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{{Infobox organization<br />
|name = Against Ignorance<br />
|motto = ''Our Life. Our Rights.''|type = Non-profit<br />NGO<br />
|founded = February 2014 in India<br />
|location = Global<br />
|headquarters = [[Kochi]], [[India]]<br />
|fields = Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns<br />
|services = Protecting human rights<br />
|homepage = <br />
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'''Against ignorance''' is a [[Humanism|Humanist]] group founded in [[Kochi]], Kerala in early 2014. The first major event of the group was held on the 12th of February 2014. The event was a bike-a-thon and the bikers rode an estimated 100 miles (160 kilometers) from [[Edappally|Edapally]] in the city of Kochi to [[Thrissur]] to attend the [[ViBGYOR Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/pride-ride-bikers-cover-100-miles-india-rally-lgbt-rights|title="Pride Ride" Bikers Cover 100 Miles in India to Rally for LGBT Rights|last=Carvaka|first=Vish|date=2014-02-18|website=Atheist Republic|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-04-26}}</ref> This campaign came in the wake of the reinstatement of [[Section 377]] of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises sexual activities "against the order of nature", arguably including homosexual acts in India. The group also conducted multiple of [[Free Hugs]] campaigns in Kochi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/Kochi-youth-hugging-their-way-to-happiness/articleshow/36350999.cms|title=Kochi youth hugging their way to happiness - Times of India|last=Karthikeyanl|first=Shruti|date=2014-06-11|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-26}}</ref> The group gained popularity following the media attention it gained after these events.<br />
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