EP 14: find out all you need to know about Sheffield biggest free community festival PEACE IN THE PARK.
In this episode I talk with Dom and Amelia about peace in the park. Listen to how successful the free festival has been ion the past, their plans for the future and how you can help.
Can you help? Find more information on their website http://www.peaceinthepark.org.uk
RISK vs REWARD (Always an Alternative) the documentary is out now: https://youtu.be/8iA8ZkMYQII
Always an Alternative CIO is a charity created with the ultimate aim of spreading awareness and reducing knife crime, gun crime, gangs culture, anti-social behaviour and positive choices; what we call, current risks to youths. We achieve this by using alternative ways of education to engage the youthful minds of today; inform, mentor and support them with the challenges that they may come up against. For more Information visit:
Website: www.alwaysanalternative.org.uk
Facebook: Always An Alternative
Instagram: @AAAMindset
Twitter: @AAAMindset
TikTok: Always_An_Alternative
LinkedIn: Always An Alternative
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Always An Alternative CIO or any funders of the project.
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EP 13: Heart break as Hayley talks about her Eight-year-old cousin Mylee who was stabbed to death by her jealous father
In this episode I talk to Hayley Lowe, whose Eight-year-old cousin Mylee was stabbed to death by her jealous father. We talk about her loss, how her family have grown apart and how Hayley wants to fight back against knife crime.
RISK vs REWARD (Always an Alternative) the documentary is out now: https://youtu.be/8iA8ZkMYQII
Always an Alternative CIO is a charity created with the ultimate aim of spreading awareness and reducing knife crime, gun crime, gangs culture, anti-social behaviour and positive choices; what we call, current risks to youths. We achieve this by using alternative ways of education to engage the youthful minds of today; inform, mentor and support them with the challenges that they may come up against. For more Information visit:
Website: www.alwaysanalternative.org.uk
Facebook: Always An Alternative
Instagram: @AAAMindset
Twitter: @AAAMindset
TikTok: Always_An_Alternative
LinkedIn: Always An Alternative
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Always An Alternative CIO or any funders of the project.
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EP 12: Anger, Rage, Revenge but coping through poetry. Eugene Scardifield talks about the painful loss of his brother Michael
In this episode I talk to Eugene Scardifield whose brother Michael was murdered 8 years ago. Listen to how Eugene, was drinking himself to sleep with bottles of whiskey every night, how he though about getting revenge and how poetry and writing is helping him cope.
Links to Eugenes books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eugene-Scardifield/e/B088KS926X?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1687084449&sr=1-2
RISK vs REWARD (Always an Alternative) the documentary is out now: https://youtu.be/8iA8ZkMYQII
Always an Alternative CIO is a charity created with the ultimate aim of spreading awareness and reducing knife crime, gun crime, gangs culture, anti-social behaviour and positive choices; what we call, current risks to youths. We achieve this by using alternative ways of education to engage the youthful minds of today; inform, mentor and support them with the challenges that they may come up against. For more information on our amazing work please visit:
Website: www.alwaysanalternative.org.uk
Facebook: Always An Alternative
Instagram: @AAAMindset
Twitter: @AAAMindset
TikTok: Always_An_Alternative
LinkedIn: Always An Alternative
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Always An Alternative CIO or any funders of the project.
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EP 11: I talk with the founder of Mental Mate Boxing about mental health and boxing, the difficulties of offering a free service and the future of the project.
In this episode I talk to Daniel Barton, the founder of Mental Mate Boxing. A free programme where people struggling with mental health can box, work out or just have a chat. If you think that you could benefit from visiting Mental Mate Boxing please find contact details on their website https://www.mentalmate.org
RISK vs REWARD (Always an Alternative) the documentary is out now: https://youtu.be/8iA8ZkMYQII
Always an Alternative CIO is a charity created with the ultimate aim of spreading awareness and reducing knife crime, gun crime, gangs culture, anti-social behaviour and positive choices; what we call, current risks to youths. We achieve this by using alternative ways of education to engage the youthful minds of today; inform, mentor and support them with the challenges that they may come up against. For more information on our amazing work please visit:
Website: www.alwaysanalternative.org.uk
Facebook: Always An Alternative
Instagram: @AAAMindset
Twitter: @AAAMindset
TikTok: Always_An_Alternative
LinkedIn: Always An Alternative
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Always An Alternative CIO or any funders of the project.
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EP 10: What are the images and videos of knives doing to our children? With Dr Charlotte Coleman
In this episode I sit down with Dr Charlotte Coleman the Deputy Head of Psychology, Sociology and Politics at Sheffield Hallam University. We discuss secondary trauma, the negative impact of using images of knives and the normalisation of knife crime.
RISK vs REWARD (Always an Alternative) the documentary is out now: https://youtu.be/8iA8ZkMYQII
Always an Alternative CIO is a charity created created with the ultimate aim of spreading awareness and reducing knife crime, gun crime, gangs culture, anti-social behaviour and positive choices; what we call, current risks to youths. We achieve this by using alternative ways of education to engage the youthful minds of today; inform, mentor and support them with the challenges that they may come up against. For more information on our amazing work please visit:
Website: www.alwaysanalternative.org.uk
Facebook: Always An Alternative
Instagram: @AAAMindset
Twitter: @AAAMindset
TikTok: Always_An_Alternative
LinkedIn: Always An Alternative
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Always An Alternative CIO or any funders of the project.
Our podcast discusses Current Risks to Youths (CRY) which is made up of knife crime, gun crime and gang culture and other criminal activities to understand the devastating impact it has on our families, friends and communities.
We talk with victims, attackers and people within the community to pick their minds about the incident/activities to find a solid message enabling us to learn from them.
Find more about the work we do here:
www.alwaysanalternative.org.uk
www.facebook.com/aaamindset
www.instagram.com/aaamindset
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