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The Bi Visibility Day story : The annual 23rd of September celebration started in 1999 as International Celebrate Bisexuality Day, created by three bi activists from the USA – Wendy Curry of Maine, Michael Page of Florida (also well-known as the creator of the bisexual flag), and Gigi Raven Wilbur of Texas. It has also been variously known as Bi Pride Day, Bi Day and Celebrate Bisexuality Day. The use of the name Bi Visibility Day instead started with UK with Jen Yockney, and spread first across Europe and then further around the world. That year it was marked in the USA, UK and South Africa: this list has grown to more than 30 countries in recent times. IT’S THE 24TH ANNUAL BI VISIBILITY DAY . The date highlights bisexuality and the challenges posed by biphobia and bisexual erasure, as well as celebrating the work of a growing number of local, national and international organisations around the world which champion bisexual visibility and equality. The following are...

ENOUGH is a Government campaign to stop abuse. No-one should live in fear of abuse. Enough is enough. We can all do our bit to keep women and girls safe. https://enough.campaign.gov.uk/ Reporting violence and abuse If you’ve experienced or witnessed abuse, you might want to report it. Who you tell will depend on lots of things, like where and when the abuse took place. Here you can find out how you can report it. If you think someone is in immediate danger, call 999. There are also organisations who can support you with what’s happened.

Daily actions to help take care of yourself and others. Click the link for more information https://actionforhappiness.org/

World Suicide Prevention Day Saturday 10th September 2022 Creating Hope Through Action Globally every year over 700,000 people take their own life and many more attempt suicide. Creating Hope through Action is the current theme for World Suicide Prevention Day 10th September, sending a message to anyone with suicidal thoughts that there is always hope. Suicide is preventable and we all need to work together. How can I help someone else? Signs of suicide are not always easy to spot. A person with thoughts of suicide may start giving away possessions, socially withdraw, start acting differently, impulsively or self-harming. You may notice this person speaks of feeling hopeless or worthless. Physically you may notice a lack of interest in their self-care and or appearance. They may be struggling with mental health issues. Sometimes there are verbal cues such as “ everyone will be better off without me ”. T...

Endings…. Summer holidays are upon us so that means endings. Second years will finish college for good whilst those of you in year 1 will be contemplating the end of a first year at college. Whether you are finishing completely or ending for the summer and returning in the autumn, all of you are experiencing some kind of ending. After all that build up to exams, exam stress and the focus on the academic, what now? It will be different for everyone, some will be embracing the end, some of you will be apprehensive about the end, whilst other will feel a bit numb, all that effort and angst and now its stopped. With endings also come beginnings. So how do I shift from an ending to a beginning? The transition for some will be swift with plans and schemes in place, for others there will be a time of gradual transition. There is no one right way, we are all individuals. But here is a checklist of things to consider whilst experiencing that transition. Make Plans. If not already d...

PRIDE… where did it start? 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Pride march in the UK. On 1 July 1972 a ‘carnival parade’ of protest was held from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square London. It was the first Gay Pride in a city in the UK arranged for the nearest Saturday to the Stonewall date of 28 June. The Stonewall Riots, also called the Stonewall Uprising, began in the early hours of June 28, 1969 when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. The raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and neighbourhood residents as police roughly hauled employees and patrons out of the bar, leading to six days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement outside the bar on Christopher Street, in neighbouring streets and in nearby Christopher Park. The Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world. Check out what is happening in Hull Pride in Hull 2022 *Pride in ...

National Writing Day – June 23rd 2022 National Writing Day offers the opportunity to celebrate the many facets of creative writing. Writing allows us all the potential to express our own thoughts, feelings and ideas by putting pen to paper. Sometimes its about elaborate works of fiction, exciting and inspiring stories and prose or merely the chance to express our inner most feelings. Writing can be a shared experience or a personal journey. Sometimes when we are struggling with difficulties we find it hard to talk to those around us, but being able to write those feelings down helps us to begin the process of understanding ourselves and can manifest as poetry, song or a diary entry. The written word is powerful.