User:Tabor/Ribbon Campaign

Awareness ribbons are short pieces of ribbon folded into a loop and pinned on a person's clothing. Alternatively, the ribbons can be tied around an object or the image of the ribbon can be used as a sticker or magnet, especially on vehicles. They are used in the United States, as a way for the wearer to make a subtle statement of support for a cause or issue.

The meaning behind the awareness ribbon depends on its color. Following is a list of the different colors and their associated causes:

Black (black ribbon): In Memorial / Mourning / Melanoma, Anti-Gang Cream: Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Blue (blue ribbon): Drunk Driving, Education Dark Blue: Child Abuse Prevention, Colon Cancer, Water Quality, Crime Victim Rights Light Blue: Prostate Cancer, Edward's Syndrome, Scleroderma Brown: Colorectal Cancer Gold: Childhood Cancer Gray: Diabetes, Brain Tumors Green: Health, Ecology, Organ & Tissue Donor, Ovarian Cancer, Missing Children, Leukemia, Childhood Depression, Safe Driving Green with Red and White strike: Solidarity with independent Chechnya Forest Green: Tsunami Relief Lace: Osteoporosis Orange (orange ribbon): the Ukrainian Orange Revolution of 2004, Hunger Awareness, Lupus, Racial Tolerance, Cultural Diversity, Opposition to the disengagment plan In Israel. Peach: Uterine Cancer, Endometrial Cancer Periwinkle: Pulmonary Hypertension, Eating Disorders Pink (pink ribbon): Breast Cancer Purple(purple ribbon): Alzheimer's Disease, Pancreatic Cancer, Domestic Violence, Children with Disabilities Red: HIV/AIDS, DUI Awareness, Substance Abuse, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Pro-Life Red, White, & Blue: Patriotism Red, White, & Red: Leukemia & Lymphoma Sheer w/Gold: Lung Cancer Silver: Elder Abuse, Parkinson's Disease Teal: Myasthenia Gravis, Ovarian Cancer, Substance Abuse White (white ribbon): Peace, Adoption, Student Sexual Assault, Child Exploitation and Abuse, Free Speech, Purity, Alzheimer's, Lung Cancer, Retinal Blastoma, Multiple Sclerosis Yellow (yellow ribbon): Bladder Cancer, Testicular Cancer, POW/MIA, Equality, Endometriosis, Teen Suicide, Spina Bifida, General Cancer