subtitle:Investing in happiness
Spirit of 2012 was set up to recreate the spirit of pride and positivity that defined the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We fund arts and sports projects that foster greater community cohesion, empower those who are most under-served and challenge perceptions of disability.
Social activist and equality campaigner Sana Amin has been appointed as the new Chair of our Youth Advisory Panel (YAP). She will be joined on our YAP by six new members who, alongside two existing YAP-ers, make up our new cohort. Sana is excited to work with Spirit and our youth panel to continue unlocking young people's potential, drive the change that’s needed and create long-lasting legacies.
We wanted to mark 2018, the centenary of some women winning the right to vote, with a celebration of the young people that were pivotal to the movement but whose names we might not know, and use their stories to inspire a new generation of young activists. Our Spirited exhibition ran at the Portico Library in central Manchester in October and November, and we also commissioned a digital archive so that the stories of these remarkable young women won't be lost again.
