Baroness Grey-Thompson and Minister of Culture to Unveil 2012 Paralympic Mural Highlighting Wheelchair Access Need in the UK

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Baroness Grey-Thompson and Minister of Culture to
Unveil 2012 Paralympic Mural Highlighting
Wheelchair Access Need in the UK
(1888PressRelease) Paralympian, Baroness
Grey-Thompson to unveil her 'Access to ALL Areas'
mural in Shoreditch, August 31, 2012 at 400 pm
accompanied by Minister of Culture, Edward
Vaisey, calling for the UK to help its disabled
lead more independent lives by making its towns
and cities wheelchair friendly by installing
pavement ramps and wheelchair lifts in buses and
trains, to be painted by London artist CODE
FC. Shoreditch, London - Today, the London Art
Wall Group announced that Baroness Grey-Thompson
DBE will unveil her 'Access to ALL Areas' mural
on their Shoreditch Art Wall (SAW), on Friday,
August 31st at 400 p.m. at 17-19 Great Eastern
Street, Shoreditch, London EC2. The event will
focus on the former Paralympian's full-time
endeavor to help the UK's disabled be able to
live more independent lives by revamping its
towns and cities to be more 'wheelchair
friendly.' She will be accompanied by the Right
Honorable Edward Vaisey, the Minister of Culture,
which includes museums and galleries, and Peter
Mackeonis, the event organizer, when she unveils
the four-panel piece painted by London
international artist Code FC. Artists, media,
politicians and charitable organizers are welcome
to attend this important event. As a
sixteen-time Paralympic medalist, who holds 11
gold medals and 30 world records, the plight of
the disabled in the UK is something the Baroness
comes face-to-face with on a regular basis. Her
mission to draw attention to the UK's urgent need
to install pavement ramps and wheelchair lifts in
buses and trains was highlighted earlier this
year when she was left stranded on a train at
London's King's Cross Station at midnight after
her aid failed to show up to help her disembark
in her wheelchair. Luckily, a workman was present
to help otherwise, she would have been forced to
stay on the train all night. Baroness
Grey-Thompson commented, "I have always believed
that sport has the power to effect change, and I
do hope that the London 2012 Paralympic Games
will not only be a showcase of all what
disability sport has to offer, but also the
catalyst for changes in attitude to disabled
people and their needs. Continuing, "We can start
by making all transport accessible so that
disabled people have the same opportunities to
work and shop that
most people take for granted."
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Social Commentary on The Shoreditch Art Wall
This is not the first social commentary mural to
feature on SAW. Last month SAW hosted and funded
Lord Michael Bates' 'Walk for Truce' mural,
painted by Code FC and Jack Haslehurst honoring
his 13 month, 3,000 mile trek from Olympia,
Greece to the House of Parliament, to bring
attention to UN Resolution 48/11, calling for all
nations to lay down their weapons during the
Olympic Games. And, it is not to be the last.
During the month of September, muralist 'Inkie'
will be painting SAW in support of Great Ormond
Street Hospital for Children and in December The
London Art Wall Group is planning to involve
local artists in a 'Homeless For the Holidays'
mural to highlight the plight of the ever-growing
homeless population in London. SAW is a prime
prime Shoreditch venue for major advertisers, as
well as for new and established artists, but The
London Art Wall Group would also like to be
contacted by charities who are interested in
featuring their cause on the wall. SAW can be
rented by the day, week, or month - all year
long. The 60 square meter space contains four 8
ft. by 10 ft. canvases, which can be painted
individually, or the entire wall can
painted. Previous advertisers on the Shoredicth
Art Wall have included 20th Century Fox, The
Disney Company, Adidas, Oakley, Namco Bandai,
Beck's, Universal Pictures. For more information
on the Shoreditch Art Wall please go to
www.shoreditchartwall.com or www.londonartwall.com
. CONTACTS London, for Europe, Jane
Mackeonis jane ( _at_ ) londonartwall dot com or
call 44 (0)7530 152032 California, for the rest
of the world, Peter Mackeonis peter ( _at_ )
londonartwall dot com or call 1 dot
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