Community Fund Returns For 2025
LCR Pride Foundation, the region’s LGBT+ charity, is offering grants of up to £1,000 to community-led initiatives aiming to champion and uplift LGBT+ communities in Liverpool City Region. It comes after the first round of grassroots funding was made available from the charity as part of a key three-year partnership with Barclays. Recipients of the […]
Rest In Pride The Vivienne
Known to the world as The Vivienne, James Lee Williams has passed away aged 32. A statement from Andi Herring, CEO of LCR Pride Foundation: “We are truly shocked to hear the news that The Vivienne (also known as James Lee Williams) has passed away. “Someone that has graced the Pride in Liverpool stage many-a-time, […]
A Formula For Success
Liverpool City Council partners with George House Trust to provide free infant formula to mothers living with HIV. Liverpool City Council is collaborating with HIV support charity George House Trust to support the City’s bold ambition of ending new HIV diagnoses by 2030, as part of its commitment to the global Fast-Track Cities initiative. There […]
Celebrities Come Together To Increase Awareness Around Modern Slavery
Famous faces from television, film, sport and theatre, have teamed up with Causeway for a major new modern slavery campaign. BAFTA-nominee Julie Hesmondhalgh, actor and stand-up comedian Kerry Godliman, chef and broadcaster Andi Oliver, and Call the Midwife and EastEnders favourite Cliff Parisi are just some of the celebrities supporting #StandWithSurvivors. The campaign has launched to mark Anti-Slavery Week […]
River of Light Returns To Liverpool
Liverpool is preparing to turn into an epic night-time playground as River of Light returns to the city’s streets. Giant gnomes, a celebration of Diwali and an interactive light battle are just some of the twelve light installations that feature along the 3km waterfront trail. The festival will run from Friday 25 October to Tuesday 5 November and full details […]
Cosmotechnics Comes To FACT
This winter, you are invited to explore the worlds of Cosmotechnics, a new exhibition that delves into the relationship between culture and technology through the lens of Latin American artists. Atractor Studio + Semantica, Patricia Domínguez and Rebeca Romero challenge the idea that technology is the same everywhere and across all cultures. Using sculpture, video, and […]
Liverpool is Reclaiming Narratives for Black History Month
Liverpool is to celebrate Black History Month with its biggest and most vibrant line-up of artistic and community events yet! As the city stands tall as a beacon of resilience, creativity, and community spirit, an exciting and eclectic range of events and activities will shine a light on Black heritage and culture. Under the theme […]
Walker Art Gallery Celebrates Black British Women And Non-Binary Artists
The Walker Art Gallery will host a major exhibition celebrating Black British women and non-binary artists. Conversations (19 October 2024 to 9 March 2025) will be the first exhibition of its kind to be held in a national art gallery in the UK. The ambitious exhibition brings together work by nearly 50 leading Black women […]
Biggest Ever March With Pride In Liverpool
Crowd muster at March With Pride in Liverpool 2024
Jazz Legend Courtney Pine To Headline BlackFest 2024
Jazz legend Courtney Pine is headlining Liverpool’s multi-award winning black arts and diversity festival, BlackFest! Now in its 7th year, the month-long celebration of black arts and cultural diversity in Liverpool will feature music, spoken word, visual arts, theatre, workshops, cooking and more. The festival aims to educate, empower and improve equality in the arts […]
