{"id":35876,"title":"Campaigning alongside Idris Elba","description":"On 8th January we joined forces with Idris Elba outside parliament as part of his new campaign Don\u2019t Stop Your Future (DSYF) to combat knife crime.","content":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/rhstsgpl4pck6jzkltahoeg2drxez0fchkqihbsdaophd3x1.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"rhstsgpl4pck6jzkltahoeg2drxez0fchkqihbsdaophd3x1.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>On 8th January we joined forces with Idris Elba outside parliament as part of his new campaign Don\u2019t Stop Your Future (DSYF) to combat knife crime. In a powerful action joined by 99 other families, we laid down items of clothing worn by our innocent boy Ronan on the day he was attacked outside Parliament. <\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/nanbp0a6hj0rfofomestpxfu3eqza5vdqoslxd4uphfsllkc.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"nanbp0a6hj0rfofomestpxfu3eqza5vdqoslxd4uphfsllkc.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>We called for tougher action on knife crime, more blades to be banned including swords - the weapon used to attack our boy Ronan, and funding for youth services to be reinstated. <\/p><p>We will keep fighting until the government listens, takes stronger action, and stops more innocent lives from being taken away from knife crime.<\/p><p>Coinciding with the launch of his campaign DSYF, Idris Elba also launched his new music track called Knives Down. Ronan is featured on both the album cover and on a series of billboards across the West Midlands along with other young victims of knife crime. <\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/3znk85xtmkr6lh1tjcwu8y4ru8jazgsfguk53mvprkjndpph.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"3znk85xtmkr6lh1tjcwu8y4ru8jazgsfguk53mvprkjndpph.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/cjte0gksznbhlqmgr7zbwiwzsghpuckeovltklfmwfh9t94t.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"cjte0gksznbhlqmgr7zbwiwzsghpuckeovltklfmwfh9t94t.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>We hope the government and young people listen to the powerful voice and influence that Idris Elba has, and we arge more celebrities and influencers to step up just as he has. This problem of knife crime is getting worse, with news reports of more innocent lives being taken away almost every day. 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