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London Citizens Launch Citizens Agenda for 2012 Mayoral Election
London Citizens kicked off their Mayoral Elections campaign on Monday 16th January with the launch of the Citizens Agenda for London. The event was held at St Mary’s Church, Somers Town, the parish of the 1920s housing campaigner, Fr Basil Jellicoe. Community leaders from across London revealed a series of proposals, which London Citizens will...
South London Liberal Synagogue in CitySafe Action on Mitzvah Day
On Sunday 20th November, members of South London Liberal Synagogue launched a CitySafe campaign with an interfaith community walk in Streatham. The walk marked the synagogue’s central project for Mitzvah Day, an international Jewish-led day of social action. Mitzvah Day 2011 saw a dozen members of the synagogue, which has recently begun working with South...
The Chinese community in Deptford BREAKING silence to STOP crime
On 26th July, the Chinese community in Deptford came out in force. An unexpected turnout of over 80 people including young children and mothers with pushchairs who live and work in the area from a modest 50 estimation. They chanted one voice, one community, stop crime, no more, for our family, for our neighbourhood, protect...
Deputy Mayor backs drive to defeat crime with “CitySafe Havens”
On Monday 4th July, London’s 1st CitySafe Awards took place at City Hall to recognise the achievements of 100 young people, who will be named CitySafe Champions. The awards celebrated a dynamic community campaign led by London Citizens, in response to recent murders of teenagers on the streets of London. The event was attended by...
First Lambeth CitySafe Zone launched in Brixton
A packed central Brixton church saw the launch of the Lambeth CitySafe campaign in late February. St Matthew’s Anglican church opened as the first CitySafe Haven, pledging support and safety for any young person in immediate danger. Ten Brixton businesses also signed up to the scheme, displaying the ‘CitySafe’ sticker dedicated to South London teenager...
Greenwich Schools Build CitySafe Zone: Citizens Reclaiming our Streets
On Friday 5th November, Greenwich Citizens launched the first CitySafe Zone in the borough of Greenwich. The launch was the culmination of 18 months of patient work by local citizens to rebuild relationships between neighbours. School children and parents have been placing safety as their top priority for change through their work with South London...
Community Leaders meet Chair of London Councils
A London Citizens team just met for the first time with new Chair of London Councils, Mayor Jules Pipe. Vastiana Belfon, a leader from St Johns-at-Hackney chaired the meeting and was joined by leaders from East, South and West London Citizens in proposing that London Councils become a Living Wage champion. It was a really...
Shopping centre to become Safe Zone
In honour of young people affected by violent crime, community leaders will gather on Saturday, October 23, 2010, to celebrate the launch of the Lewisham Shopping Centre as a safe zone for those in immediate danger. This bold move by stores and leaders in the Centre comes after months of careful negotiations lead young people,...
BBC News – Self-help plan to make the streets safer
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