Steadfast Trust
Encyclopedia
The Steadfast Trust is a charitable non-profit organisation that focuses on raising cultural awareness for those considered ethnically English
. Located in the United Kingdom
, the trust was created to help promote English culture and heritage.
The organization's main focus is youth education and outreach to the English community at large. The trust cites several governmental reports noting that those most at risk in the United Kingdom are currently young English white males. In order to bring attention to the problems facing the English communities in the UK, the trust provides access to government documents and reports.
Steadfast's logo is a stylized white dragon and the English colours, red and white.
documentary 100% English.
Originally formed in 2005, the Steadfast Trust became more active in the years following 2007. According to the Brussels Journal, the trust sued the government on behalf of several workers who had suffered discrimination for being ethnically English.
In keeping with its guidelines and goals, the trust continues to focus on social justice issues revolving around the English community located in the UK.
on or around 20th November each year. St. Edmund
was traditionally and still is considered the true patron saint of England by many members of the trust and many non-members who are in varying degrees involved in the promotion of the East Anglian king and his veneration. This year (2011) on Saturday 19th November 40 friends gathered for a prayer and wreath laying ceremony at the statue of King Edmund in the cathedral precinct of Bury St. Edmunds
.
The Trust has however also given generously to a number of events promoting Saint George
, such as donating £2000 to prevent the cancellation of the annual Sandwell St George's Day
parade.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
. Located in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, the trust was created to help promote English culture and heritage.
The organization's main focus is youth education and outreach to the English community at large. The trust cites several governmental reports noting that those most at risk in the United Kingdom are currently young English white males. In order to bring attention to the problems facing the English communities in the UK, the trust provides access to government documents and reports.
Steadfast's logo is a stylized white dragon and the English colours, red and white.
Fund raising operations
The trust operates on donations made through members of the trust, sponsored walks, and other fund raising events. Friends of Steadfast is the name given to those members that have directly contributed money in the form of a continuing or pre-paid year long membership.History
The Steadfast Trust was set up by Jane Phillips, whose work with the charity was highlighted in the 2006 Channel 4Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
documentary 100% English.
Originally formed in 2005, the Steadfast Trust became more active in the years following 2007. According to the Brussels Journal, the trust sued the government on behalf of several workers who had suffered discrimination for being ethnically English.
In keeping with its guidelines and goals, the trust continues to focus on social justice issues revolving around the English community located in the UK.
Current activities
Friends of the Steadfast Trust are actively involved in the commemoration events of Edmund the MartyrEdmund the Martyr
St Edmund the Martyr was a king of East Anglia, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom which today includes the English counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.D'Evelyn, Charlotte, and Mill, Anna J., , 1956. Reprinted 1967...
on or around 20th November each year. St. Edmund
Edmund the Martyr
St Edmund the Martyr was a king of East Anglia, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom which today includes the English counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.D'Evelyn, Charlotte, and Mill, Anna J., , 1956. Reprinted 1967...
was traditionally and still is considered the true patron saint of England by many members of the trust and many non-members who are in varying degrees involved in the promotion of the East Anglian king and his veneration. This year (2011) on Saturday 19th November 40 friends gathered for a prayer and wreath laying ceremony at the statue of King Edmund in the cathedral precinct of Bury St. Edmunds
Bury St. Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds is a market town in the county of Suffolk, England, and formerly the county town of West Suffolk. It is the main town in the borough of St Edmundsbury and known for the ruined abbey near the town centre...
.
The Trust has however also given generously to a number of events promoting Saint George
Saint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
, such as donating £2000 to prevent the cancellation of the annual Sandwell St George's Day
St George's Day
St George's Day is celebrated by the several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint. St George's Day is celebrated on 23 April, the traditionally accepted date of Saint George's death in AD 303...
parade.