SM5004- Media, Citizens and Communities
SM5004- Media, Citizens and CommunitiesGroup- Dio, Apphia
Chosen Organisation and ResearchSince I have unique access and
personal connection [due to knowing people who work within this
firm] with this charity; it seemed fit to choose themLNK (Lives Not
Knives)Based in different locationsSuttonCroydonBromleyLondonAnd
many moreA Charity organisation founded to prevent youths getting
involved in knife crime in 2007 by 15 year old Eliza
RebeiroTargeted to mainly 11-24 year old men/boys even though now
it has been identified to also target young girls due to changes in
generationsGovernment-funded and self-funded through personal money
and fundraising eventsWorking alongside the mayor
Lives not knives UpdateWe messaged this organisation on Facebook
who responded to us, within the space of 2 days, agreeing to be
interviewedAlso requesting if they could use the visual document
once its finishedI said yes this would be possibleWe visited the
LNK Unit in Centrale Shopping Centre in Croydon on Tuesday 25th
February 2014 @2pmThe founder of LNK Eliza Rebeiro spoke with us
and answered a few questionsShe also gave us leaflets detailing
more information about the various different things LNK are
involved in
L.N.K Interview
She said if at any point, if we need more information, that we
could contact her againLater on, we will be arranging another time
to meet to complete the full audio document due in May
Lives Not Knives InformationTheir website is
http://livesnotknives.org/ They are also on Facebook
(https://www.facebook.com/LivesNotKnives) And Twitter
(https://twitter.com/livesnotknives)They have their own updates
corner in the InsideCroydon newspaper which can also be found
online
(http://insidecroydon.com/category/community-associations/lives-not-knives/)
Aims, Objectives and Future DoingsThe aim of this audio document
is to raise awareness for this youth community-based organisation
on the topic of prevention of youth crime and violenceAnd to
encourage and urge young people to not turn to violenceTo, in some
way, avoid violence in every way by teaching children from early
theres other ways to deal with bad situationsTo decrease youth and
gang-related crime within Croydon by exposing this organisation to
the public and get more supportThe step-by-step objectives of how
this overall aim will be achieved includes:Interviewing Eliza
againMeeting with other workers in LNK including LNK mentorsGoing
to one of the schools with LNK; meeting other youths etc.Attending
one of their upcoming events (Music Centrale, Croydon and Bromley
Roadshows and their drama production called Kim Cos Tim)
Lives Not Knives Promotion
