How many pairs of shoes?

Traditionally June starts with Go Barefoot Day, an annual celebration in which people are encouraged to kick off their footwear, let their feet breathe, and take the time to walk in bare feet as much as possible.
It has more to it than kicking off your shoes or putting your feet in direct contact with the Earth. The idea was created by a charity organization called Soles4Souls in the wake of the tsunami disaster that occurred in 2004, and that led to a lot of people plunged into poverty. The real purpose of Go Barefoot Day is to encourage people to donate shoes, both new and used.
We may take shoes for granted. An average woman in the UK owns 34 pairs of shoes, an American woman 27 pairs, the average man in the UK owns 14 pairs, an American man 12 pairs. You might be surprised to know that shoes are one of the hardest things to get in poorer countries. People in these countries can make their own clothes. A durable pair of shoes, however, is much more difficult to make. This is one of many reasons that millions of children in poverty-stricken countries go without.
However, at the same time, there is something appealing about walking bare feet. .
There are actually quite a few excellent health and wellbeing benefits to doing this.
Nothing can compensate for the feeling one gets over strolling on the ground or grass barefoot. So rebel against your shoes in June and go barefoot. Be it wherever you are; just put off the shoes and go sockless, celebrating the Summer ahead.
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2023-06-06 05:30
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A film installation to be visited in person in New Zealand and also can be seen on UTube. It includes film footage of a poetry walkshop made through Walking with... Keep reading
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2023-06-09 15:25
· Rue Raphaël 23, Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium
A visual art exhibition in Brussels from Friday June 9 to Friday June 16, 2023, at STREETVIEW, Rue Raphael 23, Anderlecht, Brussels Keep reading
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10 Jun, 2023
· Penrith, Cumbria, UK
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11 - 13 Jun, 2023
· Amman, Jordan
Art and the City
Urban Space, Art and Social Change
11-13 June 2023
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2023-06-19 09:45
· Bream, Lydney GL15 6JF, UK
Art walk nurturing connection, creative thinking and mental wellbeing through a combination of gentle exercise and social interaction Keep reading
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2023-06-20 18:00
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We welcome back Bob Parks. Bob was one of the pioneers of performance art in England in the 1960s, and on the US West Coast in the 1970s, and eventually has seen hi... Keep reading
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2023-06-25 14:00
· Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL, UK
Hundreds of thousands of miles of paths reach into, and connect, communities across England and Wales. By 2026, 10,000 miles of undiscovered footpaths around Britai... Keep reading
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2023-06-25 10:00
· The Carousel, Hockley, Nottingham NG1 1FH, UK
Join for a day of walking and spotting faces in unusual places! Followed by pizza for lunch and a relief printing workshop! Keep reading
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2023-06-26 18:00
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We want to uncover the forgotten or not yet revealed walking compositions – will you help us in our detective work as we search through archives and make connection... Keep reading
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1 Jul, 2023
· Brecon LD3 8LR, UK
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Join us on 10 June for 'Squats, Street Theatre and Sprints into Staffordshire: A walking tour of Selly Oak's radical history' led by Josh Allen from Walk Midlands. Keep reading
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