Schools, musicians and Lord Mayor come together to back fashion show message

A fashion show hosted by clothing brand Stand Out With Me in support of anti-bullying charity Ditch The Label was held at Birmingham’s Electric Cinema. The event, attended by the city’s new Lord Mayor Cllr Yvonne Mosquito, involved local schools and featured different types of bullying and the outcomes, bullying videos and children and teenagers walking the catwalk to gain confidence. Musicians included Birmingham rap artist Smiiffy performing a mental health talk in the form of a rap, while there were also a number of other inspirational talks.

Captions:

1 Tammy Rose Bringloe, Lord Mayor of Birmingham Cllr Yvonne Mosquito, Melanie Holmes

2 Jacob Dolman, Olivia Joyce

3 Laura Dempster, Jordan Keto

4 Georgia May Concord, Amelia Watts

5 Alyssa Watts, Joanne Slimm

6 Chloe Collier, Smiiffy

7 Sarah and Mark Pitts

8 Joe Robbins, Penni Stewart

9 Natalie Moragh, Effie Asmah