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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Need a reason to unplug? There’s a “holiday” for that. October 20 is National Information Overload Day.
Oprah Winfrey has worn the color purple 14 times to promote the movie. In other words: fourteen fabulous reasons purple is the best color.
October 1992 [1] Alexandra Penney for Self and Evelyn Lauder [2] Breast cancer awareness [2] Red ribbon? Heart disease [3] [4] 1985 Duncan Hunter and Henry Lozano's Camanera Clubs: Substance-abuse awareness [4] including tobacco, alcohol and drugs (Red Ribbon Week is commonly held in American schools.) [5] June 1991 [6] Visual AIDS Artists ...
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.