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  2. List of awareness ribbons - Wikipedia

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    This is a partial list of awareness ribbons. The meaning behind an awareness ribbon depends on its colors and pattern. Since many advocacy groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness, ribbons, particularly those of a single color, some colors may refer to more than one cause. Some causes may be represented by more than one ...

  3. Awareness ribbon - Wikipedia

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    The red ribbon was purposefully not copyrighted in the United States, to allow it to be worn and used widely as a symbol in the fight against AIDS. The year 1992 was declared by The New York Times as "The Year of the Ribbon." Today the red ribbon is an internationally recognized symbol of AIDS awareness and a design icon. It has led the way for ...

  4. Talk:List of awareness ribbons - Wikipedia

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    Please add a Pancreatic Cancer Awareness bullet point in the purple ribbon box, because purple is the official color of the pancreatic cancer awareness movement. Please add bullet point in the box directly below "Awareness of interpersonal violence and abuse prevention" Alexandra Waterworth ( talk ) 16:31, 18 January 2017 (UTC) [ reply ]

  5. Red ribbon - Wikipedia

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    The Red Ribbon Foundation, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the Canadian Multiple Sclerosis Society are examples of organizations that utilize the red ribbon symbol. MADD is an organization founded in 1980 whose mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.

  6. Pink Ribbon Meaning - The Story Behind Breast Cancer Ribbons

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    Learn more about the pink ribbon meaning and history, plus how they became accepted as a universal symbol for breast cancer awareness. Learn more about the pink ribbon meaning and history, plus ...

  7. Why October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - AOL

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    With each ribbon, she passed out a card that read: “The National Cancer Institute annual budget is $1.8 billion, only five per cent goes for cancer prevention. Help us wake up our legislators ...

  8. Astrological symbols - Wikipedia

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    Symbols for the classical planets, zodiac signs, aspects, lots, and the lunar nodes appear in the medieval Byzantine codices in which many ancient horoscopes were preserved. [1] In the original papyri of these Greek horoscopes, there was a circle with the glyph representing shine ( ) for the Sun; and a crescent for the Moon.

  9. Zebra print ribbon - Wikipedia

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    The zebra has been used as a symbol for rare diseases since around 1940. Dr. Theodore Woodward, a professor at the University of Maryland's School of Medicine [1] used this term to teach students the basics of diagnosing disease: "When looking at a patient's symptoms, it is better to assume it is a common ailment, not a rare one – a horse rather than a zebra."