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Next year will mark 40 years of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and 12 years of ANZ’s partnership with this most colourful and vibrant of festivals.
Mardi Gras is Australia’s largest celebration of diversity, inclusion and love and has a proud history of highlighting and fostering rights and equality for LGBTI individuals and communities.
Here is a gallery of ANZ’s Mardi Gras costumes through the years, showcasing some of our colleagues’ most memorable campaigns.
2017 #HoldTight
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2016 “Respect is our Pillar”
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In August of 2017, together with Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, ANZ announced a new community grants program which will provide funds for LGBTQI community organisations and charities. The program, to be launched in 2018, will provide grants for a wide range of purposes including, education and training, arts and culture and sporting and community groups. Further announcements to come later in 2017.
2015 “Anchoring Inclusion”
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2014 “Hats off to Diversity”
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Mardi Gras flash mob entertains
Recently ANZ’s headquarters hosted a flash mob – an event celebrating its vibrant and diverse workforce as well as the anniversary of its Pride Network and recognition as 2017 LGBTI employer of the year.
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2012 “Cheering for Equality”
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2010 “Our People are our Stars”
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Jennifer Farmer is bluenotes editorial producer
The views and opinions expressed in this communication are those of the author and may not necessarily state or reflect those of ANZ.
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IN PICS: a carnival of costumes & equality
2017-08-25
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