Margate Pride

THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN MARGATE AND THROUGHOUT KENT AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS BY:-(A) PROMOTING AND STAGING AN ANNUAL LGBT FESTIVAL AND OTHER EVENTS;(B) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY;(C) UNITING THE LGBT COMMUNITY, TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, SO THEY CAN FEEL SAFE, WELCOMED AND PROUD TO BE THEMSELVES AT EVENTS;(D) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING GENERAL AWARENESS AMONG THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE LIVES OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY;(E) SUPPORTING COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ORGANISATIONS THAT WORK TO ELIMINATE LONG-STANDING BARRIERS TO EQUAL ACCESS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND RESOURCES FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE; (C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; AND(E) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.