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#SPIRITDAY NYC VETERANS DAY PARADE
WARNERMEDIA CELEBRATES SPIRIT DAY TO SPEAK OUT WARNERMEDIA MARCHES WITH AT&T AND
AGAINST LGBTQ+ BULLYING XANDR IN VETERANS DAY PARADE
In 2019, WarnerMedia participated in a companywide, In November, WarnerMedia, AT&T and
multicity celebration of #SpiritDay – a day to stand with Xandr employees marched in solidarity Intro Employees Communities Customers Content Suppliers Awards
LGBTQ+ youth and speak out against LGBTQ+ bullying. with veterans and current members of the
Employees across the country raised their purple pom- U.S. Armed Forces in the 2019 Veterans
poms to show their solidarity for the cause. Started in 2010 Day Parade in New York City. United with
by a high school student who wanted to show support for the theme, “Honoring Your Sacrifice,”
LGBTQ+ youth and take a stand against bullying, Spirit Day is more than 250 employees came together
now spearheaded annually by GLAAD during National Bullying to show their appreciation for the brave
Prevention Month. Spirit Day’s purple theme color was souls who have served and are currently
chosen because it symbolizes “spirit” on the rainbow flag. serving our country.
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This year marked the centennial of
Veterans Day and over 20,000 people
participated in this annual Veterans Day
celebration, including veterans of all eras,
military units, civic and youth groups, AT&T D&I Annual Report 2019
businesses and top high school marching
bands from across America.