Issue - meetings

Anti-Violence Champions

Kris Sowynski – graffiti art mural

The Knife Angel will be coming to Northampton in June with a commitment of 28 days of activity around anti-violence for the county. Northampton Borough Council are coordinating the first full week, plus some other dates and there will be opportunity for schools, youth & community groups to get involved.

Youth Forum members to speak to schools/leadership teams about coming to visit the angel and getting involved.

There will be an opportunity to become an ‘Anti-violence champion/ ambassador as part of the Knife Angel visit. Aimee to get more information.

The forum have been given a piece of boarding to use for a graffiti project (located behind Vue, on Chalk Lane). Artist Kris Sowinski brought some sketches and ideas for designing the piece.

Ideas that forum wanted captured included: Young person guarded by angel, words on knives or in background to demonstrate other forms of violence, to include faces of victims of violent crime in Northampton.

Aimee to seek family permissions for victim inclusion – added to a letter being sent out to victim’s family’s about the knife angel visit.

Group chose what they want included and Kris started to sketch out a piece.

Kris to share developed idea with Aimee for youth feedback.