Gang Violence Convention Programme
The event took place at The Drum.
A panel of experts drawn from Birmingham’s government and community organisations uses the opportunity of Mother To Mother where inspirational art has been produced from tough social conditions to look at local concerns. An opportunity to take stock, asking: where are we now, where are we heading, what should we do?
The Convention was attended by
Thembi Mtshali Jones (South African Actress)
Detective Inspector Bannister (Policing Gangs in Birmingham)
Cheryl Garvey (Brap)
Reverend Canon Eve
Craig Pinkney (The Real Project)
Inspire2 opened the debate with a documentary put together by young people asking the question what caused the disorder in August 2011, what could we learn from it, and how can we prevent it from happening again. The documentary stirred up an array of questions regarding the role young people played in the disorder and the steps we as a community can put in place to educate young people and bring them forward.
3 young people from "Make the right choice" Inspire2 short film attended the convention to air their views and opinions a short trailer of the film was shown which was well received by all.
We look forward to the next convention were hopefully some of the ideas expressed can be put into practice.