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Our VAWG workshops
Violence Against Women and Girls disproportionately affects women and girls and includes domestic abuse, sexual assault, female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage, harassment, stalking, exploitation, trafficking, and online abuse. During the Spring term of 2025 we have delivered a series of workshops to girls from the age of 12 upwards at Shirley High School in East Croydon to raise awareness,...
Our Knife Crime Campaigns
Our work against knife crime began in 2023 with our "Lives not Knives" campaign. This saw the delivery of a series of Knife-Related Restorative workshops for young people in London and culminated in the production of Kofi's Story - a performative narrative whose trailer can be viewed here and full narrative viewed here. Kofi's story can now be utilised...
Our Premiere Event
“Kofi’s Story”, Kent Opera's dramatic tale of a young person caught up in knife crime, premiered in December last year at The Prince’s Trust South London Headquarters, in front of an invited audience, which included Neve Conlan who had directed and produced the film. Kent Opera’s chair, Robert Lacey, welcomed guests before the preview, after which he was joined on stage by David Williams, our Musical Director. David works directly with young people at risk to...
Kofi's story - an educational talk
Kofi’s Story — Kent Opera's real-life dramatisation of a young man caught up in knife crime — premiered at an event hosted by The Prince’s Trust just before Christmas 2023. The enactment of the true story, which was directed and recorded by film student Neve Conlan, was the culmination of our 2023 campaign “Lives Not Knives” to fight weapons with words. Our campaign objective was twofold – to work directly...
Kofi's Story
Our short film is the culmination of our 2023 Campaign — 'Lives not Knives'. The drama tells the real life story of a young man caught up in knife crime — and how two lives were lost in one day. Acted by William Barnor, ‘Kofi’s Story’ was directed by film student Neve Conlan, and edited by Danylo Borodai, a young Ukrainian...
David reflects on his first restorative workshops
With our Knives not Lives campaign underway David reflects on the initial restorative workshops hearing of the devastation caused by knife crime but how intervention such as ours can help young people.
Our New Campaign Launches this Week
Last week we officially launched our 2022 Campaign in Brixton - Lives not Knives. From this week onwards we will run a series of restorative workshops with young people, facilitated by Dr David Williams, with the aim of educating participants and gaining insights which will be used to help others at risk.
Kofi’s Story
Our short film is the culmination of our 2023 Campaign — 'Lives not Knives'. The drama tells the real life story of a young man caught up in knife crime — and how two...
