Press Coverage
Please click on the links below to see a selection of the press coverage the charity has achieved.
If you would like to undertake an interview with the charity or Yvonne please contact Sara Carter on sc@saracarterbusiness.co.uk/ 07860 352717
One solution to London’s violence crisis is already working in other cities
Big Issue-9 Apr 2018
It has been eight years since I lost Godwin and it’s a shame that things are … who started the Godwin Lawson Foundation in her son’s memory. …
Mayor to young Londoners: ‘London needs you alive’
Mayor of London (press release) (blog)-15 Nov 2017
The number of knife crime incidents in England and Wales … victims have also lent their support to the campaign – including Yvonne Lawson, …
London Needs You Alive: Mayor of London launches campaign to …
Mayor teams up with creatives for anti knife crime campaign
The Voice Online-14 Nov 2017
… as well as George and Brooke Kinsella and Yvonne Lawson who have tragically lost loved ones and are now dedicating their lives to tackling …
Injuries increase as teens ‘accepting’ of knife culture
BBC News-27 Sep 2017
Yvonne Lawson, whose son Godwin was stabbed to death in 2010, says: “It seems like you switch on the television and there’s another knife …
Mayor Sadiq Khan, grime artists and London celebrities launch knife …
Times Series-15 Nov 2017
An anti-knife crime movement has been launched with help from … and Yvonne Lawson, who lost her son Godwin to a knife attack in 2010.
‘None of us is safe from teenage knife crime’
Daily Mail-11 Feb 2017
The Godwin Lawson Foundation uses sport to tackle youth crime and violence. It engages young people in football tournaments to break down …
‘Zombie knives’ ban to come into force
BBC News-14 Aug 2016
A ban on the sale of so-called “zombie knives” is set to come into force in … Yvonne Lawson, whose son Godwin was stabbed to death in north …
Warning over huge ‘zombie killer’ knives used as status symbols by …
Evening Standard-17 Jul 2015
Police are also installing “surrender” knife bins in 16 boroughs across … Yvonne Lawson, whose 17-year-old son Godwin was stabbed to death …
Campaigner Yvonne Lawson gains £10000 for knife crime prevention …
Enfield Independent-25 Feb 2015
Yvonne Lawson started the Godwin Lawson Foundation to tackle youth knife crime after her son, Godwin, was stabbed to death three years …
Nick de Bois: We need a new law on knife crime to save lives and …
Telegraph.co.uk-4 May 2014
… by organisations such as STOP, the Nelson-Williams Foundation, Anti-Knife UK, TAG, Gangline and the Godwin Lawson Foundation.
