Running for Rights

Photo shows from left to right: Aimee Oxley, Carolina Gottardo and Marie Birchall of One World Action and Heidi Alexander MP

Lewisham East MP Heidi Alexander ran for One World Action at the Adidas Women's 5K Challenge on September 5 at Hyde Park. Heidi ran with One World Action staff and supporters to promote women's rights at the Challenge. "Women's rights are crucial to building democratic and vibrant communities and societies. Yet there are many places in the world, the UK included, where women continue to suffer from violence, discrimination and exclusion," says Heidi, who signed up as a Women's Rights Champion for the More Women More Power campaign. She adds that running with One World Action is her way of flagging up women's rights as a priority in her legislative work and as a personal advocacy.