The orange ribbon is a symbol of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution of 2004. The orange color denotes the color of the opposition party of Viktor Yushchenko. (Ribbons are common symbols of non-violent protest.)

Other uses

• The orange ribbon is the common symbol for a change of government in the Swedish national election in September of 2006. The orange ribbon is an initiative from The Young Conservatives, The Young Liberals, The Young Christian-Democrats and The Young Center.

• The orange ribbon is used to symbolize Self injury and/or show support for suffers of SI. This peaks around SIAD (Self Injury Awareness Day) on 1 March.
• The orange ribbon is used to honor roadway construction workers.

• The orange ribbon is used as an anti-racism symbol, or as a symbol for the freedom to own guns.
• The orange ribbon shows support for Hunger Awareness, Lupus, Racial Tolerance, or Cultural Diversity. ^*

• The orange ribbon shows awareness of leukemia, feral cats, motorcyclist safety, Multiple Sclerosis, or Agent Orange exposure.
• The orange ribbon is worn as a symbol representing World Harmony Day.
• At county and state fairs in the United States, an orange ribbon is awarded to the competitor finishing in sixth place in a contest.
• In Israel, orange ribbons indicate opposition to the Israel unilateral disengagement plan of 2004, as opposed to blue ribbons, which indicate support. The color was adopted by disengagement opponents to emulate the color of the Ukrainian uprising. Although the disengagement was successfully accomplished in 2005, supporters continue to use the color as a symbol of general opposition to further withdrawals.

References

• Orange Ribbon
• Anti-racism and gun ownership
• Various