User talk:Juniorshabazz

Junior Shabazz is one of London’s leading experts on gang mediation. Working with street gangs for over 20 years has made Junior Shabazz one of the more credible voices in moving the agenda from criminal justice to health and tackling the effects of domestic violence. Junior Shabazz went on to establish youth caucuses in Germany, Holland and France. In later years He lectured on racism and xenophobia at the International European Youth Centre in Strasbourg. In 1992 Junior Shabazz headed a youth delegation to the European Council of Ministers, lobbying for increase rights for children and young people from migrant communities. This initiative became the cornerstone in the creation of Europe’s first Minority Youth Parliament in 1993. Junior pioneered work with young street gang members in inner city housing estates establishing youth and community services across London. Junior Shabazz became the Vice Chair of the London Union of Youth Cubs in the late 1990’s and was a founder member of London Youth one of the UK’s largest youth work charities. In the Last decade Junior has pioneered anti street crime initiatives to reduce youth offending and reduce the number of young people entering into the criminal justice system. Leading London’s first gang ceasefire in 2007, Junior Shabazz has established a record of serious violent crime reduction with young people over the last twenty years that is second to none.

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