Building Equality

After a short summer break, our Community Spaces program is back! Our next session will be on July 12th at 7am PST/3pm BST. If you want to join reach out to lucy.bradbury@aecom.com.

🌈 On Saturday we celebrated Pride in London! 🌈 We had 46 members from across the built environment sector join us for the Pride parade in London. A big thank you to our London Pride Committee, Hiro Ng, Jess Dunning, Rodrigo Almeida (He, Him, His), Dee Ginty, Vicky Thorburn, Mark Bennett MCIOB AssocRICS and Olivia Parsons for coordinating our involvement and making it such a success! Thank you to everyone who supported us, and also a big thank you to those who donated to support Mermaids charity raising £600! 👏🏳🌈

It's July and we're attending lots of Pride events across the country this month... ❤️ Saturday 13th - Bristol Pride 🧡 Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th - Sparkle Weekend 💛 Wednesday 17th - Leeds Networking Fundraiser 💚 Saturday 20th - Glasgow Pride 💙 Saturday 20th - Northern Pride 💜 Sunday 21st - Leeds Pride 🖤 Saturday 27th - London Trans+ Pride Come join us! 🌈 Find out more on our website - https://lnkd.in/e9egMYXB

🌟 Join us for a night of Networking and Fundraising! 🌟 Building Equality is thrilled to host a special event dedicated to fostering connections and supporting our local trans community. 📅 Date: 17th July 📍 Location: Mott MacDonald Leeds 🕒 Time: 17:30-21:00 Come and enjoy free food and drinks while networking with industry professionals. We have two inspiring speakers sharing their experiences of being trans in the engineering sector, offering valuable insights and fostering a supportive environment: Karen McShane, Director at Kevin McShane Ltd and Immediate Past President of CIHT Pascale Harper, Technical Head of Process Engineering (Water) at AECOM This event is open to everyone working in the construction industry, built environment and property sectors regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. This event is free to attend, with food, alcoholic drinks and soft drinks provided. However, TransLeeds and Leeds Trans Pride will be present and it is greatly appreciated if attendees make donations on the evening. Whether you're looking to expand your professional network, learn more about diversity and inclusion in the workplace, or simply support a great cause, this event is for you. Register your attendance here: https://lnkd.in/e-55PxD3 Any questions, please get in touch with Steven Adams Hope to see you there!

Pride Month may be coming to an end, but we will be continuing the celebrations! 🌈 Building Equality Scotland would like to invite you to join us for Glasgow's Pride Parade on Saturday, 20th of July. There is so much to get involved with including: a pride brunch, the pride parade, plus market stalls, and live performances in the Barras afterwards! Register your interest and see the full details by following the link or scanning the QR code. https://lnkd.in/ee2AFDQr #buildingequality #glasgowpride #queerengineer

We're just over three weeks away from attending the Northern Pride march through Newcastle on July 20th and we can't wait! Why don't you join us before the march at our Pride Breakfast, kindly hosted by Ryder Architecture? All those working in the built environment sector, friends, family and allies are welcome to come along. Please sign-up to join us at the breakfast from 1000 and on the march from around 1145 via the links below! Pride breakfast - https://lnkd.in/e4d7bGra Northern Pride march- https://lnkd.in/eBrZsEHd

🌈 Celebrating Pride Month with the RICS Podcast! 🌈 We are thrilled to announce that our very own Mark Bennett MCIOB AssocRICS, Co-Chair of Building Equality London and National Executive member, was featured in this week's episode of The RICS Podcast, "What makes a safe, inclusive work environment for LGBTQ+ professionals?" In this episode, Sharon Slinger was joined by Scott Wilkinson and Mark Bennett to discuss the current atmosphere for the LGBTQ+ community, and how we can work together to encourage a safe and inclusive industry for all. Listen here 👇 http://ms.spr.ly/6047YAOtS

Our Greater Manchester region set up stall on Saturday at their first Pride of the summer season - Salford Pink Picnic. ☀️ It was such a beautiful day to be able to talk to people about the work we're doing as an organisation to make the industry a more inclusive space for everyone. ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜 If you missed your chance to get a selfie with a hard hat, the Greater Manchester region will be at Sparkle Weekend in July, and based in the city centre (location TBC) for their annual outreach day with the rainbow JCB on Friday 23rd August.

Building Equality is thrilled to announce our participation in Leeds Pride 2024! 🌈 Join us for a fun-filled, family-friendly Pride Breakfast to kick off the day with style and joy. 📅 Date: 21st July 🕣Time: 08:30-10:30 📍 Location: Arup Leeds   Our Pride Breakfast will include: • Delicious Food & Refreshing Mimosas 🥂 • Face Painting 🎨 • Hard Hat Decorating 👷♀️✨   After breakfast, we'll proudly march in the Leeds Pride Parade, celebrating diversity, inclusion, and unity within our industry and beyond. Come share the joy, support equality, and make unforgettable memories with us.   Don’t miss out! Register through the Building Equality website today: https://lnkd.in/eDDWVa22 Any questions, please get in touch with Steven Adams We can't wait to see you there! Special thanks to: Mott MacDonald | Arup | WSP | CBRE | UKREiiF | Gleeds | AECOM | SLR Consulting | Kier Group | Pegasus Group | Harris Creative | BAM UK & Ireland

Asking if all our member companies, sponsors, supporters, or followers can consider helping this incredible charity to achieve their funding shortfall. We’ll be at Sparkle Weekend in July. Please come and say hi and find out more about we do to create free educational resources, change perceptions of the built environment industry, support our friends and colleagues in the LGBTQ+ community, and support the brilliant work of LGBTQ+ charities like Sparkle.