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About the Planet Prancer Trek to End Slavery
Civil Rights , Fundraising Event
United States
Ends: Aug 31, 2023
DESCRIPTION:
London teacher Ben Hammond uses his summer recess to prance and dance for charities. He came to my attention in 2018 with his ambitious attempt to cross America (over three summers) along historic Route 66 to raise awareness of the 40 million people worldwide currently enslaved. In 2018, he pranced over 1,400 miles (2,253 km), beginning in Santa Monica, California, and ending in Gallup, New Mexico.
He explains his US prance's purpose.
"I'm raising funds for Anti-Slavery International because to me, modern-day slavery—such as human trafficking, forced labour, debt bondage, child slavery or descent-based slavery—is one of the biggest evils that exists today. I believe everyone should have the right to live a life free from servitude, to determine their own future and to create and follow their own dreams, just as I am lucky enough to be able to do."
Hammond is the world's first long-distance dancer, and he's been using his talent and tutu since 2011 to dance over mountains, nations, and cities to raise funds for various charities.
COVID-19 (and getting married to his wife during it) stopped his 4,000-mile trek across America for a bit. However, Hammond prances for a charity each year somewhere in the world—just he, a powerful set of legs, and his signature yellow tutu. Follow him on Twitter @planetprancer.
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