Historic hall glows purple to highlight new global movement

HARDWICK Hall in Derbyshire was lit in purple to mark the launch of a new human rights movement to represent the world’s 1.2 billion people with disabilities.

Hardwick was one of more than 115 iconic landmarks spanning multiple countries and time-zones to light up in the international colour of disability on Thursday.

The global event was to celebrate the launch of WeThe15, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to represent the world’s 1.2 billion people with disabilities.

Other landmarks illuminated included Auckland’s Sky Tower, Tokyo’s Skytree and Rainbow Bridge, Geneva’s Jet d’Eau, Moscow’s Ostankino Tower, Rome’s Colosseum, the London Eye and the Niagara Falls, spanning Canada and the USA.

Launched ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games,

WeThe15 aims to end discrimination towards people with disabilities and act as a global movement publicly campaigning for disability visibility, inclusion, and accessibility. It brings together the biggest coalition ever of international organisations from the worlds of sport, human rights, policy, business, arts, and entertainment.

For further information visit www.WeThe15.org and follow @ WeThe15 on Instagram and Twitter.