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The riots a year on: “If people see me as bad, I might as well be bad.”
Tweet“Even though we’re not involved in gangs,” the young man from Hackney tells me, “the way people look at you just puts you down. No matter what you do, you’ll always have that bad name of a black kid from … Continue reading
Posted in Big society, Education, Employment, Social exclusion, Young people, Youth crime
Tagged big society, BME, charity, cuts, education, employment, third sector, young people, youth, youth crime
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“Enough is enough”: London teens campaign against knife crime
Tweet“We see 12-year-olds holding knives. They are doing it in daylight.” That’s the shocking reality of gang membership on south London’s Rockingham estate, as witnessed by 18-year-old Tanvir Hussain. On my way to meet Tanvir and his friends, I pick … Continue reading
Posted in Cuts, Social exclusion, Third sector, Young people, Youth crime
Tagged cuts, third sector, young people, youth crime
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12 days of Christmas, Social Issue-style
TweetSeason’s greetings from The Social Issue – to mark the jollities, here’s a snapshot of some of the upbeat posts and pictures about people, projects and places featured over the last 12 months. This festive pick is by no means … Continue reading
Posted in Big society, Blogging, Education, Employment, Health, Housing, Learning disability, Local government, Music & arts, Older people, Poverty, Social care, Social enterprise, Social exclusion, Third sector, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Wellbeing, Women, Young people, Youth crime
Tagged antisocial behaviour, big society, blogging, charity, cuts, education, employment, happiness, health, housing, learning disability, music & arts, older people, service users, social enterprise, third sector, young people, youth crime
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Local boys (and girls) done good
TweetThe contrast with the grainy images of missile-hurling, pickpocketing young “hoodies” from the summer riots could not be greater. These stunningly shot and beautifully-lit portraits showcase East London’s young creative talent and form part of a new exhibition opening on … Continue reading
Terrors on two wheels become social cyclists: the teens transforming their community
TweetIt’s as much a symbol of antisocial behaviour as hoodies drinking alcopops at bus stops; on the corner of most streets in the middle of most neighbourhoods in the UK, you’ll usually find a gang of beanie-hatted teens, posturing on … Continue reading
Posted in Big society, Social exclusion, Third sector, Uncategorized, Young people, Youth crime
Tagged big society, charity, young people, youth crime
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“The kid who talked of burning down the place is now volunteering to paint it…”
Tweet Hutton Hall community centre, photos by Podnosh A year ago it would have been pointless painting a mural on the wall of Hutton Hall; it would have been covered in grafitti within a day. But after the building was … Continue reading
Posted in Big society, Cuts, Local government, Private sector, Third sector, Volunteering, Young people
Tagged big society, charity, cuts, local government, third sector, young people, youth crime
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The cuts: the worst is yet to come
TweetAn authoritative analysis in today’s Society Guardian of the deepest spending cuts in a generation, which start from Friday. The special issue inludes some sector by sector breakdowns of savings and job losses, including pieces I contributed to the in-depth … Continue reading
Posted in Big society, Cuts, Employment, Health, Housing, Learning disability, Local government, Mental health, Older people, Poverty, Social care, Social exclusion, Substance misuse, Third sector, Women, Young people, Youth crime
Tagged charity, cuts, employment, housing, learning disability, local government, older people, service users, tenants, third sector, women, young people, youth crime
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Shattering UK gangland stereotypes
TweetA powerful image of a black teenager, eyes downcast and his bare arm criss-crossed with knife scars, is among the striking images in a photographic exhibition about the UK’s gangland culture. The photograph of ex-gang member Jean Claude Dagrou, who … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Employment, media & communication, Third sector, Young people, Youth crime
Tagged education, employment, young people, youth crime
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Young people putting the record straight
TweetWith age, so it’s said, comes wisdom. While I’m not sure this is always true, I do know that with age also comes a creeping inability to know what it’s really like to be a young person today. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Social exclusion, Third sector, Young people, Youth crime
Tagged charity, third sector, young people, youth, youth crime
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