After the London Riots
On Thursday evening I offered a few words at an important charity event in Airport House in Croydon – it was to help businesses affected and destroyed by the Croydon Riots 5 weeks ago and was called Brick by Brick Rebuilding Croydon businesses. I met Trevor Reeves of Reeves Corner Furniture shop and he told […]
A Handful of Hope – ways to prevent a violent world.
If we hope to create a non-violent world where respect and kindness replace fear and hatred We must begin with how we treat each other at the beginning of life. For that is where our deepest patterns are set. From these roots grow fear and alienation ~or love and trust. Photo and poem by Suzanne […]
Young people praised for leading cleanup efforts after riots
By Janaki Mahadevan Tuesday, 09 August 2011 Be the first to comment ! Young people have been praised for taking to the streets to clean up after another night of rioting across London. Volunteering charity V has been encouraging groups of young people to come together and “reclaim their communities”. Young volunteer […]
The London Riots – Teaching Self-Control…….
As Tony Parsons said last night on Twitter “ It takes one night to burn down a neighbourhood – and it takes generations to rebuild it.” The House of Reeves furniture store survived the Great Depression and Hitler’s bombs but last night the rioters came and razed it to the ground. Reeves Corner was set […]