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Too many young people have experienced the terrible effects of knife crime.

The injuries and deaths don't have to happen but the fact is, if you carry a knife, you are more likely to get stabbed yourself.

This site is for people who want to take positive action against knives.


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Please check out our polls because we wanna know your opinions on young people and knife crime.

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Too many young people have been stabbed or killed by knives. Knives are dangerous weapons. Fact. These injuries and deaths are so avoidable and we want to do something to help.

Back in April a group of 18 of us got together to work out a way to combat knife use on the street. We all met for a weekend of creative brainstorming, and advertising and communications agencies were there to help develop our ideas into an advertising campaign which would speak out to other young people. Here you can check out what these ideas became, and see what you can do to make a difference.

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  • Your talent!

    It doesn't have to happen by It doesn't have to happen
    We still want you to send in your songs, ryhmes and poems about knife crime. Check out the ones we received from SB and Access Moving Image below..
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  • "Think twice, don't carry a knife"

    SB - Changes by SB - Changes
    SB...Music Artist/Promoter/Graphic Designer... I’ve always been a lover of music, since I was a lil kid singing and dancing around the house while listening to the radio, I just saw it as a passionate hobbie. As I got older, I took my music more seriously and started recording my own song's in a studio. My taste in music ranges from anything I think sounds good, it don't have to be just (urban/black) music. I use to mainly listen to Pop music, but as I got older I started listening to more Black/Urban music, ranging from R&B, Soul, Garage, Rap & Hip Hop (but always staying open minded).

    My first music video was on MTV Base & AKA (formally known as Channel U) in 2007 titled:

    SB - 4REAL 4REAL ft Lil Miz J

    After doing my first video, I went away to focus on developing myself, doing some music courses & just living life. Living in East London, Hackney, I've witness alot of crime & heard of alot situation's resulting to crime, not that I'm saying Hackney is a bad place to live, just that there seem's to be a probelm with young people getting involved in crime. It can be very frustrating, so I throught through music I wanted to address this issue. Kid's listen to music alot & felt music would be the best way to trackle this issue. So I came up with a campaign called:

    "Think twice, don't carry a knife"

    & got my good friend Tipztar from Grimsby, who's also a music artist involved in the project.

    We are looking to go round to school's & youth centres around the UK where I feel this issue will benefit troubled young kids & make them think twice about their actions.Throught talking to the kids about the importance of not carrying a knife, the effects it has & just a gerenal code of respect & living their life's in a positive light.

    To have fun we are looking to performing a track titled:

    SB - Changes ft Tipztar

    Which is on FREE download,
    For more info please check out: http://www.myspace.com/sbentertainer
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    Not On These Streets by Not On These Streets
    PLEASE CLICK ON THE FILM LINKS, WATCH THE FILMS, JOIN THE GROUPS, JOIN IN THE DISCUSSION, DOWNLOAD THE FREE TRACKS FROM WWW.MYSPACE.COMNOTONTHESESTREETS AND PASS ON THE POSITIVE MESSAGE!

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    MUSIC VIDEO 2 - 'WHOS TO BLAME' (2009) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEd8Q...

    DOCUMENTARY 1 - 'WEAPONS? DISCUSS..." - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1J0_...
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  • Hello
    luv Hello

    go this charity - its kwl

    14 hours ago
  • Connor Who
    Connor Who

    anybody who takes a life regardless of what wepon it is, should be hanged

    18 hours ago
  • Dan
    Dan

    Its not just knife crimes, you get gangs of people on streets that start on you for no reason, I myself have a phobia of going outside now because of the gangs in the street and around my neighborhood , I don't feel safe at all going out, I wouldnt even go school because of the gangs that hang around, they all carry weapons, baseball bats, ect. Something needs to be done about them too.

    20 hours ago
  • Max Smith
    Max Smith

    My kid brother was stabbed to death by thugs carrying knifes the police only got one of them and he got 6 months in side, what is that going to teach him, there should be tougher penalties for knife crime

    R.I.P Craig always missed never forgotten
    Love you bro

    1 day ago
  • Teaboy
    Teaboy

    In response 2 sam: more than half the people carrying knives get them used against themselves and you dont know that everyone else in that estate is carryin knives bt if u go into an argument carrying a knife there is definatly gonna b one there

    2 days ago via Mobile
  • Marilyn Mitchell
    luv Marilyn Mitchell

    hi couldm u please tell me why
    i am not on page
    as son s and husband are
    to do with knife crime it also my son who was stabbed to whom i loved very much
    i tried to
    become member with photo
    but no joy i respect
    evry thing u are trying
    to stop knfiesbut will we win
    from a concernd mam

    3 days ago
  • Danii
    luv Danii

    hey :)
    love the new animation think its great that there is this many supporters
    i even found my picture xx

    3 days ago
  • The Face
    The Face

    Nah m8 i think this cant b stopped

    3 days ago via Mobile
  • Corey D
    Corey D

    Thanks For Adding! And Im Real Impressed Wiv This! I Cant Stand Sittin Down And Watching The News Hearing Tht Knife Crime, Knife Crim & Knife Crime! I Badly Want this To Stop & This Group, Having So Much Members Has Made It One Step Closer

    3 days ago
  • Eliot
    luv Eliot

    Im well impressed by what you are all doin.

    It's good that young people like me n u actually stand up for what we believe in and prove to others that we ain't all anti-social.

    I really belive in your project and i think that it is a great way of getting the message across.

    My last love is the least i can give.

    3 days ago
  • Next Hype Boi
    Next Hype Boi

    whats the real reson for knife's you will find that they not made to take a life's

    3 days ago
  • Robert John Gardner
    Robert John Gardner

    Hey the Bebo Page is great and keep up the good work, but I would also recommend developing MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter Page to strengthen your audience.

    Honestly a Facebook Profile, Fan Page, Group or all three, plus the other social networking sites, will strengthen you audience and spreads the word around about stopping Knife Crime in the UK.

    3 days ago
  • Chawwiee
    Chawwiee

    the best way is just to make stronger laws about carrying them, and help people feel safer without them

    3 days ago
  • Ben Mellor
    Ben Mellor

    Notthing is upstopable, the only reason its carrying on is that the courts arent giving gd eno'gh justic and life means life!

    3 days ago via Mobile
  • Sam
    Sam

    In response to 'Desmond Devlin', if they live in an area where their children feel they have to carry a knife to be safe, if you put yourself in the parents place, would you rather your child was safe

    3 days ago via Mobile
  • The Face
    The Face

    I think its cowardly ;) . And lets b onest its gd ppo r doing these groups but its pretty unstoppable :(

    3 days ago via Mobile
  • SeAn
    SeAn

    why do people carry knives because it dont make bad

    life will be better lived

    4 days ago
  • Desmond Devlin
    Desmond Devlin

    Where are the Parents of the Knife Carriers? It's about time Parents were made responsible for what their Kids do?

    5 days ago
  • Denise-Marie
    Denise-Marie

    Yeah knife crime is sick all the youngsters being killed it's a disgrace down and out with knives I support this page in all ways

    5 days ago via Mobile
  • Ben Mellor
    Ben Mellor

    Down With Knives!

    6 days ago