http://www.trendhunter.com/cool-hunting/category/Activism-and-Awareness Activism and Awareness en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 06:48:00 GMT http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/TrendHunterLogo120x30.gif http://www.trendhunter.com/cool-hunting/category/Activism-and-Awareness 120 30 http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ox-flatpack-truck (TrendHunter.com) Developing nations are the primary target of the OX flatpack truck. OX was created by Sir Torquil Norman, a philanthropist who also moonlights as a toymaker and an adventurer. Norman's OX is...]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 21:28:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ox-flatpack-truck http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-world-machines (TrendHunter.com) With a strained relationship between India and Pakistan, The Coca-Cola Company saw fit to intervene with ‘Small World Machines.' With one vending machine in each country, the Coke-...]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-world-machines http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-health-day (TrendHunter.com) For 2013's World Health Day, health insurance firm Unimed commissioned a heart-stopping print advertisement. With the text “your heart is whatever you let inside,” the ad shows a...]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-health-day http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calorie-counts (TrendHunter.com) In an effort to promote Gold's Gym, students at the Miami Ad School in Brazil created the ‘Healthy Note'—a receipt with calorie counts instead of dollars. The inspiration...]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 15:55:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calorie-counts http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buycott-app (TrendHunter.com) The ‘Buycott' app lets consumers vote with their wallets in support of products that they support ethically. Using Buycott, you can scan a product and look up whether buying it will put...]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 17:25:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buycott-app http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mr-balls (TrendHunter.com) Every so often, an awareness campaign is released that shocks the public while making an extremely memorable statement. Mr. Balls, a Brazilian prostate cancer mascot, is one of those shocking...]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 18:04:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mr-balls http://www.trendhunter.com/course/speeches-on-finding-purpose (TrendHunter.com) This collection of speeches on finding purpose discusses the importance of finding purpose both in life and in business. Hearing from some iconic figures including guy Kawasaki and Tony Robbins,...]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 03:25:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/course/speeches-on-finding-purpose http://www.trendhunter.com/course/state-of-africa (TrendHunter.com) The state of Africa is examined through a variety of lenses in this collection of speeches. From empowering its citizens, to tackling epidemics, to protecting women's rights and establishing...]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 11:48:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/course/state-of-africa http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/animal-abuse-ads (TrendHunter.com) Fighting for animal rights would be a prohibitively expensive proposition if not for animal abuse ads. Drawing on the pity and guilt of millions of people, marketing initiatives drive much needed...]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 21:14:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/animal-abuse-ads http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shark-deaths (TrendHunter.com) Sharks are beautiful and terrifying creatures people hunt til they're close to extinction; the number of shark deaths caused by people is immensely more in comparison to the reverse. This...]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 10:55:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shark-deaths http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/advertising-creative-posters (TrendHunter.com) It may look like a typical awareness campaign poster, but there is more than meets the eye in this campaign. In commemoration of International Children’s Day, a Spanish kid’s help phone line...]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 17:17:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/advertising-creative-posters http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/australian-indigenous-education-foundation (TrendHunter.com) Working to help start widespread conversation around the topic of race and politics, the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF) has recently run a print campaign that features a painting...]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 05:04:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/australian-indigenous-education-foundation http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/synergy-mining-helmets (TrendHunter.com) Working in subterranean environments to collect precious materials is an old profession but continues to be extremely dangerous, and that’s why life-saving innovations like Ulten Quinlivan-Hopkins]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 21:20:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/synergy-mining-helmets http://www.trendhunter.com/course/the-state-of-america (TrendHunter.com) These curated speeches discuss the state of America in terms of the economy, domestic and international politics, the environment, health care, globalization and society. Hearing from iconic leaders...]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 22:00:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/course/the-state-of-america http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mural-project (TrendHunter.com) Getting the community of El Chorrillo in Panama City involved in the beautification of their own neighborhood is one of the ways the Somos Luz mural project by Boa Mistura helped to liven up the area....]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 14:23:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mural-project http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dove-beauty-sketches (TrendHunter.com) As women, we have proven to be our own worst critics time and time again. Dove's insightful campaign Real Beauty Sketches resulted in an evident demonstration of this; it has been eye-opening...]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:11:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dove-beauty-sketches http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/street-harassment (TrendHunter.com) No matter who we are, where we're walking or what we're wearing, street harassment is never okay so if you see it happening to someone else, be the hero and make it stop. Many people...]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:44:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/street-harassment http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bionic-arm (TrendHunter.com) Finch and Havas Worldwide Australia invented what is now known as the world's most powerful arm. This bionic arm has a fantastic capability that most Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy sufferers lack:...]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:51:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bionic-arm http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barbie-without-makeup (TrendHunter.com) Nickolay Lamm brings attention to the new Barbie without makeup phenomena that has recently gone viral. The way dolls are made to look has a direct correlation with the way children want to be seen. ...]]> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:52:53 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barbie-without-makeup http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/gay-rights-awareness (TrendHunter.com) These gay rights awareness campaigns are helping to spread knowledge bring attention to this extremely important topic. There are many people around the world who support equality for all...]]> Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:08:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/gay-rights-awareness http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reef-project (TrendHunter.com) Institute for Figuring is a non-profit organization based out of L.A and started the Crochet Coral Reef Project as a way to spread the word on these endangered habitats. Built over time by...]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:59:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reef-project http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kelly-davidson (TrendHunter.com) Kelly Davidson is making headlines around the world, but you'd be surprised to hear that it's not because this 34-year-old woman has battled and survived cancer for nearly her entire life....]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:33:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kelly-davidson http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fashion-mannequins1 (TrendHunter.com) Fashion has always provoked people into a certain mindset, but fashion label Vivienne Westwood decided to use its fashion mannequins as a tool to advocate an issue of great concern in its...]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:47:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fashion-mannequins1 http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-awareness-ads (TrendHunter.com) This wonderful series of social awareness ads for Jornal de Londrina depicts the good that can come from fighting discrimination. The ads contain two notable people such as Bob Marley and Barack...]]> Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:01:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-awareness-ads http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/internet-slang (TrendHunter.com) Identifying with younger audiences is harder than ever, and with the majority of teens on computers, Internet slang can be like a whole new language. Some companies are hesitant to engage with the...]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:38:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/internet-slang http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/red-equality (TrendHunter.com) The latest meme to sweep through social media and the rest of the Internet is the recent ‘Red Equality' images that are in support of marriage equality and the legalization of gay...]]> Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:46:19 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/red-equality http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/basic-human-right (TrendHunter.com) Equality is a basic human right and it’s something that should be given without question to everyone in this world, but unfortunately that’s just not the case. The battle for marriage equality...]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:06:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/basic-human-right http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-water-day-2013 (TrendHunter.com) The World Water Day 2013 ad campaign likens thirsty children to the cracked look of a dry dirt floor. The cracks themselves take on the form of a little boy who huddles near a water pipe hoping that...]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:56:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-water-day-2013 http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/captcha (TrendHunter.com) A Captcha is a web tool to separate humans from spamming computer programs. Usually, a regular captcha comes across as the annoying requirement to type in the skewed numbers on the screen. Amnesty...]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:25:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/captcha http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colalife-by-simon-berry (TrendHunter.com) ColaLife by Simon Berry, is a not-for-profit organization that utilizes the extra space in crates filled with bottles of Coca-Cola to distribute life-saving medication to remote villages in...]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:36:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colalife-by-simon-berry