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• LGF Walk against Homophobia

Weekend Against Homophobia 2009

Wednesday, 15 April 2009

On Friday 12th June Manchester's village will come together to hold special events against homophobia. Amongst other events there will be a 5k walk around Manchester city centre on Saturday 13th June - starting and finishing in Sackville Gardens, and the weekend will finish on Sunday 14th June with a spectacular ‘Proms in the Park’ event.

Emma Peate, Fundraising Manager at the LGF is really excited about this year's Weekend Against Homophobia, "because last year was such a success we are making it even better, the walk is a longer route around the city, and with the entertainment in Sackville Gardens its going to make it a really fun weekend - but at the same time highlighting the work that we can all be doing to end homophobia. It's going to be a great way to get together with friends, family or just come along and make some new friends and help support our community!"

Ending homphobia Empowering People

The main purpose of this event is to stand up to homophobia and raise funds. This year participants will register for the 5k walk in advance. Registration is just £5 and participants will also be raising money through sponsorship. The walk is not a race and there will be no pressure to finish in a certain time, so anyone can take part.

There are photos of last year's Walk Against Homophobia at:
www.realmanchester.com/story/3642

The weekend aims to increase awareness of homophobia to the wider community: "we really want the whole village to come together for this event to raise awareness and much needed funds to help us work towards our mission statement "Ending Homophobia and Empowering People" says Emma.

Proms in Sackville Park

The finale to the Weekend will be the Sunday night Classical Prom’s concert in Sackville Gardens. "The Sunday event will be a really nice relaxing day listening to classical music in the park, you can bring a picnic and just soak up the atmosphere. It’s also a great platform to reach a different audience to make sure that we get the message of the LGF working to end homophobia across." Tickets for the Proms are priced at £8 in advance and £10 on the day.