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On your marks, get set, bake! The Great Rainbow Bake-Off is back
Educate & Celebrate, the UK-based organization that helps schools to become LGBT-friendly, in conjunction with Gay Star News, is asking pupils and students to take part in its ‘Edu-bake & Cel-a-cake’ Great Rainbow Bake-Off to raise awareness about diversity issues during national Anti-bullying Week, 16-20 November 2015.
Schools across the world can take part by holding a Bake-Off competition, sending photographs or videos of students’ home-baked LGBT+ themed cakes adhering to this year’s theme of ‘Make a noise about bullying!’
The noisiest entries will be published on Gay Star News, and the top 10 bakers who receive the most votes for their photograph will be invited to the live bake-off final hosted by Educate & Celebrate for LGBT History Month celebrations in February 2016.
Last year’s judges were Elly Barnes CEO of Educate & Celebrate, Scott Nunn, Director of Gay Star News and Allegra McEvedy, celebrity chef who said:
‘I am totally behind the Great Rainbow Bake-Off as a way to promote anti-gay bullying in schools.
All children have a right to the playground and the classroom being safe places, ones free from prejudice of sexuality, race or religion.
It’s a truth that children can sometimes be mean, especially when it comes to differences; in some cases they need help to understand that all being different is a cause for celebration, not aggression.
I wish when I was at school a campaign like this had existed.
Good luck in the Bake-off and may the best cake win!’
Elly Barnes said: ‘We help schools to increase visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people in line with all other equality strands and our Edu-cake & Cel-a-bake competition is an accessible way teachers can confidently do this.
‘Last year the winning cakes included the rainbow colours, the pink triangle, the genderbread person, all of which are a fun, educational and engaging way to highlight the LGBT+ struggle and create positive change.’
To enter, please email your photograph or short video of your LGBT+ themed cake to [email protected] or tweet @educatecelebrat using #rainbowbakeoff #GRBO during National Anti-Bullying week, from 16-20 November 2015.
For further information on the competition, as well as training and resources for schools and teachers, visit the Educate & Celebrate website.
More details about anti-bullying week can be found at: www.antibullyingweek.co.uk
You can see last year’s finalists here.
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Mel Spencer
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