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February is LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK.

To celebrate it we have chosen three figures: 

• Mirna Haidar

• Justin Fashanu

• Frida Kahlo

Here are some resources for further information on LGBTQ+ figures, actions and impact

Here are "All your questions answered" leaflets in more languages.

Hindi

Your questions answered_Leaflet_HINDI

Bangladeshi

Your questions answered_Leaflet_BANGLADESHI

It's time for a new Census!

Census data helps inform funding decisions on public services and the information we share in the questionnaire will help shape the future of the communities in England and Wales.

You can find answers to your questions in the leaflets attached.

We will discover about Chinese New Year and how to celebrate it!

The Zoom link will be posted on this page an hour before the event starts.

Join us at 5pm on Wednesday 27th January fora short Commemorative Event marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2021

AWAZ Cumbria is happy to announce that Marcia Reid Fotheringham, JP, DL is now our ambassador!

Eldridge Eatman-The (Joint) Fastest Man in the World

Eldridge Eatman was a world-record setting African-Canadian sprinter who was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick on the east coast of Canada, in 1882. He spent most of his life in New Brunswick, and sprinted professionally worldwide in the early 1900s, at a time when few black people were able to participate in professional sports.