Albert Kennedy Trust

Last week Sunday 3^rd August 2008 from 7pm until midnight, the Albert Kennedy Trust held a punk rock benefit gig at rampART (
). The purpose of the event was to raise money for homeless LGBT Youth. It featured: The Restarts and SBWL from London, the Pogo from the USA and ‘Comply or DIe’ from Yorkshire.
Somebackground info about the Albert Kennedy Trust:
In 1989, 16 year old Albert Kennedy fell to his death from the top of a car park in Manchester whilst trying to escape a car load of queerbashers. Albert was a runaway from a children’s home in Salford and was depressed. His short tragic life had been filled with rejection and abuse from society. For some young people, they find themselves rejected by family and peers when they ‘come out’, and often social services and homeless organisations fail to meet the needs of these youth at this vulnerable time!
The Albert Kennedy Trust’s mission is: To ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people are able to live in accepting, supportive and caring homes, by providing a range of services to meet the individual needs of those who would otherwise be homeless or living in a hostile environment.
So keep up to speed in regards to their events, as this is a worthwhile cause.