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MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 FEBRUARY 2003 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF NAME DATED 29 APRIL 2004, AND BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION DATED 19 DECEMBER 2006.
Charitable objects
3 OBJECTS
3.1 TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:
(A) RAISING THE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO ALL ASPECTS OF DISCRIMINATION IN SOCIETY AND ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) PEOPLE;
(B) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY;
(C) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY WHETHER BY TEACHING OR PRODUCING MATERIALS;
(D) ASSOCIATING WITH VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENTAL, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BODIES TO DEVELOP AND MAXIMISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS RUN BY AND FOR LGBT PEOPLE;
(E) PRODUCING PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, MEDIA, PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION;
(F) STAGING AN ANNUAL LGBT FESTIVAL; AND
3.2 SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.
3.3 THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE UNDERTAKEN IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND LANCASHIRE (THE AREAS OF BENEFIT).
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
