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Creating short films & video’s 4: Tripod’s

Creating short films & video’s 4: Tripod’s

If you ever wanted to create your own videos and short films, GBC have created a number of ‘How To’ videos. If you believe in the work we do and want to help us spread the message,then please use these videos to tell us about your concerns and passions about Britain. Then share your creations… Continue Reading

Family Tree Update: Mapping Newham

Family Tree Update: Mapping Newham

Our Family Tree Project has been training young people as researchers, interviewers and film-makers for our Family Tree pilot. The project has involved young people from all over the borough of Newham. We recently met for our 3rd training session at Lister Community School, Newham. Continue Reading

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How can we hope to prevent sex crimes when we still put the blame on the victim?

Prevention is an important and large part of protecting citizens from sex crimes. It tackles the problem from the root, stopping the crime from happening in the first place. However, in some places, work being done to prevent sex crime shows just how many outdated and conservative stereotypes regarding genders still exist. Not only does… Continue Reading

Impetus

The idea of the ‘impetus’ has been the elusive challenge that I have been grappling with. For some years now, my charity has been focusing on how we can change attitudes towards the ‘other’. How do we engage with those people and those views when there is nothing to persuade them to engage? How do… Continue Reading

Linda Lewis

Linda Lewis

Linda Lewis Linda Lewis, once described as the ‘Cockney-Jamaican Gracie Fields’, is one of Britain’s most respected and talented singer songwriters, with a career spanning more than four decades. With her five-octave vocal range, she has fused folk, soul, pop and reggae into a unique signature sound that is now an integral part of the… Continue Reading