(TrendHunter.com) These August 2020 furniture innovations speak to eco-conscious consumers, those working remotely during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and those making a cautious return to offices during reopening…
A social media misstep promoting a movie about kids shows the dangers of online marketing in this climate.
‘We are not attacking them, we are challenging them,’ Lightlife president says.
32 girls from 17 countries came to NYC to share their stories of loss, struggle, and most importantly, survival to remind us all that immediate humanitarian aid can be the miracle that millions around the world need. To make more miracles happen, visit www.DonateMiracles.org and help those still in need.
All blood is not created equal. That’s the message that gay and bisexual men receive when they attempt to donate their blood.
Because today, gay and bi men are required to remain celibate for 1 full year before they’re allowed to donate. Some saw this as an improvement over the total ban that had been in place for 30 years. The ban against gay men donating blood went into effect during the HIV/AIDS crisis. Yet despite advances in science, and the fact that all blood is meticulously and accurately screened, this discriminatory policy remains in place.
But discrimination at any level begets discrimination, and cannot be accepted. The terrible tragedy at Pulse nightclub in Orlando struck as our campaign was just getting started, and served to reinforce pour resolve. As men were turned away, unable to donate to their friends, family, and loved ones, we knew that Blood Equality was needed.
Over the past year, our initiative has sparked massive media attention, action on the floor of the United States Senate and Congress, and awareness across the LGBT community and beyond. Blood Equality and One In Our Blood exhibits were featured at the National Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, the Birmingham Public Library, University of Alabama Birmingham, and more.
Our efforts also caught the attention of the one organization empowered to change things: the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Blood Equality helped influence the FDA’s decision to open up a public docket, and played some small part in the FDA’s change from a lifetime ban to the current policy. Most important, perhaps, is that the FDA personally attended our Blood Equality Medical Advisory Board meetings, where we assembled thought leaders from blood safety, infectious disease, and advocacy groups to discuss and debate a path forward. The FDA is now leading the charge with Blood Equality Med Ad Board members, looking to field primary research and studies to test new questionnaires and, hopefully, find a way to change the policy.
Four inspirational stories. Four ways to drive us forward. Lexus joins OUT in honoring four OUT100 LGBT influencers in telling their stories of coming out, and how those experiences helped influence the innovative thinking and bold moves that keep them ahead of the curve.
To encourage Chicago residents to wear masks when in public, Ogilvy Chicago and the City of Chicago today launched a first-of-its-kind Snapchat augmented reality lens that deploys a new technology that only allows users to unlock the lens when they put on a mask. The social media platform is popular amongst Millennials and Gen Zers, a demographic that has seen a recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Chicago, and therefore the City believes is key to combatting the spread of the virus in the City.
In August of 1619, a ship appeared on this horizon, near Point Comfort, a coastal port in the English colony of Virginia. t carried more than 20 enslaved Africans, who were sold to the colonists. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by the years of slavery that followed. On the 400th anniversary of this fateful moment, it is finally time to tell our story truthfully.
51% of today’s visual artists are women, yet their work makes up less than 5% of permanent collections. That’s why for series 2, Women in Art, we’re celebrating their perspectives by creating more spaces for more works of #ArtByAWoman. Share your art using #ArtByAWoman to show your support and bring more women’s art out into the open. You could also be featured in our Instagram gallery. The more women’s art we see, the more inspired the world becomes. LIFEWTR is a new premium bottled water brand that fuses creativity and design. We believe that art makes life #MoreInspired, because it moves us forward by unleashing our creative potential.
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