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Conference Cancellation Notice

I am writing to let you know, with a heavy heart, it has been necessary to cancel our May 14th conference “Being Greater than Ourselves”.  In every other respect FKCL continues as normal. We had hoped that through sponsorship we would have been able to reduce the delegate fee to zero and enable free entry. Sadly, in straightened times, such sponsorship has not been possible to raise in quick enough time. Without it, the delegate fee would have remained out of reach for many of us. If FKCL had waited any longer we would have been liable for the full costs of the conference centre. We had a strong line up of speakers, a first-class chair, and an increasing number of requests from other groups which wished to present ideas. Sadly, the delegate numbers were not sufficiently strong at this stage to avoid making this difficult decision. It had to be made now to avoid incurring the full costs of the conference venue. All those who have bought delegate passes will be fully refunded without delay.

 

We are particularly sorry that the new thinking on collaboration which we wanted to develop, encourage, and report on following this conference, will now have to be achieved in some other way. We also welcome any thoughts you might have in this area which we might promote through our magazine and other channels. There is, we feel, more that might be done.

 

In view of the concentration on the conference that has taken time over the last few months, the next magazine will be sent out in lateMay or early June. In all respects we continue serving Londoners by helping to bring together views, research and resources of every kind to help young people across Greater London, and for those working tirelessly in our communities.

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'Being Greater than Ourselves 2024'
FKCL's First Major London Conference
Chair: BBC News Anchor, Christian Fraser

Congress Centre London, Tuesday May 14th 2024 ‍

Our Event
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Programme
Venue

Partnerships for a Violence-Free Future

On Tuesday May 14th 2024 FKCL will hold a major conference at the London Congress Centre. The day will be chaired by the award winning BBC News Anchor, Christian Fraser.

Alive to the challenges, lets come together to network, and share best practice, and as a coordinated and pragmatic engine of change. Let’s learn together how to eradicate the lure of gangs and the proliferation of drug related crime, and make London once again a place where our young can be proud to live, and be free from fear.

Key speakers include:

  • Lib Peck, Director, London VRU  
  • Sarah Jones MP, Founder, APPG on Knife Crime
  • Sammy Odoi CEO, Wipers Youth CIO
  • Jonathan Ley, Founder, Make Time Count Today on new Tech solutions
  • Joe Raby, Assistant Director of Justice at Catch 22
  • Joe Lyons, CEO, West Ham United Foundation
  • Christian D'Ippolito, Head of Community, Steel Warriors
  • A Government Minister
  • Multi-participant presentation from The Social Switch Project and Redthread.

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About Our Conference

The broad aim of the conference is a deliberately bold one. By combining together in voice and action, we aim:

  1. to become more efficient at joint working to eliminate youth violence
  2. to re-energise genuine collaboration between organisations working to help young people.
  3. to seek new ways to engage communities and businesses large and small more deeply in the struggle to eliminate violence.

FKCL believe that 1 + 1 really can equal more than 2 when it comes to tackling issues of social justice like this. FKCL therefore exists to unlock the ‘network effects’ and synergies between all interested parties and to make the combined work of the whole greater than the sum of the individual parts. How do we do this?  

  • By linking interested stakeholders,
  • spreading best practice
  • breaking down silos and letting good things flow outwards
  • Harnessing every resource to improve the effectiveness of existing projects to accelerate the move to a more just and equal society
  • Harnessing and informing the power of legislative reform

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If you want know more about how you organisation or business can sponsor this event, please click on the button above, or contact the conference organisers at Iconic Media Solutions Ltd via craig.kelly@iconicmediasolutions.co.uk to discuss how we might help you further,

If you prefer to speak to our founder directly, please contact: bruce.houlder@fightingknifecrime.london

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Message for Sponsors

Our Conference will tap into the vast network of experience across London helping young people, and helping to save young lives.

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Why you should consider being part of this

Knife Crime has quite terrible consequences that affect us all. All of us want to be seen to help, and to act. Not only will your involvement as a sponsor allow you contribution to be evident to others who matter, but also you will get the chance to engage with those who share your passion to change the narrative on youth violence and help the next generation of young people.

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Why do we need you to be involved

We want to produce something well informed and positive from this meeting of stakeholders in the future of our young people. We are a not-for-profit organisation and are dependent entirely on social action and private subscription to promote the vast range of free resources that we offer and contribute with our partners to life-changing and evidence-based reform. We simply cannot do it alone. Please consider carefully how your business or social enterprise might help by helping us sponsor what promises to be a great event.

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How we can help you too

There is a range of options which our organisers are waiting to agree with you, as well as giving your organisation a profile both before and during the event, if you wish this.  These can include the offer of a dedicated exhibition space, branded and printed material, and a place in the foyer of this purpose designed conference centre, or sponsorship of a discrete aspect of the event.

Following the conference, we will produce a report on the ideas we all discussed, acknowledge your contribution, and work up proposals for improving cross-business and cross-community cooperation.

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Get in Touch

For more information about supporting our conference commercially please email Craig Kelly of Iconic Media Solutions at craig.kelly@iconicmediasolutions.co.uk

If you'd like to discuss opportunities to contribute content to the event please email bruce.houlder@fightingknifecrime.london

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Conference Chair: BBC News Anchor, Christian Fraser

Key speakers include:

  • Lib Peck, Director, London VRU  
  • Sarah Jones MP, Founder, APPG on Knife Crime
  • Sammy Odoi CEO, Wipers Youth CIO
  • Jonathan Ley, Founder, Make Time Count Today on new Tech solutions
  • Joe Raby, Senior Operations Manager, Gangs and Violence Reduction Services and Assistant Head of Criminal Justice at Catch22
  • Joe Lyons, CEO, West Ham United Foundation
  • Christian D'Ippolito, Head of Marketing & Community, Steel Warriors
  • A Government Minister
  • Multi-participant presentation from The Social Switch Project and Redthread.

Full Programme soon to be announced.

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Thank you for your interest in our conference. Our team will provide you with an update by email when the programme is announced.
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Venue
Congress Centre London
28 Great Russell St,
London WC1B 3LS,
United Kingdom
GETTING HERE BY TRAIN
To plan your train journey to London you can use National Rail Enquiries.

There are three mainline rail stations within a mile of the Congress Centre. Use the Transport for London journey planner to plan your trip from other mainline stations.

Nearest Underground Stations:

Tottenham Court Road Station
Lines: Northern Line, Central Line, Elizabeth Line

Holborn Station
Lines: Central Line, Picadilly Line
ROUTE FROM AIRPORT
It will take you one hour  to reach The Congress  Centre on public transport from any of London’s airports.

Travelling from Heathrow Airport

Approximate journey time: 50 minutes

Take the tube to Green Park on the Piccadilly Line. Change to the Jubilee Line and stop at Westminster.

Alternatively take the Heathrow Express to Paddington, and then take the Circle Line tube to Westminster.

Travelling from Gatwick Airport

Approximate journey time:  1 hour
GETTING HERE BY CAR
Please be advised that it is quicker and easier to travel to The Congress Centre using public transport and that we are within the congestion charging zone.

The Congress Centre has two public car parks in the immediate vicinity located in Great Russell Street and Museum Street, as well as metered on-street parking.
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Particular Thanks to

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Dr. Nadia Habashi FRSA – Research Coordinator, Advisor and Quality Evaluator for Fighting Knife Crime London

Dr. Habashi FRSA recently led the review into allegations of institutional racism at the Westway Trust, on behalf of Tutu Foundation UK (TFUK). During the period 2016-2018 she was co- evaluator with (Dr Bankole Cole, Reader in Criminology, Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice) of the TFUK Police-Youth London borough, funded by the Mayor of London (MOPAC). She is co-author with Dr Cole of Enhancing Community Resilience: Assessing the role that Black and Minority Ethnic Law Enforcement (LEA) Staff associations and networks can play in the fight against radicalisation.


She was a researcher to Dr Richard Stone OBE, a panel member of the Macpherson Inquiry and undertook archival research for his books, Hidden Stories of the Lawrence Inquiry. She was responsible for developing the Scrutiny Panel process in the Crown Prosecution Service to improve the prosecution of race and religiously aggravated crime, for which she was recognised with a Justice Award. She was a former Head of Local Delivery at the CJS Race Unit, Office for Criminal Justice Reform, with responsibility for the delivery of the PSA 24 Target on Race Disproportionality in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales. She is an Advisor to the National Black Police Association and is responsible for undertaking research and submissions to the Home Affairs Select Committee and the United Nations. She has a PhD in Race and Participatory Governance and is an expert in the use of community engagement to improve performance of Criminal Justice Agencies.

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