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The University of Central Lancashire was host to a dance event last week aiming to raise awareness of violence against women and girls.
Held every year in February, The Creative Communities Group, based in Preston, take part in one of the largest mass movements of people in the world for the annual One Billion Rising event.
The aim is to demand an end to violence against women and girls, inspired by the statistic that one in three women across the world will be raped or beaten during their life.
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The Creative Communities Group have held this event for over 10 years now in Preston and this year brought it back to UCLan.
Russell Hogarth, Creative Communities Group Chair, said: “Thank you to everybody involved for making this one of our most successful One Billion Rising events that we have held in Preston, without your support and hard work none of this would be possible.
“Looking forward to seeing you all next year and keep dancing…”
The dance event was coordinated by Phil Kaila, Salsa north west and Mayor of Preston Councillor Phil Crowe was the VIP guest.
He said: “I’d like to thank Russell Hogarth and the members of his Creative Communities Group for inviting me to the University of Central Lancashire to take part in today’s one billion rising event, to raise awareness of violence against women and girls. I would also like to thank Russell and his colleagues for organising this annual event that they have held in the City of Preston for over 10 years now.
“Keep up the good work and as Mayor of Preston can I thank you for raising awareness of these important issues that affects society today and for making a positive difference in our local community.”
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