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Escaping Gangs: Jail, Death or Redemption: BBCThree’s documentary on the work of SPAC Nation

29th March 201929th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 669 Views 1 Comment BBC, church, community, documentary, Faith, gangs, knife crime, SPAC Nation

The church that brought you Gospel Drill, drugs and weapons surrendered on the altar and the rehabilitation of hundreds of

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One man’s knife amnesty

16th March 201915th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 209 Views 0 Comment amnesty, community, deaths, knife crime, London, police, violence, youth crime

Faron Paul was so shocked at the knives that some teenagers were carrying that he decided to do something about

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I lost my son to knife crime – here’s my advice for parents

12th March 20198th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 342 Views 0 Comment advice, Black youths, community, Death, gangs, knife crime, parents, violence, youth crime

Knife crime has taken the lives of 285 people in England and Wales in the past year. Whatever the reasons behind the

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Make a stand against youth violence at Trafalgar Square on 6 April 2019

11th March 201911th March 2019 Shirley McGreal 431 Views 0 Comment Ascension trust, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, county lines, disaffected youth, gangs, knife crime, London City Mission, London stabbings, Rev Les Isaac, Rev Les Isaac OBE, Southwark Diocese, Street Pastors, youth violence

Following the continued social issue of knife crime and its devastating consequences British churches, Christian charities and voluntary organisations are

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Church pastor’s son critically ill after stabbing outside pub

7th March 20197th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 309 Views 0 Comment #Pastor, Boy, Church news, community, Faith, knife crime, London, Stabbed

A church pastor’s son was today fighting for life in hospital two weeks after being knifed outside his local pub. Dominic

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Corey Junior Davis: The gang grooming that killed a 14-year-old

2nd March 201928th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 281 Views 0 Comment community, Corey Junior Davis, gang, grooming, knife crime, London

The mother of a 14-year-old boy shot dead in gang violence in London has said a report into the scale

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Murdered boy ‘had no affiliation with gangs’

11th January 201911th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 249 Views 0 Comment black, Child, Death, gangs, JJayden Moodie, killed, knife crime, London, murder

Jayden Moodie, who was knocked off a moped and stabbed in east London, had a huge heart, his family says.

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J Hus: Why he felt he had to take a knife to Westfield

16th December 201815th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 439 Views 0 Comment black, community, deaths, Entertainment, gangs, J Hus, Killings, knife crime, London, Manchester, music, Rapper, Sadiq Khan, Shopping centre, Stratford, Street crime, Westfield

For many people living in east London, the Westfield that opened in Stratford in 2011 was a blessing. J Hus

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ReachOut2All – Helping Youths to Excel

7th December 20184th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 448 Views 0 Comment Be Royal, christian, communities, community, Faith, Help young people, Inspire, knife crime, London crime, ReachOut2All, tackle youth crime, talent, youth crime, Youth organisation

Marian Adejokun, founder of youth organisation ReachOut2All and positive fashion brand B-Royal Clothing is making it her goal to inspire, empower

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£5 million fund to deter young people from gang and knife crime

1st December 201829th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 282 Views 0 Comment Anti-Knife Crime Community Fund, community, drug misuse, government, knife crime, London, public health, young offenders, Youth, Youth Endowment Fund

Families across the country who are vulnerable to the devastating effects of knife crime and gang culture are set to

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Contribute to the fight against knife crime – join Synergy

24th November 201822nd November 2018 Becky Wybrow 599 Views 0 Comment Ascension trust, black, Black and Minority Ethnic communities, christian, church, community, crime, Delroy Davis, events, Faith, Joanna Dale, knife crime, Leadership Steps, London, Ransom Church, Research, Reverend, Ronald Nathan, Synergy, Synergy network, violence

According to the BBC, the recent number of homicides in London surpassed last year’s figure of 116*. So far this

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Professor Green: Knife crime not just a black issue

13th November 201812th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 570 Views 0 Comment black, Children killed, community, deaths, Ethnic, gangs, killed, knife crime, London, MP, police, Professor Green, Sajid Javid, stabbings, white, youths

Professor Green has said black youths as a whole are being “criminalised” over recent stabbings – and that in some

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Keep The Faith Issue 106

16th August 201827th February 2019 admin 2710 Views 0 Comment anointing, Ascension trust, BHM, Black British, Black History Month, Black Media, BME, entrepreneurs, Faith, food for thought, Gospel, Gospel Factor, Gospel Lessons, internet gaming, Issue 106, Karen Gibson, keep the faith, Keep The Faith magazine, Keep walking, knife crime, leaders, lusting, Millennial, millennial leaders, personal trainers, preachers, refugees, Reverend Olufemi Babatola, robots, Royal Wedding, Sarah Teibo, small claims court, Spirit of Windrush, Synergy network, Telent Show, Travel, virtuous, Windrush Day

June was a busy month celebrating the 70th anniversary of the arrival of SS Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948,

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Mayor calls on Government to reverse youth service cuts to help tackle the scourge of knife crime

27th June 201723rd September 2017 Mariah 1105 Views 0 Comment Capital, communities, dangerous, educating, empowering, funds, gang crime, government, knife crime, London, Mayor, organisations, police, prevention, projects, protecting, Sadiq Khan, scourge, service, strategy, streets, tackle, vulnerable, weapons, Youth

Mayor launches new, tough and comprehensive Knife Crime Strategy, with an additional £625,000 for knife and gang crime projects, taking