On 1 April at 7.30pm our speaker was Christie Spurling, founder of N-Gage charity. We heard a bit about his own story and he described his work in Manchester to help support young people.
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Looking ahead
On Thursday 4 March, we remembered Damani Mauge who lost his life to knife crime a year ago, and we explained how RTK has developed over the last 18 months, and heard feedback from those who were there.
Andre and JAGS Foundation
On Thursday 4 February, Tracey Ford, mum of Andre Smartt-Ford (pictured above) joined us to talk about Andre’s life and the work of JAGS Foundation, which was set up to help young people.
Learning from Carney’s Community
George Turner, from Carney’s Community in Battersea joined us on 7 January and spoke about how to positively impact the lives of young people who are in the greatest need.
Jermaine’s Legacy
In our latest Zoom gathering, Jermaine Goupall’s family celebrated his life and talked about the steps they are taking to positively impact communities in his memory.
A family’s journey of loss and healing
At our meeting on 5 November we heard from family and friends of Eugene Attram, who lost his life to knife crime on 4 November 2006.
Hearing from Twilight Bey
We met on Zoom, following a break as we adjusted to the limitations due to Covid-19. We remembered those who have died through knife crime in our communities and heard about the work of Twilight and his team, working in Wandsworth to address youth violence.
Continuing the conversation
We met together for a third time, as a growing group of parents, teachers, and others feeling the ripple effect of of knife crime within London.
Finding our feet
Our evening gave time to chat, listen to one another in small groups and eat cake.
RTK’s first gathering
At our first RTK evening, we talked together, explained what RTK is, and invited people to express their hopes, thoughts and grief creatively via an ‘expressions wall’.