News - Camden Rise

Articles and a poem from 'virtual' (online) reparations sessions held for children aged 10 to 18 by Camden Youth Justice Service:  Dealing with racism If someone is saying racist stuff or posting racist videos online, if it is online you just have to record it for proof then report it. If it ain’t to you, you can’t really comment on it and start an argument because that...

Today, on the International Day of People with Disabilities, local charity Elfrida Rathbone Camden is launching a new annual awards scheme to commemorate the memory and legacy of Catherine Capaldi. Catherine (pictured above in 2015), a former member of Camden Youth Council and The Hive Camden’s Youth Board, was a tireless campaigner for access and inclusion in Camden, who fought to raise...

As part of National Hate Crime Awareness Week (10 to 17 October), Camden Council has launched a creative competition for children and young people. Children and young people who live or study in Camden are being invited to enter prose, poetry or artwork in two age categories: ages 5 to 11 and ages 12 to 21. The winners will have their work published in our libraries and will receive a...

Young people have spruced up their neighbourhood in Gospel Oak as part of a graffiti art project run by a local charity. Shop shutters in Lismore Circus have been given a fresh look thanks to the young artists, who have been working with the Sir Hubert Von Herkomer Arts Foundation and Sam Sure, a graffiti artist and a singer-songwriter. The foundation won funding from Camden Council following...

Camden Council’s Youth Offending Service has been rated ‘outstanding’ by inspectors, placing the service as one of the top performers in the country. The report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation covers the Council’s Youth Offending Service (YOS) and its work alongside the police, schools and health services to support young people to reduce and prevent offending. It also covers...