Knife victim Damilola Taylor speaks to the Prime Minister
"I will travel far and wide to choose my destiny to remould the world. I know it is my destiny to defend the world which I hope to achieve in my lifetime".
Damilola Taylor, a small boy with a huge vision! He wrote this at the age of 10.
Well, he doesn’t exactly speak to the Prime Minister! Damilola Taylor’s father, Richard Taylor does as the government’s special envoy on youth violence and knife crime.
As you all may remember, Damilola was a victim of knife crime at the age of 11 in 2000.
Richard Taylor’s role includes working with other victim’s families to identify ways of changing young people’s behaviour and attitudes.
As such, Richard wants to hear from YOU. Let him know your views on what underpins youth violence and what we can do to eradicate it. Share your views directly with Richard Taylor and Gordon Brown at The Damilola Taylor Trust website http://www.damilolataylortrust.com/ or email info@damilolataylortrust.com
This is your opportunity to have direct access to Gordon Brown and tell him what you think about supporting our young people, our future.
For me personally, one of the main challenges that I see young people facing is the constant negative press, negative messages and labelling that they are receiving from adults and society as a whole. Just look at any news headlines regarding young people and see what you think. A most recent example was when we had the snow and young people were doing exactly the same as we did back in our days – snow ball ‘fights’. However, today, young people are labelled as exhibiting ‘anti-social behaviour’ for snow ball ‘fights!’ Is it any wonder that they react negatively?
I would like to see us get to a stage as a nation where we can allow young people ‘free play’ and have more facilities for them to do so. By that I mean that they have facilities for free outdoor activities similar to children’s play areas where they are allowed to ‘free play’ without being supervised by police or youth workers. For instance, skateboarding facilities.
Let me know your thoughts, and most importantly tell Gordon Brown what you think via Richard Taylor.
Although Damilola did not achieve his vision in his lifetime, he can achieve it through you in his memory.
“The bumblebee’s wings are so thin and its body so big, it should not be able to fly. The only problem is, the bee doesn’t know that!”
David Lindsey
Take a leaf out of Damilola’s book and decide on your vision today and act like a bumble bee to achieve it!
Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/JenniferMcLeod see what is going on and let me know your thoughts. It is free for you to join and set up your own account
"I will travel far and wide to choose my destiny to remould the world. I know it is my destiny to defend the world which I hope to achieve in my lifetime".
Damilola Taylor, a small boy with a huge vision! He wrote this at the age of 10.
Well, he doesn’t exactly speak to the Prime Minister! Damilola Taylor’s father, Richard Taylor does as the government’s special envoy on youth violence and knife crime.
As you all may remember, Damilola was a victim of knife crime at the age of 11 in 2000.
Richard Taylor’s role includes working with other victim’s families to identify ways of changing young people’s behaviour and attitudes.
As such, Richard wants to hear from YOU. Let him know your views on what underpins youth violence and what we can do to eradicate it. Share your views directly with Richard Taylor and Gordon Brown at The Damilola Taylor Trust website http://www.damilolataylortrust.com/ or email info@damilolataylortrust.com
This is your opportunity to have direct access to Gordon Brown and tell him what you think about supporting our young people, our future.
For me personally, one of the main challenges that I see young people facing is the constant negative press, negative messages and labelling that they are receiving from adults and society as a whole. Just look at any news headlines regarding young people and see what you think. A most recent example was when we had the snow and young people were doing exactly the same as we did back in our days – snow ball ‘fights’. However, today, young people are labelled as exhibiting ‘anti-social behaviour’ for snow ball ‘fights!’ Is it any wonder that they react negatively?
I would like to see us get to a stage as a nation where we can allow young people ‘free play’ and have more facilities for them to do so. By that I mean that they have facilities for free outdoor activities similar to children’s play areas where they are allowed to ‘free play’ without being supervised by police or youth workers. For instance, skateboarding facilities.
Let me know your thoughts, and most importantly tell Gordon Brown what you think via Richard Taylor.
Although Damilola did not achieve his vision in his lifetime, he can achieve it through you in his memory.
“The bumblebee’s wings are so thin and its body so big, it should not be able to fly. The only problem is, the bee doesn’t know that!”
David Lindsey
Take a leaf out of Damilola’s book and decide on your vision today and act like a bumble bee to achieve it!
Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/JenniferMcLeod see what is going on and let me know your thoughts. It is free for you to join and set up your own account
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