Help Stop Homophobia In Schools By Taking Part In The Stonewall Equality Walk
Stonewall’s annual 10k Equality Walk will be taking place on May 2nd and will start at Brighton’s Pavilion Gardens. Attempting to build on the success of last year’s walk, which saw over 400 people take part, the American Express supported event will be the 7th Stonewall has done with it all being in aid of their work to stamp out homophobic bullying in schools.
The cost of registering for the walk is just £10 and for that you not only get to enjoy all the entertainment on the day, but also get a goody bag and a special edition t-shirt. Once you’ve done that Stonewall are then encouraging everyone to try and raise as much as they can to help their campaign to end homophobic bullying in schools, with a top fundraising prize of a luxury weekend for two in Paris including business-class travel on Eurostar, two nights’ stay in a luxury hotel and £500 spending money, courtesy of American Express Business Travel.
The walk itself winds through the heart of the city so is guaranteed to be an enjoyable affair and will help Stonewall educate not only children that homophobic bullying is not acceptable, but also help guide and train teachers on how to prevent and respond to homophobic bullying.
Last year’s walk managed to raise over £50,000 for Stonewall which went towards the production of the FIT DVD, an anti bullying film that was sent with accompanying teaching materials to every school in Britain. And if you sign up for the the walk you’ll be able to see it too as Stonewall are putting on a special screening of FIT for all Equality Walk registrants in Brighton on Thursday March 11.
Ben Summerskill, Stonewall Chief Executive, in speaking about the event said:
“The Brighton Equality Walk has always been a key event in Stonewall’s fundraising calendar. This year we’re continuing our focus on stamping out homophobic bullying in schools. Secondary school teachers say that homophobic bullying is the second most frequent form of bullying in our schools.”
Fancy taking part? You can register for the walk on the Equality Walk website or by calling the team on 020 7593 2294.
