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On September 10th 2024, World Afro Day® (WAD) took their cause to Parliament! Supported by Paulette Hamilton MP, they hosted a drop-in clinic for MPs, where they collected or downloaded an education pack informing them on Afro hair discrimination in the UK.
We are calling on the UK government to introduce a law to specifically protect against Afro hair discrimination. Click below to join our campaign and see who else is backing this call to “Fix The Law, Not Our Hair.”
World Afro Day with the backing of Paulette Hamilton MP, is calling on all MPs to vote for the recognition and prevention of Afro hair discrimination by updating the 2010 Equality Act to make Afro hair a protected characteristic. Research shows that Afro hair discrimination negatively affects jobs, education and health, which is why our Open Letter calls for action on the law. The letter has been signed by 100 influential supporters, like Mel B, Beverley Knight, Patrick Hutchinson, Fleur East, Sarah-Jane Crawford, Evelyn Forde MBE, Professor Patrick Vernon OBE and more. Now we hope that you can help us create positive change for the next generation.
This September 15th, 2023, we are launching a workplace initiative to address long-overdue hair discrimination at work. Global problems need global solutions and we are ready to rise to the challenge so we hope you will join us. More information coming soon, watch this space!
Register 1-2pm BST, June 7th for the World Afro Day – Linkedin Audio event with discussion, Q&A, guests and SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Big Hair Assembly livestream and resources are free and available all year round.
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“World Afro Day is a global day of celebration and liberation for Afro hair and identity, endorsed by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human rights. We work with organisations, companies, authorities and people from all backgrounds to tackle hair discrimination. We produce events, tools and training to empower people with Afro hair and to equip everyone for change”
There is deep historical, cultural and spiritual significance that connects African people, across thousands of miles and thousands of years. Afro hair is a human rights issue, affecting hundreds of millions of people internationally. We want to be free from discrimination and we want to be free to express our African identity, through our hair.
World Afro Day is a global day of change, education and celebration of Afro hair, culture and identity. Join us on this journey.
World Afro Day is a global day of celebration and liberation for Afro hair and identity.