Anne Wafula Strike MBE Supports #RiseForSport – And She’s Writing To The Government!

Written by Kit Garrett
July 15, 2023

Anne Wafula Strike MBE is an athlete, author and humanitarian. She’s also disabled, and a passionate Changing Places campaigner. Now, she’s taking the fight for Changing Places toilets to the Government!

Yesterday, Anne sent an Open Letter to the UK Government’s Ministers for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, and Disabilities, requesting an urgent meeting to discuss the state of Changing Places in UK sports venues.

Anne said:

“I’m supporting the Rise for Sport campaign because, as an athlete and as a person with a disability, I know what exclusion means. Nobody ever wants to be excluded. If people embraced the Changing Places campaign, it would really make a big difference to the people who need them.”

In her letter to the Ministers, Anne highlights her experiences both as an athlete and as a disabled person, saying,

“I’ve heard from sports fans about the difference it makes to their lives when the club or team they support has a Changing Places Toilet at their venue. It makes it possible for them to watch their favourite sport live and feel the excitement of being a part of that sporting family. Without these facilities, risking visiting a sports stadium can be a humiliating experience.

Sport is such an important part of society; it has played a huge role in my life, and it is saddening that disabled people face barriers to access, as inhumane as not having access to a toilet facility – both as participants and supporters.”

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Live sporting events bring communities together — as participants, as spectators, and simply as members of a wider group. We believe that everybody, regardless of their disability, has the right to join in safely and with dignity.

It’s not too much to ask.

Read Anne’s Letter In Full