Black ribbon
The black ribbon, like similar awareness ribbons, is worn or displayed as a political statement.
The ribbon has been used in a variety of manners:
Sign of mourning
- 9/11 - This ribbon is a sign of mourning for those killed in the September 11th attack.
- In New Zealand, a black ribbon was worn by family members after the deaths of 29 trapped miners who died in an explosion on 25/11/2010.
- In Poland, a black ribbon was worn by mourners of the death of the Polish president Lech Kaczyński, his wife and 95 other important senior officials on 10/04/2010.
- In the United Kingdom after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997.
- The black ribbon has again made an appearance shortly after a category 5 Hurricane Katrina landed on the Gulf of Mexico area in September 2005. New Orleans was destroyed and many cities in the Mississippi Gulf Coast area obliterated.
- The black ribbon was a symbol of popular grief in Spain after the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks. It was worn on clothing and also pinned on the Spanish flag (notably by politicians during the campaign for the 2004 legislative election, taking place at the same time).
- After the 7 July 2005 London bombings, Google displayed a black ribbon as a mark of respect and sympathy. Google also displayed a black ribbon on their website to support the Hurricane Katrina relief effort in September 2005, again on 29 August 2010, and again on 11 September 2011 in remembrance of the September 11 attacks ten years prior.
- Metal fans use black ribbons to remember Dimebag Darrell, who was murdered on stage on December 8, 2004.
- After the earthquake on August 15, 2007 in Peru, black ribbons were the icons of all Peruvian television channels for 3 days
- After the death of Heath Ledger in January 2008, Warner Brothers placed a black ribbon on their marketing website www.whysoserious.com for The Dark Knight in his memory.
- The black ribbon has been also used by the journalists in the Philippines to condemn the killings of journalists on the Maguindanao massacre.[3]
- The Black Ribbon was worn after the death of Mbah Maridjan for his braveness staying in erupted Merapi Volcano in Indonesia.
- In Northern Ireland, Bloody Sunday 1972 - to remember the murders and attempted murders of civilians at the peak of The Troubles.
- After the death of the Argentine actress Romina Yan the black ribbon was worn once more worldwide and was shown in several websites.
Other meanings
- Melanoma Awareness - To bring awareness to melanoma and worn by people who know someone or are themselves affected by melanoma.
- In Argentina, a black ribbon, sometimes with the national flag's colours in both ends, is used to raise awareness about the victims of subversive terrorism.
- By the Anarchist Black Ribbon Campaign, a free speech campaign started in 1996 inspired by the Blue Ribbon Online Free Speech Campaign.[1][4]
- During the 6th International Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) the black ribbon was worn worldwide to show support and promote awareness of the Palestinian struggle.
- In India, 2011 to show support to Anna Hazare who was fasting until death to fight against corruption by government.
In fiction
Variations of the ribbon
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