East Londoner Rides For Peter Tatchell Foundation

On Friday 20 March 2015, Pliny Soocoormanee, a resident of Tower Hamlets in East London, is scheduled to cover a total of 34 miles cycling from London to Wickford, to raise funds for the Peter Tatchell Foundation.

Pliny's journey-race will start from De Beauvoir Square London N1 4LD, will start at 9:30am to Wickford Fire Station Nevendon Road, SS12 0QG.

Pliny is a keen cyclist and has chosen De Beauvoir Square symbolically after the existentialist philosopher and political activist Simone de Beauvoir (1908 – 1986). He said:

“It will be a challenging ride for me but it is important to show support for the human rights & LGBT rights the work done by the Peter Tatchell Foundation. It is my modest contribution in building a better future for all of us.”

Peter Tatchell, Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation, a veteran human rights activist and of over 40 years hailed as a national treasure, said:“Despite being able to punch above its weight, the Peter Tatchell Foundation is a small organisation with limited resources. We've made huge progress for human rights in this country, there are still injustices to put right and this is what Peter's foundation is striving to do. I applaud Pliny's initiative and would like to invite our supporters to contribute to the success of the ride by sponsoring Pliny.”

"The Peter Tatchell Foundation depends entirely on private donations and does not receive any grants. The Foundation is working on initiatives to challenge homophobia in sport, create dialogue with Muslim communities and expand its Education in Human Rights programme in schools and universities.

"This wider reach has created a shortfall between income and expenditure. To plug the gap, the Foundation needs to raise an additional £15,000 in donations each year," said Mr Tatchell.