After a rise in teen violence in the London Borough of Redbridge, a Green Lane based group held a vigil in honour of victims of violent crime in hope of
\n sending a strong message of unity and solidarity amongst local youth.<\/p>\n
The East Ilford Betterment Partnership a constituted community group made up of local residents and businesses, joined up with young teenagers from
\n the borough participating on the National Citizenship Service with national charity ‘The Challenge’, to hold a programme of events designed to promote
\n unity amongst the diverse communities especially young people in the borough.<\/p>\n
During two days of the regular monthly community fayre in Ilford teenagers and volunteers joined with E-Gangs an anti-gang charity and Ilford Town
\n Centre Police to advise on safety, provide counselling and friendship and to condemn the use of knives and guns and other violence.<\/p>\n
Faisal Gill an accomplished Pakistani Christian rapper from Islington, who lost his cousin Jacob Abraham to a violent crime incident in November last
\n year (click here)<\/strong><\/a>, composed a rap that he performed
\n both outside the town hall and before a peace vigil held by the teenagers outside the Redbridge Peace Memorial, located at Winston Way Roundabout,
\n Riches Road. The words of his rap described the pain, loss and suffering that violent attacks cause and the futility of violence which only leads
\n to loss for all parties involved.<\/p>\n