The Pansy Project:
SPRING might just come early this year, if artist Paul Harfleet and the Pansy Project have any say in the matter.
As part of a campaign to raise awareness about homophobia and to commemorate the lives of those that have fallen victim to abusive and life-threatening attacks, the Pansy Project asks members of the public to plant a pansy somewhere that they have experienced homophobia.
Don't be surprised to see pansies sprouting in unexpected places - Harfleet has four to plant this month.
He aims to plant two for himself somewhere in Manchester, one for a friend who was attacked on Whitworth Street, and another for Michael Causer, the young man beaten so severely on account of his sexuality that he died in a Liverpool hospital last year.
"I am one man on a futile journey to combat homophobia," says Harfleet, who plans to use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to spread word about the Pansy Project.
If you've planted a pansy for someone, email a photograph of it to thepansyproject@aol.co.uk, and Paul will add it to the Pansy Project website.
Visit the Pansy Project website at www.thepansyproject.com
Published: Fri, 27 March, 2009
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