The activist and equity, diversity and inclusion consultant is the newest addition to our team for next year’s celebration
BY ELLA GAUCI
Who else is counting down the days until Lesbian Visibility Week 2024? Taking place between 22 April – 28 April, next year’s celebration of the wonderful lesbian community and all LGBTQIA women and non-binary people is set to be bigger than ever. To help us make this the best Lesbian Visibility Week yet, we’ve got a new addition to the team: the amazing activist Liz Ward!
Liz is an equity, diversity and inclusion consultant across the charity and sports sectors. She is an educator, collaborator and activist at heart, who first found her feet in Climate Justice after graduating in Zoology. Her journey into the charity sector began with radical youth work, working in all kinds of educational environments to support young people in harnessing the power of social justice.
Passionate about safeguarding, she spent time managing a youth project in London, working with survivors of exploitation, whilst also supporting policymakers and community leaders to operate with a trauma-informed praxis. As a charity leader, Liz was the previous Director Of Programmes at The Advocacy Academy, the UK’s only Social Justice Leadership programme. Most recently she held the role of Director Of Programmes at Stonewall, Europe’s biggest LGBTQIA Human Rights Organisation.
“I am so very excited to be joining Linda, Nancy and the DIVA team for Lesbian Visibility Week!” Liz told DIVA. “I can’t wait to get to work ensuring our community is championed and celebrated all around the world. From the world of sport to activism, to the boardroom, LGBTQIA women are fierce, phenomenal and the work done. Lesbian Visibility Week is a moment to raise our voices as well as highlight the battles we still face.”
We cannot wait for Liz to join our team alongside Nancy Kelley and Lady Phyll!
Lesbian Visibility Week 2024 is set to be one of our biggest! We’ve even set up our own Film Festival in partnership with Iris Prize.
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