| Keynote presentation by Stafford Scott. Stafford Scott is a veteran activist and community elder and the coordinator of Tottenham Rights Date: Friday 20th April 2018 Time: 7 PM– 9PM Venue: North London Community House, Moorefield Road. Tottenham N17 6PY Violence and death should have no place in a society that delivers opportunities, respect and justice to its youth and communities. What has led to the spike in violent crimes? The Government is now responding with more heavy-handed policing but without acknowledging its own failures. The media has raised alarms over the number of deaths in London exceeding those in New York as if some number is acceptable Are our children really the gangsters and violent thugs that the Government and media would have us believe? Or are they simply pawns in a bigger game, where the impact of neglect has helped to create an environment where they have little or no means to develop self-esteem other than through the use of aggression or violence? What is clear is that we wont address the problem unless we understand the political and social drivers that shape our lives and our communities. Unless we fully understand what makes our youth so angry, how can we support or guide them properly? The meeting is organised by Tottenham Rights. Tottenham Rights was initially established as Tottenham Defence Campaign in after the 2011 riots following the shooting of Mark Duggan. For more information, contact: Stafford Scott Tottenham Rights/ The Monitoring Group 020 7582 7438 sscott@tmg-uk.org |