what color ribbon is MY cause??

can click the title...

 

this is why I say that lil ribbon does little to help causes. It just seems gimmicky to me.  Like some feel good short cut to say "I m doing something".

 

 Maybe I m just cynical... but every disease/Cause has a color it appears according to FiremountainGems says for those of you making " awareness" jewelry for folks to wear in hopes that someone may ask, "why are you wearing that [purple and pink in that bracelet?]"

 

here is what Blue  stands for... ( not to be confused with the teal blue or the light blue ones)

 

 

 

 

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Alopecia

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Arthritis

Brachial Plexus Injuries

Child Abuse Prevention

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Colitis

Colon Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Crime Victim's Rights

Crohn's Disease

Drowning

Dysautonomia

Dystonia

Education

Epstein-Barr Virus

Erb's Palsy

Familial Polyposis

Free Speech

Guillian Barre Syndrome

Huntington's Disease

Hurricane

Hurricane Katrina

Histiocytosis

Ichthyosis

Interstitial Cystitis

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Leukodystrophies

ME/CFIDS

Myositis

  Police Lost in Duty 

 Rectal Cancer

Restless Legs Syndrome

Reye's Syndrome

Save the Music in Our Schools

Short Bowel Syndrome

Steven Johnson Syndrome

Teens Against Smoking

Transverse Myelitis

Victim's Rights

Water Quality

Water Safety

Heres the Black Ribbon

 

Amish Support

Anti-Terrorism

Gang Prevention

Gun Control

Melanoma

Mourning

Narcolepsy

POW/MIA (alternative color: Yellow

Sleep Apnea

Sleep Disorders

Students for Gun Control

Trauma

 

 

 

 

Now while I am all for Amish support, does it really rank up there with anti terrorism? or gun control or mourning?  who came up with all this?  Is this a little like selling Hallowen candy and supplies in August just fatten our big butts up?  anything for $$.... It seems to lessen the impact in my lil ol rant here.

 

Dont forget to do something tangible... Talk to your family, help someone get to where they need to be to get safe, call the police if you suspect DV in a neighbors home, it will be anonymous.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some excellent links for DV news

Stop Domestic violence
a grass roots organization with lots of links to articles about DV and laws or lack there of... a good source to get emails out to your representatives  regarding chaning some of the barbaric, archaic laws.

Topix: domestic violence
Updated often, Discussion board, eg current article about turning in your own child for abusing her kid. Topix includes the church abuse news,  custody battles gone seriously sick, Army has no legal duty to report child abuse ( WHAT???????)

Makes one aware of the widespread ripples of violence.