The orange ribbon is a symbol of the UkrainianOrange Revolution of 2004. The orange color denotes the color of the opposition party of Viktor Yushchenko. (Ribbons are common symbols of non-violent protest.) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Orange-clad supporters of Viktor Yushchenko gather in Independence Square in Kiev. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... The colour orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum at a wavelength of about 620–585 nanometres. ... Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Ðндрійович Ющенко) (born 23 February 1954) is the President of Ukraine. ... A ribbon is a thin band of flexible material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily for binding and tying. ... Nonviolence (or non-violence) is a set of assumptions about morality, power and conflict that leads its proponents to reject the use of violence in efforts to attain social or political goals. ...
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The orange ribbon is the common symbol for a change of government in the Swedish national election in September of 2006. The orange ribbon is an initiative from The Young Conservatives, The Young Liberals, The Young Christian-Democrats and The Young Center.
The orange ribbon is used to symbolize Self injury and/or show support for suffers of SI. This peaks around SIAD (Self Injury Awareness Day) on 1 March.
The orange ribbon is used to honor roadway construction workers.
The orange ribbon is used as an anti-racism symbol, or as a symbol for the freedom to own guns.
The orange ribbon shows support for Hunger Awareness, Lupus, Racial Tolerance, or Cultural Diversity. [1]
The orange ribbon is worn as a symbol representing World Harmony Day.
At county and state fairs in the United States, an orange ribbon is awarded to the competitor finishing in sixth place in a contest.
In Israel, orange ribbons indicate opposition to the Israel unilateral disengagement plan of 2004, as opposed to blue ribbons, which indicate support. The color was adopted by disengagement opponents to emulate the color of the Ukrainian uprising. Although the disengagement was successfully accomplished in 2005, supporters continue to use the color as a symbol of general opposition to further withdrawals.
Self-harm (SH) is deliberate injury to ones own body. ... It has been suggested that Racism in Mass Media be merged into this article or section. ... Lupus is Latin for wolf. It is used in the following ways in English: Lupus — The astronomical constellation Lupus erythematosus — SLE — The autoimmune disease Lupus pernio — a feature of sarcoidosis Lupus vulgaris — a feature of cutaneous tuberculosis Lupis (food) — a popular Indonesian snack Lupus (comics) — a comics by Frederik Peeters... Leukemia (leukaemia in Commonwealth English) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ... U.S. Military planes cropdusting in Vietnam during Operation Ranch Hand Agent Orange is the code name for a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its Herbicidal Warfare program during the Vietnam War. ... For other uses of the word fair see Fair (disambiguation) Fair is the name for the gathering together of people to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated carnival or fairground entertainment. ... A state fair is a competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. states population. ... Israels unilateral disengagement plan (Hebrew: ×ª×•×›× ×™×ª ×”×”×ª× ×ª×§×•×ª (the official name) or ×ª×•×›× ×™×ª ×”×”× ×ª×§×•×ª; also known as the disengagement plan, Gaza Pull-Out plan, and Gaza Expulsion plan by its opponents) is a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to remove all permanent Israeli presence in the Gaza Strip and from northern Samaria... In symbolism, blue ribbon is a term used to describe something of high quality. ...
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