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Youth Edition Of The Chronicle, Thornton Heath

A group of young people are developing a youth edition of the Chronicle paper and a website, which will contain interviews and information regarding Hate Crime.

Building on this will create a network of young people wishing to take the lead on communicating information regarding hate crime and reporting plus play a part in engaging agencies to become more effective in tackling hate crime.

This ABCD project is funded by MOPAC, for more information contact our Hate Crime ABCD Community Builder Priya Loomba, priya.loomba@cvalive.org.uk or telephone  07943364310

 

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12:04, 06 Aug 2018 by Sara Milocco
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Brigstock Hostel, Film Night, Thornton Heath Arts Week

The focus of this annual event was to look at how the community could offer support and welcome people arriving in the area, who are seeking asylum and reside at the Brigstock Hostel.

A film night was held 'looking at the journeys many take and the impact that this has had on them',  any money raised was donated to the Migrant Help Dispossessed Fund. A public meeting/Community of Practice developed by local citizens will be held as part of the Thornton Heath Arts Week involving; Bishop of Croydon, Migrant Help, Off the Record and Age UK).

The initiative contributed to creating safer and more welcoming community for those seeking asylum and contributed to a range of subsequent initiatives include art activity with residents, art work across the building, creation of Friends of Brigstock Hostel, parties and local asset map shared with staff at Migrant Help based at the hostel. Building on below – working with Thornton Heath Community Action Team to finalise the asset map and through activities developed offer signposting to support/reporting services from the hostel.


This ABCD project  is funded by MOPAC, for more information contact our Hate Crime ABCD Community Builder Priya Loomba, priya.loomba@cvalive.org.uk tel 07943364310

11:49, 06 Aug 2018 by Sara Milocco
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The Hedge, Thornton Heath

Women concerned about safety in the Thornton Heath Recreation Ground have been working on a community led initiative/campaign. The issue is the height of a hedge around a bowling green/club, which girls/women have identified as making them feel unsafe, as they cannot see over it or be seen by others.

In 2017 local people prepared a petition, signed by over 170 residents asking for height of hedge to be cut and maintained at 3ft in this crime hotspot, to date without success. Following the petition, school students from Norbury Manor for girls took part in a photography project, supported by Lenses of Croydon, showing the park through their eyes. The girls explored how the hedge and dark alleys in the park make them feel. Their photography and narratives have been turned into an exhibition and showcased as part of Hate Crime Awareness Week. Exploring 'Misogyny as a Hate Crime' students interviewed Camillia Kong, a local resident, community gardener and fundraiser for the park who spearheaded The Hedge Campaign. Students questioned why women and girls are still unheard on important issues such as their safety and sense of safety in public spaces.

This project demonstrates how the community can lead on identifying solutions inviting agencies responsible for our safety to work alongside communities to understand and respond to local issues.  We continue to invite agencies to support this initiative and are grateful to the Regeneration Team at the Council, the Police and the Designing out Crime Team for their positive contributions during a Walk About in November 2018. For further information, contact CVA's Hate Crime ABCD Community Builder Priya Loomba, priya.loomba@cvalive.org.uk.

11:17, 06 Aug 2018 by Sara Milocco
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