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Happy International Women’s Day
Yvonne had an awesome session exploring strategies of keeping safe and developing resilience with the pupil of St Annes. Happy International Women’s Day future generation!
Yvonne appears on Woman’s Hour
Yvonne appeared on Woman's Hour this morning to talk about how parents can talk about knife crime to their children. Yvonne joined presenter Jenny Murray and a fellow bereaved mother to talk about their direct experiences and what parents should say to their children...
Yvonne appears on TV to discuss latest knife deaths
After a weekend that has seen two young people both aged 17 die in two separate knife attacks in Manchester and London and a week that has seen five fatal stabbings in the capital alone, Yvonne has yet again been called on to appear on TV, Radio and in news articles...
GLF at School
Yvonne carried out morning assembly for year 6 pupils in Haringey this morning. Yvonne talked about Godwin and her family experience of knife crime and then discussed it with the students. She also spoke about the consquences of knife crime for those carrying knives...
Get on in Life!
Yvonne joined the London Fire Brigade who were running the LIFE Programme for a group of young people in Haringey in February. Local Intervention Fire Education (LIFE) is a 4 or 5 day programme for 14–17-year-olds at a fire station in your area. It is an interactive...
Keepings kids safe!
Yvonne spent the afternoon with the Parental Forum today helping parents with tips on keeping their children safe. Some of the tips she shared included: Parents and carers can play an important role in stopping knife crime becoming a part of their child’s...
Male Mentor Training Starts
How proud of we of our latest male mentors? Here we see GLF men mentors doing their training, ready to give back to the young people in our community. It always takes a village to bring up a child says the old Igbo and Yoruba proverb that exists in many different...
Yvonne meets Eamonn and Saira
Yvonne went to the Virgin studios this afternoon to discuss her personal experience of knife crime with Eammon homes and Saira Khan on Eammon's popular Talk Show.
Brighter Future Workshop
'A Brighter Future for our Chidren Workshop' joining run by Elevation Profile, Godwin Lawson and HR Professionals was held last week for Parents and Family. It addressed concerns that parents may be feeling about the upsurge in knife crime. Yvonne spoke at the event...
Yvonne honoured as a ‘BEST’ Hero
Sneak Peak!! Yvonne was honoured at the Best Magazine Awards last night as a Best Hero. The award recognises people making a real difference in their community. Yvonne was recognised for her unwavering commitment to helping young people in the community and...
The Godwin Lawson Memorial Tournament hosted by Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Today, the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation hosted the seventh annual Godwin Lawson Memorial Tournament at Frederick Knight Sports Ground in Tottenham and was attended by Luke Amos, an English professional footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur, as a midfielder and...
Yvonne to appear on Eastenders’ Special Episode
Yvonne will feature in this Friday’s episode of Eastenders. The BBC 1 show will break from its traditional format for this special episode which is based around Shakil Kazemi's funeral. Shakil’s character was killed last month in harrowing scenes of knife violence....
