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Keep taking action to Share our Common Wealth
After 12 days celebrating sport and our city, hosting athletes and teams from across the world, the Commonwealth Games closed last night. Our theme Sharing Common Wealth? continues until the end of August, so feel free to pop into town (now that it’s a bit less busy!) and say hello to us on Bull St.…
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LGBTI+ Rights in the Commonwealth
Today (17th May) is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB). As part of our current theme Sharing Common Wealth? we’re taking a look at the history of LGBTI+ rights in the Commonwealth, and sharing solidarity with people standing up for Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights today. 35 of the 54 Commonwealth countries…
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Sharing Common Wealth?
We’re pleased to announce our new peace & social justice theme in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games: Sharing Common Wealth? How can we understand our past and build a more equitable future? Birmingham is hosting the Commonwealth Games in July and August 2022. The Games give us a chance to think critically about the…
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Keep taking action for LGBT Equality
Photo: thisisbossi CC 2.0-BY-SA-NC. Our Love & Pride theme is coming to an end at Peace Hub, but there’s still plenty of ways to take action to celebrate our diverse gender identities and sexual orientations, and to call for equality. You can still sign the petition from Amnesty International, calling for an end to the…
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Happy IDAHOT! A Day to Stand Up for Equality
It’s the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia (IDAHOT). Events will be happening across the world to stand up against hatred and fear, and instead celebrate our diverse gender identities and sexual orientations: from Albania, where LGBT people are taking part in a ‘bike (p)ride’ event, to Zagreb where rainbow flags are parading throught…
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Birmingham Pride: get involved
Photo zizzybaloobah CC-BY-NC. It’s just over 2 weeks until Birmingham Pride, a public celebration of LGBT culture in our city. It’s a chance to celebrate all the great things people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities bring to our community, and to to stand up for equality. The theme for 2017 is Love &…
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Faiths call for Equality this IDAHOT
It’s 2 weeks to go until the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia (IDAHOT) on 17th May, and people of faith are making a declaration against violence and for equality. Several European faith organisations have come together under the umbrella Faith IDAHOBIT to call for an end to discrimination, hatred and violence against LGBT people…
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Looking forward to May
There are 2 great opportunities to celebrate LGBT culture and stand up for equality this May: 17th May: International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia (IDAHOT) It’s a day to celebrate the ways that LGBT people contribute to our community, and stand up for LGBT equality. The theme for 2017 is Love Makes a Family: Celebrating…
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Take Action for LGBT rights in Chechnya
Terrible reports have recently appeared from Chechnya of gay men being abducted, tortured and killed. Update: Birmingham LGBT have organised a solidarity march on Saturday 22nd April at 2:30pm. Meet at Birmingham LGBT centre 38/40 Holloway Circus, B1 1EQ. Full details about the march here. Amnesty International report: Over a hundred men suspected of being…