojis to stop teen drinking and drugs
Read more: Emojis to stop teen drinking and drugsThe Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, a national nonprofit dedicated to reducing substance abuse among adolescents, launched a new multimedia campaign for teens that uses emojis to communicate the challenges of negative influences, empowering them to live Above the Influence. The…
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The “marriage effect”
Read more: The “marriage effect”Rights activists in Mozambique have marched through the capital Maputo to protest a colonial era law still included in new legislation that allows rapists to go unpunished if they marry their victims. The “marriage effect” clause sees convicted rapists given…