Funding Resources provided by ITV Fixers
Aim To spread an anti-knife crime message around schools
Two theatre students from North London who lost a cousin to knife crime are using their writing skills to stop street violence.
Shaquille Smith, 14, was stabbed to death in Hackney in 2008. His cousins Daniel Banton, 24, from Enfield and Jojo Morrall, 18, from Edmonton, have written a play with a group of actors and dancers from Chickenshed Theatre to spread an anti-knife crime message.
With the help of ITV Fixers, a campaign to help 16- to 25-year-olds tackle problems they care about, the pair were able to make a 10-minute film version of their play to take to local schools as part of a presentation against knife crime. They also received creative assistance from media professionals to make their own promotional material.
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