My name is Matt, and I represent Hope Sussex Community, an independent home education community in East Sussex.
We are planning an educational road trip to Russia this coming Summer with a small group of us to meet with other home educating families. We are making this a journey for peace, and to combat Russophobia which has painted the Russian people as enemies of the UK through the Western mainstream media.
The Russian people do not want war and hostility as we do not in the UK, we all want to live in peace and work together to make this a better world for all our children, free from fear and intolerance.
Our trip will encompass many European educational and historically significant sites along the way.
We will be driving in motorhomes to keep the cost low and documenting our trip on social media. Our visas will all be in place and routes arranged well in advance, with the whole trip taking three weeks to complete.
The cost will largely be met by those families making the trip, but extra funds will be needed to help cover the costs involved.
Any donations we receive will be used to make this a trip to remember for the families taking part, and the positivity and message of love we will take with us will help build bridges and peace between our two countries. .