Power to Change in Parliament
‘We must work together on ending knife crime on our streets, in London and beyond’.
On Wednesday 12th July 2023 Little Big Peace went to Parliament along with Celebrate Life and Initiatives Of Change UK to host an event with the screening of the very powerful film – Power to Change.
A huge thank you to MP Mike Kane and Local Streatham MP and trustee Bell Ribeiro-Addy for making the pledge at last years Sustainable Communities Programme event on International Day of Peace and making this monumental day happen.
The film tells the stories of five people: EJ a young man drawn into gang culture from an early age; Lorraine a grieving mother who lost her son to knife-crime as he saved another boy; Gerald, founder of Impact Brixton, who learned to navigate one of London’s most dangerous areas after emigrating from Ghana as a child; Errol a repeat offender with 74 previous convictions; and Nate a former gang-member who was brutally stabbed by a childhood friend. The stories are woven together by Kaysen, a teacher, who passionately believes in supporting young people.
We invited local community groups, school superiors, teachers, parents and a emotionally charged audience from across London, with only one message “We must work together on ending knife crime on our streets”.
