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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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Greenwich schools unite to make streets safer
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Over the past year or so, children and parents from three Greenwich primary schools in membership of South London Citizens have been working together to address issues of street safety. When a 10-year old child from St Joseph’s Primary School tells you that he doesn’t feel safe walking from his home to his local leisure...
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