The black ribbon, like similar awareness ribbons, is worn or displayed as a political statement. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Awareness ribbons are short pieces of ribbon folded into a loop and pinned on a persons clothing. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calendar Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by...

Grief for the March 11 attacks

Ribbon of Spanish grief.

The black ribbon was a symbol of popular grief in Spain after the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks. It was worn on clothing and also pinned on the Spanish flag (notably by politicians during the campaign for the 2004 legislative election, taking place at the same time). Flag of Spain (Black Ribbon) File links The following pages link to this file: User:Montrealais User:Pollinator Aftermath of the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks Black ribbon Categories: Images with unknown source ... Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ... // Grief, Bereavement and Loss Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss. ... The 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks (also known as 11/3, 3/11, M-11 and 11-M) were a series of coordinated terrorist bombings against the commuter train system of Madrid, Spain on the morning of 11 March 2004, which killed 191 people and wounded more than 1,800. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Spain in its current form was adopted on December 19, 1981. ... Map of Spains electoral circumscriptions, and the parties leading in each circumscription in the election for the Congress of Deputies Legislative elections were held in Spain on March 14, 2004. ...

Grief for the Hurricane Katrina Victims

The black ribbon has again made an appearance shortly after a class five hurricane Katrina landed on the Gulf of Mexico area in September 2005. New Orleans was destroyed and many cities in the Mississipi Gulf Coast area obliterated. Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... Katrina is a female name, a variant of Katherine. ... Gulf of Mexico. ... The Gulf of Mexico is a major body of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America. ...

London bombings

London Ribbon.

After the 7 July 2005 London bombings, Google displayed a black ribbon as a mark of respect and sympathy. Image File history File links Graphic of a commemorative ribbon for the london bombings. ... On Thursday 7 July 2005 a series of four bomb attacks struck Londons public transport system during the morning rush hour. ... Google, Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG), is a U.S. public corporation, initially established as a privately-held corporation in 1998, that designed and manages the Internet Google search engine. ...

The ribbon at right is an example of the ribbons that where created at the time, but not specifically the version displayed by Google.

Google also displayed a black ribbon on their website to support the Hurricane Katrina relief effort in September 2005. This article is about the 2005 hurricane. ... Ongoing events • 2005 Kuomintang visits to Mainland • Bill C-38 (Canada gay marriage) • German Visa Affair 2005 • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Election of OAS Secretary General • Stanislav Gross scandal in Czech republic Upcoming events Deaths in May May 3: Jagjit Singh Aurora May 3: Don Canham May...

Melanoma Awareness

The black ribbon has been used as a symbol of melanoma awareness previous to its adoption elsewhere.