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Every Awareness Ribbon Color and Their Meanings

We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of awareness ribbon colors and their meanings — plus, the history of awareness ribbons and more

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7 Ways To Help the LGBTQ+ Community After Colorado Springs Nightclub Shooting

Your guide on how to help the LGBTQ+ community after the tragic nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs

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Solar Windows, LANDBACK, & Dolphins - Good News This Week: November 19th 2022

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

Open Source' Seeds Are Fighting Back Against Big Ag

A handful of companies own the patents on virtually every seed planted in the US. Now, a new crop of unowned seeds is bringing biodiversity back to farming.

Dressember advocates wearing dresses and ties to raise money to fight human trafficking

Dressember: Can a Dress Change the World?

Their vision: a world without slavery. Their tool is a dress. The challenge is simple: Every December, participants commit to wearing a dress — or tie — every day for 31 days, regardless of the occasion or weather.

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Good News: Cars Are Vanishing from Paris

The share of journeys made by car in the city has fallen by nearly half, and the trend is only accelerating.

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Bikes, Fish, & Divers - Good News This Week: November 12th 2022

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

February: Awareness Months & Holidays for Causes

The ultimate calendar of February's awareness days, national months, and more...

he Gwich’in First Nation cultural gathering of all the Gwich’in peoples from Yukon, Alaska, and Northwest Territories in in 2014. Here, people discuss important issues, such as threats from oil and gas development projects.

Second Oil Company Exits Arctic Thanks To Fierce Indigenous Opposition

Drilling and subsequent infrastructure development in the Arctic would have significant impacts on the tundra and would be disruptive to wildlife like caribou and polar bears.

Meet the Woman Using Apps & Tech To Unite Iran for Change

Mahmoudi’s success with organizing for Iran and her heart for her home country led her to transition away from environmental activism to create United for Iran, an independent nonprofit focused civil liberties in Iran.