{"id":50240,"title":"Knife Crime Awareness Week 2025","description":"#JusticeForRonanKanda attend Ben Kinsella Trust\u2019s Parliamentary Event and Sandwell Council\u2019s Knife Crime Awareness Event.","content":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Quattrocento Sans', sans-serif;\">#JusticeForRonanKanda attend Ben Kinsella Trust\u2019s Parliamentary Event and Sandwell Council\u2019s Knife Crime Awareness Event.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family:'Quattrocento Sans', sans-serif;\">We were honoured to be mentioned as part of the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Quattrocento Sans', sans-serif;\">Ben Kinsella Trust's Knife Crime Awareness Week<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family:'Quattrocento Sans', sans-serif;\">. It was powerful to see so many come together in the fight against youth violence. Thank you to the team at the Ben Kinsella Trust for the continued inspiration. We appreciate Dame Diana Johnson\u2019s speech acknowledging the ban on ninja swords and Ronan\u2019s Law. We truly value the recognition given by the minister on these important issues.<\/span><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/t9ydrpayedzy25lb2eow51sfhqjpfu0z7i0aek167fjy5g5r.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"t9ydrpayedzy25lb2eow51sfhqjpfu0z7i0aek167fjy5g5r.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/9a6mbl7ktjtd3nzpbco98qtwsotxl7fnzrkw8t1kebwqkpoh.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"9a6mbl7ktjtd3nzpbco98qtwsotxl7fnzrkw8t1kebwqkpoh.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/><span style=\"font-family:'Quattrocento Sans', sans-serif;\">We also attended the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Quattrocento Sans', sans-serif;\">Sandwell Council\u2019s Knife Crime Awareness Event<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family:'Quattrocento Sans', sans-serif;\">, where we listened to the voices of young people and community leaders working hard to make a difference.<\/span><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/vkmne0rcsy0vka1r3ioj15kc5i8nf2fpjka3y2dxuisrs7r2.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"vkmne0rcsy0vka1r3ioj15kc5i8nf2fpjka3y2dxuisrs7r2.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/><span style=\"font-family:'Quattrocento Sans', sans-serif;\">Together, we carry Ronan\u2019s light and continue our mission.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p><\/p>","urlTitle":"knife-crime-awareness-week-2025","url":"\/blog\/knife-crime-awareness-week-2025\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/knife-crime-awareness-week-2025\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/justiceforronankanda.org\/blog\/knife-crime-awareness-week-2025\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1750848307,"updatedAt":1750848780,"publishedAt":1750848779,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":294530,"name":"#JusticeForRonan"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/exh04sbfhpmttlgx81dulcqlzjvgj1pbrcrsagqo9lnspakx.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/exh04sbfhpmttlgx81dulcqlzjvgj1pbrcrsagqo9lnspakx.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/exh04sbfhpmttlgx81dulcqlzjvgj1pbrcrsagqo9lnspakx.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":55763,"title":"A Turning Point: The National Knife Crime Centre","url":"\/blog\/national-knife-crime-center-nkcc\/","urlTitle":"national-knife-crime-center-nkcc","division":294530,"description":"For years, families like mine have been asking one simple question: How are these weapons so easy to access?Now, for the first time, there is a national effort bringing together policing, government, and communities to answer that question \u2014 and act on it.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/jada35f0prurilu3a9aj7ryik44un2icp0htgvnsjxib84m5.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855&z=1.3&fx=0.49835484490799&fy=0.40221792013686","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/jada35f0prurilu3a9aj7ryik44un2icp0htgvnsjxib84m5.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440&z=1.3&fx=0.49835484490799&fy=0.40221792013686"},"hidden":0},{"id":35959,"title":"New law to ban zombie-style knives and machetes announced today","url":"\/blog\/new-law-to-ban-zombie-style-knives-and-machetes-announced-today\/","urlTitle":"new-law-to-ban-zombie-style-knives-and-machetes-announced-today","division":294530,"description":"New law to ban zombie-style knives and machetes announced todayThe government finally announced the new law to ban zombie-style knives and machetes today.  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