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Information provided by Disabled World - Published: 2009-01-09
A list of awareness ribbons and their associated causes regarding health and disability support.
Awareness ribbons are short pieces of colored ribbon folded into a loop, or representations of such, which are used in the United States, Canada, Australia, UK and other parts of the world as a way for wearers of the ribbon(s) to make a statement of support for a cause or issue.
The use of ribbons is designed to draw awareness to health issues and other issues. The most well-known is the red ribbon for support of those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the pink awareness ribbon which denotes breast cancer awareness. Other health and social concerns which have also adopted colored ribbons.
Because many awareness ribbon colors may have multiple associated meanings Disabled World is listing only the awareness ribbons regarding health and disabilities.
This is a list of awareness ribbons. The meaning behind the awareness ribbon depends on its color or colors. Many groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness, and as a result, many causes often share each color. Some causes may also be represented by more than one color.
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Black Awareness Ribbon
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- 9/11 - This ribbon is a sign of mourning for those lost in the September 11Th attack.
- Melanoma awareness
- Mourning and remembrance of the Virginia Tech massacre
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Blue ribbon
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- Addiction Recovery awareness
- Beat Bullying (UK)
- Blue Ribbon Coalition: Responsible use of public lands for the benefit of all recreationists
- Canada's National Non Smoking Week
- Child Abuse awareness (Solid Light Blue ribbon - Among certain advocacy organizations, ribbon is sometimes worn as a braided bracelet by survivors of violent physical or sexual child abuse in memory of victims.)
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome awareness
- Colon cancer awareness
- Craniosynostosis Awareness (CAPPSKids.org)
- Electronic Frontier Foundation: Freedom of Speech online
- Human trafficking and sex slavery awareness (navy blue)
- Hydranencephaly awareness
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis awareness
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome awareness
- Tuberous Sclerosis awareness (blue)
- Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) awareness (blue)
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Blue and Black Ribbon
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- Concern Of Police Survivors (COPS): Support Law Enforcement
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Blue Jeans Denim Ribbon
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- Genetic disorder awareness
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Burgundy Ribbon
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Cloud ribbon
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Gray ribbon
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Green ribbon
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- Aging research awareness
- Cerebral Palsy awareness and support
- CMV Green and Blue CMV awareness and support
- Craniosynostosis Awareness for varied organizations
- Environmental protection
- Kidney Cancer aka Renal Cell Carcinoma awareness
- Lyme Disease
- Organ transplant and organ donation awareness
- Mitochondrial disease awareness
- Pedestrian Safety
- Traumatic Brain Injury awareness and support
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Gold ribbon
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Indigo Ribbon
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- Targeted Individuals (Bullying, Harassment, Stalking, Systematic Harassment/Stalking, etc.)
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Jade Ribbon
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Lavender ribbon
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Light blue ribbon
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- Prostate cancer awareness (sky blue)
- Support for 2011 students protests in Chile.
- Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) awareness (with two daisies in the center for identical twins or three for triplets - may be white, light pink or light blue)
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Navy Blue and Orange Ribbon
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Orange Ribbon
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Pearl, white, or clear ribbon
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- Lung Cancer awareness - Originally clear ribbon. Some sources suggest clear or white as a subset of pearl for long-term-non-smoker/never-smoker lung cancer, but there's no evidence of lung cancer organization support for this distinction. Some lung cancer organizations use different colors or symbols.
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Periwinkle ribbon
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Pink ribbon
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Pink and blue ribbon
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- Genital integrity
- Infant loss awareness
- Infertility awareness
- Inflammatory breast cancer awareness
- Male Breast Cancer Awareness
- Pro-life
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Pink ribbon Red Ribbon
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- Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon will expand the availability of vital cervical cancer screening and treatment and breast care education - especially for women most at risk of getting cervical cancer in developing nations because they are HIV-positive.
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Purple ribbon
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Puzzle ribbon
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Red ribbon
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- AIDS awareness
- Heart and Stroke awareness
- Substance abuse awareness
- Vasculitis awareness
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Red and Black Ribbon
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Red and Blue Ribbon
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- Haiti Recovery and Restoration awareness ribbon
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Red and Gold Ribbon
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- Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (NAIT) Awareness
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Ribbon of Leningrad Victory
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- Olive-green ribbon in honor of the 65 th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi block during WWII; colors refer to color blocks Medal for the Defence of Leningrad
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Ribbon of Saint George
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- Commemoration of World War II in Post-Soviet countries
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Red White and Blue Ribbon
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- Used in Omaha, Nebraska after a deadly shooting at Millard South High School. The colors are the school's colors
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Silver ribbon
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- Brain disorders awareness
- Gynaecological Cancer awareness (NZ)
- Ovarian cancer awareness (Australia)
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Teal ribbon
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- Anti Bullying Awareness
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia awareness
- Gynecological cancer
- Interstitial Cystitis and Bladder Pain Syndrome awareness and support
- Knee Injury Awareness
- Military Sexual Trauma awareness
- Myasthenia Gravis awareness
- Ovarian cancer
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome awareness and support
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence awareness and support
- Tsunami Victims
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Violet ribbon
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White ribbon
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- Gay-Teen Suicide Awareness
- Invisible Illness
- Multiple Hereditary Exostoses
- Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Disease (SCID) and SCID Newborn Screening
- The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood: to ensure that pregnancy and childbirth are safe for all women and newborns in every country around the world
- White Ribbon Campaign (what makes a man a man): Working to end violence against women
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Yellow ribbon
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- Bone cancer / Osteosarcoma
- Craniofacial Acceptance(CCAKids.org)
- Endometriosis awareness
- Giving prisoners a second chance at life
- Soldier Support
- Suicide Prevention
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Zebra-print Ribbon
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- Carcinoid & Neuroendocrine tumor awareness
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome awareness
- Rare Disease awareness
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This list of awareness ribbons, and the meaning of the ribbon colors, is a work in progress and will be added to as more awareness campaigns are created. Similiar in both color and the meaning of various causes are Awareness Bracelets
Printable Awareness Ribbon Chart
 Printable chart of awareness ribbons and their colors and meaning. |
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