Comic Relief

By celebrating the rich and diverse heritage of South Asian communities, we honour the past, embrace the present and look forward to a future where everyone can thrive as their authentic selves. Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating South Asian Heritage Month – your stories, voices and experiences are what make our community truly vibrant and strong. #SAHM24 Read our reflections on the month and celebrations below, written by Ayesha Farah.

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We are deeply alarmed to see the racism, hatred and violence against some communities in the UK right now. As a charity committed to a just world free from poverty, we know that it is often the communities facing the toughest challenges who are most negatively impacted. We will continue to support organisations that are tackling the injustices that keep people held back. We know that putting out a statement can only do so much, but our nation has shown time and time again that it is compassion that unites us against hatred and intolerance. If this is affecting you, there are links to resources available at: https://lnkd.in/gKmsn-Er

This summer, we’re working with Comic Relief to donate over £2.5m to help children and families access nutritious food by providing over 1 million meals during the school holidays. Throughout July, we’re rallying our customers to get involved too. Until 23 July, we will donate 25p to Comic Relief for every purchase of selected fruit and veg, and until 30 July, our supplier Mars Food will donate £100k to Comic Relief from the proceeds of all Dolmio product sales in Sainsbury’s.   We are also funding organisations such as Feeding Britain, The Bread and Butter Thing, and The London Community Foundation, which will provide healthy meals and free enriching activities for children over the summer break. #ComicRelief #donations #sainsburys

We are over the moon to have been shortlisted for three Third Sector Awards this year, alongside some amazing organisations! We've been shortlisted for: • Large Charity of the Year • Breakthrough of the Year • Charity Chief Executive #ThirdSectorAwards 🥳

We are proud and excited to have been shortlisted for three Charity Times Awards this year, alongside an impressive line up of other organisations! We're in the running for: • Charity of the Year • Charity Leader of the Year • Best Social Media Presence #CharityTimesAwards 🎉

We've popped together a handy explainer on what our Across Borders cohort do, and have achieved 👇 #RefugeeWeek

This week we were joined by Dylan Holloway, Michael Gunning and Sarah Baptiste for our Pride Panel at the Comic Relief offices. 🙌 All three panellists shared amazing stories and insight, and opened up the floor to a positive and engaged Q+A session. Dylan, also known as Dylan And The Moon is an award-winning singer-songwriter who advocates for the importance of living life authentically. Drawing from his personal experience as a transgender man, Dylan illuminates the profound impact that embracing your true self can have. Michael is an international swimmer who represented Team GB and Team Jamaica - setting national records for both! He was awarded Sportsman of the Year in 2018 for Jamaica, is an inclusivity champion for LGBTQ+ rights and works to support children in the UK who haven't yet learnt to swim. Sarah has been working with the House of Rainbow since 2020, supporting them to reach a local, national and international community - to help people reconcile their faith and sexuality. Sarah has struggled with her own journey of reconciling her sexuality with her faith, but has found strength through her love of poetry, and her work supporting others with a similar lived experience. Listening and learning from a diverse panel who were able to share perspectives from multiple walks of life is important to Comic Relief - putting intersectionality at the core of this allows us to build a culture of belonging. Comic Relief is proud to continue learning and celebrating Pride, and foster an inclusive workplace for our LGBTQ+ employees. A huge thank you to our RISE Network for organising this event!

Want to know a little more about our #BuildTheChange partnership with the the LEGO Group? Check this out!

Today is International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia & Intersexphobia. Heard, a brilliant organisation that Comic Relief helps to fund has shared some great examples of authentic representation of LGBTQI+ folk in film, TV, games and news. More authentic representation improves public attitudes and acceptance. Check it out 👇