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da Vision
exists to impact the community by refocusing the aspirations, re-channelling
the energies and redirecting the activities of young people in a
positive way. It aims to equip and empower individuals and groups
wanting to see a positive change in young people’s lives.
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Influencing
Minds uses a variety of performers, workshop and activities to challenge
negative images and stereotypes of young people portrayed in the
media, encouraging a positive lifestyle away from violence and engaging
them in discussions about their attitudes towards knives, guns and
gangs.
Influencing
Minds |
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da Vision's
Inclusion Project aims to work with young people who are at risk
of, or have been excluded from, mainstream education and wider society.
It will also work with their parents/carers, schools and other organisations
involved in their upbringing.
 The
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da Vision
Music is a record label aiming to give a voice to up and coming
artists with positive messages. da Vision Music provides a supportive
environment for young people wishing to present alternatives to
the often negative messages seen and heard in the mainstream media.
da
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A report for
the Mayor of London highlighted the fact that it has been clear
for some years that Britain’s education system is failing
to give black boys the start in life which they, and their parents,
are entitled to expect.
How
Schools Fail Black Boys |
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Violent crime
including gang welfare and the use of firearms affects many urban
communities, with a growing number of alarming incidents reported
in the media. Churches often struggle to find appropriate ways to
respond to these crises and the pastoral needs that arise from them.
God
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Is it all too
easy for politicians and the media to blame gangsta rappers for
the fact that young people carry guns and knives? Could it be that
the alienated youths that do so have been far more influenced by
other factors such as poor education or family breakdown?
Taking
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London's Metropolitan
Police is adopting an innovative new tactic in its war against the
scourge of knife crime which is ruining the lives of many young
people throughout the capital. Scotland Yard has produced a video
game simulation that brings home the realities of knife crime.
Carrying
a Knife: It's Not a Game |
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One in five
secondary school kids say they've tried drugs at least once in the
past 12 months, according to figures from a survey on drug use,
drinking and smoking in young people published by the UK's Information
Centre for Health and Social Care.
Kids
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