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Minister Matt Kean highlighted Wear it Purple Day in his inaugural speech to Parliament in 2011. [68] Penny Sharpe submitted a motion to the NSW Upper House of Parliament in 2012, for the group's achievements to be acknowledged. [69] Wear it Purple Day 2014 was acknowledged by the Australian Senate in a motion submitted by Senator Sarah Hanson ...
Spirit Day has since become an annual event for LGBTQ people and their allies to wear purple to show their support for the cause. And the need for such a day is still warranted.
Later observances were held on Thursday, October 20, 2011, [4] and Friday, October 19, 2012, [5] before the tradition of the third Thursday of October was established in 2013. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] After the inaugural observance received promotion by GLAAD , many Hollywood celebrities wore purple on this day to show their support of the cause, [ 8 ] [ 9 ...
Wear it Purple Day: The final Friday of August: 2010: A day to foster supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments for rainbow young people. The day was co-founded by Katherine Hudson and Scott Williams. [67] Comparable days exist in a number of other countries, including the Netherlands (Purple Friday) and the United States (Spirit ...
November 17: L.A. Content Day with The Color Purple Cast Promoting the film alongside cast members in Los Angeles, Oprah sported a deep plum jumpsuit by Rivet Utility and passed out matching tote ...
A purple brooch bearing an inscription pertaining to epilepsy. Purple Day is held annually on March 26. Supporters are encouraged to wear a purple-coloured item of clothing. Purple is the international color for epilepsy and is also a color that symbolizes solitude. [citation needed]
The black poppy, launched in 2010 by Selena Carty, acknowledges the contributions that African, Black, Caribbean and Pacific Islands communities have made to various wars since the 16th century.
The liturgical year, also called the church year, Christian year, ecclesiastical calendar, or kalendar, [1] [2] consists of the cycle of liturgical days and seasons that determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed, and which portions of scripture are to be read.