Social Media Toolkit | Lupus Awareness Month

Help Make Lupus Visible This May!

May is Lupus Awareness Month, a time to come together and raise awareness for a disease that affects over 1 in 1,000 Canadians. To support your efforts in spreading the word, we’ve created this Lupus Awareness Month social media toolkit—filled with ready-to-use graphics, captions, hashtags, and more.

Whether you’re an individual advocate, healthcare professional, community group, or business, this toolkit makes it easy to participate online and show your support for those living with lupus.

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Table of Contents

Logos and Branding Assets

Downloadable Posters and Infographics

‘Raising Awareness, Inspiring Change’ Graphics

Lupus Global Impact Graphic

Lupus Worldwide Prevalence Graphic

World Lupus Day Reminder Graphic

Captions to Copy and Share

Logos and Branding Assets

Lupus Awareness Month logo on a purple background with white butterflies, stylized human figures, and the tagline “Make lupus visible!”
Lupus Awareness Month logo featuring a purple butterfly, three human figures, and the tagline “Make lupus visible!”

Downloadable Posters and Infographics

Purple butterfly made of puzzle pieces with lupus symptoms inside them and the word “hope” on its wing. Text reads “Raising Awareness, Inspiring Change – May 2025.”
Purple butterfly with puzzle pieces and lupus symptoms, with a banner stating “Learn how lupus impacts children and families across Canada.”
Informational poster with Lupus Canada and Lupus Awareness Month logos, explaining lupus and why awareness is critical.
Poster featuring the word “HOPE” and the phrase “May is Lupus Awareness Month” with a partial butterfly wing and puzzle pieces in the background.

“Raising Awareness, Inspiring Change” Graphic

Vertical story graphic with a purple butterfly made of puzzle pieces and the message “Learn how lupus impacts children and families across Canada.”
Wide purple graphic with a butterfly made of puzzle pieces, listing lupus symptoms. Text reads “Raising Awareness, Inspiring Change – May 2025.”
Portrait-format graphic showing a butterfly composed of puzzle pieces with symptoms of lupus, and the slogan “Raising Awareness, Inspiring Change – May 2025.”

Lupus Global Impact – Downloadable Graphic (Fact 1)

Horizontal purple graphic with butterfly puzzle design. Text reads, “Lupus is a global health problem that affects people of all nationalities, races, ethnicities, genders and ages.”
Purple portrait graphic with butterfly puzzle pieces and the statement “Lupus is a global health problem…” centered on the page.
Vertical story-format graphic with a purple butterfly background and the text “Lupus is a global health problem that affects people of all nationalities, races, ethnicities, genders and ages.”

Lupus Worldwide Prevalence – Downloadable Graphic (Fact 2)

Purple horizontal banner with Lupus Canada’s butterfly design and text that reads: “Over 5 million people worldwide suffer from lupus.”
Vertical purple awareness graphic with the text “Over 5 million people worldwide suffer from lupus” and Lupus Canada’s butterfly design.
Instagram story graphic in purple with butterfly imagery and the message “Over 5 million people worldwide suffer from lupus.”

World Lupus Day Reminder – Downloadable Graphic

Wide purple banner with the message “Get Ready for World Lupus Day – Show Your Support, Wear Purple” next to Lupus Canada’s butterfly design.
Instagram Story-format graphic in purple with the message “Get Ready for World Lupus Day – Show Your Support, Wear Purple” and Lupus Canada butterfly visuals.
Purple feed-format graphic with the text “Get Ready for World Lupus Day – Show Your Support, Wear Purple” alongside Lupus Awareness Month visuals.

Captions for Social Media Graphics

  • May is Lupus Awareness Month! Lupus is a chronic disease with a variety of symptoms caused by inflammation in one or more parts of the body. It is estimated to impact over 1 in 1000 Canadians.

  • Lupus can affect any person at any time. This May I am raising my voice with Lupus Canada to make lupus visible.

  • There is no cure but there is hope. I am standing with thousands of Canadians living with lupus.

  • Every story matters. I am sharing mine to inspire change and raise awareness for lupus.

  • Join the global movement this May 10 to raise awareness for lupus. Since 2004, World Lupus Day has called for better treatment, earlier diagnosis, and stronger public understanding. Together let’s make lupus visible!

Official Hashtags

#WorldLupusDay

#LupusCanada

#MakeLupusVisible

Tag Us!

Facebook @LupusCanada

Twitter @LupusCanada

LinkedIn @LupusCanada
Instagram @LupusCanada
YouTube @LupusCanada

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