ART AGAINST KNIVES : Annual Report 2012-13

Art AgAinst Knives

annual report 2013

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RefeRence InfoRmatIon | 5–6

aIms, objectIves and values | 7–10

How we woRk | 11–12

ouR PRojects | 13–38

4.1 WordForward4.2 Creative Collaborations4.3 Role Models4.4 In Our Hands

fundRaIsInG | 39–46

5.1 Events In Support of Aak 5.2 Secret 7”

ouR oRGanIsatIon | 47–58

6.1 Statement of Trustees Responsibility6.2 Appointment of Trustees 6.3 Governing Document6.4 Risk Policy6.5 The Board of Trustees6.6 Staff6.7 Space6.8 Areas of development

fInancIal RevIew | 59–60

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We design projects with and not for young people: We deliver activities that young people want to be a part of, empowering individuals to take ownership of themselves, their future, and their community. We support, develop, and encourage: We support the development of young peoples’ social, personal and educational capabilities, so that they can make long–term positive change. We are innovative without trying to reinvent: Our young, creative team helps us to approach activities in a fresh way, we understand what is on trend and what young people want to be associated with. We believe in collaboration: Our projects forge partnerships, instigate collaboration and develop communication within communities. We encourage not instruct: We continue to involve young people in our development to ensure that our approach remains relevant to the current, and ever–changing, culture of violent crime.

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information

Art AgAinst Knives (a company limited by guarantee) Report and Financial Statements for the period ended 30 November 2013 Charity number: 1140866 Company number: 07462800


The Trustees of Art Against Knives are pleased to present

the Annual Report together with its financial statements of the

charity for the period ending 30th November 2014

2Aims,

objectives

And values

backGRoundArt AgAinst Knives was formed 5 years ago following the stabbing of Oliver Hemsley, a 21-year-old student from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art & Design. In the summer of 2008 Oliver was stabbed eight times by six young men in an unprovoked attack, leaving him paralysed.

Art AgAinst Knives began life as an exhibition organised by Oliver’s friends, and fellow Central Saint Martin’s students to raise money and awareness a year after he was attacked. The event gained an unbelievable amount of support from some of the biggest names in art and fashion with work donated by Tracey Emin, Rankin, Antony Gormley, Christopher Kane, and Banksy, amongst others.

It quickly became clear just how widespread the effects of violent crime were within the local community. Building on the momentum from the auction we began to run creative community projects with a focus on providing young people with a voice, and a positive way to express the social problems they were facing. For the past 4 years we have continued to work alongside young people and have learnt first hand the devastating effects of knife crime on the individual, their families and the wider community. Art AgAinst Knives is a positive response to Oliver’s attack, a charity which strives to reduce knife crime in London.

Charity name • Art Against Knives • Charity registration number • 1140866 • registered office Leagas Delaney, 1 Alfred Place, London, WC1E 7EB • operational Address • Leagas Delaney, 1 Alfred Place, London, WC1E 7EB • Bankers • HSBC City of London Commercial Centre, 28 Borough High Street, London SE1 1YB • solicitors • No Appointed Solicitor, Megan Phillips (Trustee) acts as legal advisor • Board of trustees • Mr Ken Robinson • Mr Ivo Gormley • Ms Katy Miller • Ms Megan Phillips • Ms Katy Dawe (Chair) • Mr Oliver Hemsley


ART AgAinsT Knives works with at–risk young people living in areas of London affected by violent crime. Through creative opportunities we support young people in making a permanent

positive change. We work with them and their communities to revolutionise the current culture of violent crime.


objectIvesThe promotion of racial harmony and of equality and diversity, in particular among young people in socially or economically deprived communities and communities facing social or economic change.

The advancement of the education of young people, in particular in the field of the creative arts.

The advancement of citizenship and community development, in particular by the promotion of youth - led creative projects in socially and economically deprived communities.

The relief of those in need by reasons of youth, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

3How We Work

We use art as a tool for communication and through the creative process, we encourage young people to identify problems and their solutions, and support them in accessing appropriate local services for support. We have built relationships with a wide variety of creative professionals and run projects which incorporate a broad range of creative processes including: graffiti, graphic design, fashion, music, nail art, spoken word, film, printing, painting and photography. Using creativity in this way helps us to reach young people who would not normally engage with education or alternative provision. We work to build on existing creative skills and interests to help those involved in our projects find employment, or make long-term positive change.

This year we’ve worked

with 365 YOUng PeOPLe

across London


Our projects focus on achieving outcomes that divert young people from the criminal justice system, offending, and other negative behaviours such as dependency, which can lead to violent crime.

• Prevention: For those who live in areas of high deprivation and are at risk, we address the social issues that lead to violent crime.

• Intervention: For those who are involved in criminal activity, we intervene early to prevent behaviours that will put them and others at risk.

• support: For those who have been involved in the criminal justice system, we support them in making a permanent positive change.

We do this through delivering creative projects that:

• build: Social, Personal and Educational Capabilities.• break down: Risks and barriers that lead to crime.• create: Opportunity.

We design projects based on the needs of both individuals and their communities. We run taster events and pilots to ensure that any provision is user led, and so that we fully understand the issues faced by the young people that we work with. We evaluate the outcomes of pilot projects to inform the development of targeted long-term programmes.

4our Projects

We work across London, providing creative opportunities in areas of high deprivation. We respond to need and work with existing services and local residents to ensure that we provide targeted, community led, provision. It is important to us that the projects which we design are long-term + sustainable, Hackney and Barnet are both examples of boroughs in which we have deep-rooted connections with the community and host a range of successful Art AgAinst Knives projects. We currently have four main areas of focus, WordForward. Creative Collaborations, Design + Make, and in Our Hands.


woRdfoRwaRddelIveRed: March – November 2013 (8 Months)

locatIon: Hackney

WordFORWARD is a Hackney based music project driven by a need for local youth provision that is not determined by postcode or status. We provided training to enhance writing and performance skills for young songwriters, hip-hop artists, musicians, and spoken word performers. 15 Participants were guided through the creative process, gaining insight into the professional industry, the opportunity to gain transferable skills ready for employment, and one-on-one support.

This programme was successful in bringing together young people from different postcodes. During the summer, participants had the opportunity to perform on the main stage at Lovebox music festival. The project also provided paid opportunity for one of our young filmmakers and and assistant youth worker role for one of our Role Models. The Project was supported by Universal Music, Hackney Community College, Vortex Jazz Bar and Lovebox Music Festival.

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“If I die tonight at least I know I tried to open peoples minds / we don’t need all this drama and the constant lies / what we need is more love

between you and I / For every human's right, I’m prepared to fight / I don’t need a gun all I need's is a mic and we can start a revolution right here tonight”

Lyrics from The Need, written by WordFORWARD participants


cReatIve collaboRatIons delIveRed: February – August 2013 (8 months)

locatIon: Hackney

A series of one-off events or workshops designed to engage with hard to reach young people in areas of high deprivation. Each project has a unique purpose, and is tailored to meet the needs of the individual, groups of young people and the local community. Provision includes skills training, creative thinking, group discussion, showcase opportunities, and industry expertise. Delivered by creative professionals, these projects offer exciting and relevant creative opportunities ranging from one day community events through to three month projects.

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desIGn+ make From February to August this year we ran Design and Make for the second Consecutive year as part of Hackney Council’s annual youth festival, Discover Young Hackney. We offered training and support for 12 young people to develop their own brands. Each brand communicates issues affecting young people in London and focuses around positive change. After the project participants are supported to continue their business, or enter employment, education or training. The final products were produced with the support of Mercury Clothing and sold via our online gallery at www.artagainstknivesgallery.com

t.o.y 'My Brand is called T.O.Y which stands for ‘Theft of Youth.’ I have been through a lot in my life, but I am still young, I feel like my youth has been taken away from me. Through my brand I would like to make sure that other young people don’t make the same mistake, and encourage them to recognise that they are still young and should enjoy being young. I would like to be part of making a change and hopefully I can inspire young people to rethink their behaviour and choices they are making as they grow up.' Design + Make Participant

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astaRz 'My brand is called Astarz. In April 2010 I lost my younger sister to gun crime, she was caught in a gang crossfire in a chicken shop in Hoxton. It is this tragic loss that has motivated me to create something positive from such a life changing experience. Unlike other anti-gun crime campaigns, I want my designs to be attractive to a really wide audience because even if you don’t think you have personal connections with an issue you can make a difference.' Design + Make Participant

“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it quite hard to plan the day”

'This is the quote that my sister posted on her Facebook wall the day she died, this is the inspiration for Astarz and the reason I strive to make a difference for other young people. Through my T-Shirts I hope to encourage all young people to wake up and think like this.' Design + Make Participant


Role modelsdelIveRed: Jan 2013 - Nov 2014 (10 months per person)

locatIon: Barnet + Hackney

A programme working directly with groups and individuals who have been affected by violent crime who strive to make long term positive change, both personally and within their communities. We provide a tailored programme of support to ensure we are meeting their diverse needs. We believe that by putting opportunity in the hands of those that have experienced the consequences of violent crime, they can go on to have a direct, positive impact on others around them. This year we have supported 3 individual role models, supporting them in gaining employable skills and industry experience.

An individual with a direct past experience or connection with violent crime and who has suffered the negative consequences of being involved. A person who holds a desire for positive change and feels a sense of social responsibility towards other at risk young people

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ouR defInItIon of a Role model


To coincide with the Secret 7” fundraising event, young Role Model Tom Hadrill worked with creatives at Mother advertising agency to produce Role Models, a film which follows the inspirational stories of 4 people that we are fortunate enough to work with. Over 60 young people and supporters attended our launch event where we premiered the film and hosted a Q&A with the audience. We continue to use the film to start conversations with other young people as well as providing supporters with an insight into the effects of exposure to violent crime through the eyes of young people themselves.

Role modelsfIlm

As part of this programme Art AgAinst Knives has run bi-weekly sessions at the new Progression Unit at Belmarsh Prison, set up as part of The London Pathways Project. The unit is designed to support those who are within two years of release, ensuring their progression and safe release into the community. The need for this project was identified through the occupational therapy team who noted that the majority of men expressed a desire in the future to be able to share their experiences with young people in the community to support them in avoiding a life of crime. Delivered by our Role Models, the project focused on responding to creative briefs designed to challenge perceptions, help develop personal, social and educational goals, and introduce transferable skills. The project continues to be delivered, and will go onto identify a small number of participants who we will support in the community upon release.

Role models: belmaRsH PRIson


In ouR HandsdelIveRed: Nov 12 - Nov 13 (12 months)

locatIon: Barnet

A community based programme designed to prevent young females from becoming victims and perpetrators of violent crime. We utilise current trends and work with local residents to design activities and safe spaces to encourage interaction between young girls and women. We challenge the females involved to rethink their views of violence, abuse and controlling behaviour, and direct them towards local help and advice. Through our nail bar model we deliver a bespoke training programme to support females of all ages in learning new skills, maintaining commitment and supporting individual needs.

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We have been running ‘Dollis Dolls Nail Bar’ on Dollis Valley estate in Barnet for over a year. The weekly project has been attended by over 90 females. Alongside building skills in nail care we provide one-on-one mentoring and support with personal issues such as housing and support into education, employment and training. The sessions are open access and we welcome females of all ages from the local community, with a particular focus on 12-25 year olds.

‘Before Dollis Dolls I was hanging around with the wrong people, getting into crimes… and violence and that. This changed everything, you never know right now I could be in a jail or something, but this has made my life better’ one of the Dollis Dolls

dollIs dolls This provides a progression route for females who are committed to the nail bar project and have completed their training. We take the nail bar out on ‘professional’ visits to other communities, youth centres, estates, and community events as well as corporate businesses. Through the Pop-ups we introduce professional business skills, positive communication, customer relations, and work-ready skills. The females are also responsible for raising funds to cover the cost of equipment and earn points to contribute to building their own personal kit bags. This project engages with the wider community encouraging them to participate in positive opportunities, and encourages businesses to support the future of the project.

The majority of females cannot afford to travel out of the borough, and often don’t leave their own estates. Through the pop-ups, those involved get to experience new environments and meet other positive females who are working in businesses across London. This provides the females involved with an insight into jobs and professions that they could become involved in and helps to raise personal aspirations

dollIs dolls PoPs-uP:


AAK are excited to announce our latest upcoming creative collaboration. We have been commission by The British Red Cross to produce a series of films demonstrating how to provide life-saving first aid to someone with a knife wound. Next year we plan to open our second Nail Bar on the Strawberry Vale Estate in Barnet. Building on the success of Dollis Dolls we would like to extend our reach to include more females living in areas affected by deprivation and violent crime.

We are currently planning a collaboration with London College of Fashion to develop our Design+Make program making use of their industry standard facilities and expertise. Next year we hope to run a pilot focusing around traditional leather skills.

uPcomInG PRojects

5Fundraising

ouR aPPRoacH to fundRaIsInGIn 2012/13 our annual turnover was £94,600. 70% of income was raised through fundraising activities which included Secret 7” a project supported by Universal music. 27% of income was raised through donations and the remaining 3% from trusts and grants. The charity’s core costs are currently £54,900 per year. We have been successful in securing fundraising partnerships with large corporate organisations such as Universal, Sotheby’s and the Red Cross which has allowed us independence in running self-designed projects.


events In suPPoRt of aak

This year we have been lucky enough to receive support from a range of Creative Organisations across London. Online retailer style sequel sponsored a fashion auction. Creative collective Pens and needles donated a percentage of sales from one of their exhibitions, as did Radio Hair salon, graduates from Camberwell Illustration BA hosted a fundraising auction at their degree show exhibition Wellsaid. Designers Timba Smits and Flash Gordon Shaw ran film based exhibition not For Rental at Little White Lies Gallery in Shoreditch raising over £700. Serial marathon runner elle Hankinson ran the Jamaican Marathon for Art AgAinst Knives raising over £500, and long term supporter Richard Austin ran the Dublin marathon. Media Agency seven stars hosted an artwork sale raising over £2000. Finally Tramshed restaurant in Shoreditch continued their support by donating a percentage of all water sales. To all those involved tHAnK You for your generosity and support.

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secRet 7”

Part fundraising event, part creative collaboration, Secret 7” in partnership with Universal Music was one of AAK’s highlights of 2013. 7 musicians including Nas, Elton John and Public Enemy donated a track which was pressed to a limited run of 100 vinyls. The Creative community was then given the opportunity to design a unique cover for one of the 700 vinyls, hundreds of artists took part including Ai Wei Wei and Gilbert and George. The vinyls were then exhibited at Mother London Advertising Agency where the public were given the chance to buy one of the limited edition records, the catch being that the track and sleeve artist remained a secret until after the record was purchased and opened. The event raised over £30,000 and gained high profile press such as Time Out, Vogue, The Guardian, Financial TImes and The Evening Standard.

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kevIn kInG, foundeR of secRet 7"

'Making Art AgAinst Knives the charity of choice this year was an easy decision. On top of the money and awareness we generate this year we will ensure that every aspect of the project provides an opportunity for the young people that they work with. From help designing the invite, building our website through to filming video content and installing the exhibition, we will provide valuable experience in a variety of creative roles.'


As always young people were involved in every stage of the event from organising the guest list to designing sleeves and working with the graphic designers. 23 Young People were involved in the running of the event, and overall we reached 94 Young People through associated events.

As well as the incredibly well attended opening night we ran events throughout the exhibition, this included UTalks, a panel discussion with influential music industry professionals. Panel members included 1Xtra DJ - Semtex, Ben Scarr, one of Island Records A&R managers responsible for signing acts such as Tinchy Stryder, and Clive Cawley, MD at Mercury, overseeing marketing and promotion for acts including Kanye West. The event was attended by 57 Young People who hope to make it in the industry.

We also hosted Role Models a night to celebrate some of our most inspirational young people and provide them with the opportunity to tell their stories through a short film directed by Tom Hadrill, a young person who with the support of Art AgAinst Knives is now studying Fine Art at Goldsmiths College of Art.

6our organisation


statement of tRustees ResPonsIbIlIty

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; andPrepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is not appropriate to assume that the company will continue on that basis. The Trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements company with the Companies Act 2006. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

6.1 6.2 aPPoIntment of tRustees

Newly appointed Trustees must be approved by directors. The directors may refuse an application for membership if, acting reasonably and properly, they consider it to be in the best interests of the charity to refuse the application. The directors must consider any written representations the applicant may make about the decision. The directors decision following any written representations must be notified to the applicant in writing but shall be final.


GoveRnInG document

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 7 December 2010 and registered as a charity on 22 March 2011. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company closing members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £3.

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6.4 RIsk PolIcy

The Trustees plan to undertake a review during 2013/14 of the major risks to which the charity is exposed from which a risk register will be established.


tHe boaRd of tRustees

Chair of the Tourism Alliance and a board member of the Tourism Society, Ken was appointed CBE for services to tourism in 1997. In 2002, Ken’s son was murdered in a knife attack in Battersea. Ken experienced the devastating effect of this not only on his own family and friends, but also on those of the attackers and, as a result, he is committed to supporting efforts to minimise knife crime.

Megan is a solicitor for the Police Law Department of Bhatt Murphy, specialising in civil actions and complaints against the police.

Katy works for the charity YouthNet (www.youthnet.org) and is a senior member of their communications team.

Former Creative Director of ThinkPublic, and the founder of the Good Gym social enterprise. Ivo continues to combine an interest in social innovation with documentary, and has in the past shown films at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival, The French National Assembly, The European Union and the Houses of Parliament.

Oliver is an artist living in London. In August 2008 Oliver was Stabbed in an unprovoked attack leaving him paralysed. After spending a year in hospital, Oliver co-founded Art AgAinst Knives to create something positive from such a life-changing experience.

Co-Founder and Creative Director of Art AgAinst Knives. Katy is Young Achiever of the Year 2010; Honda’s youngest (and only female) Cultural Engineer, Samsung’s Women of Note 2013 and one of the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson’s Stars of London.

6.5 6.6 staff

Art AgAinst Knives has two permanent members of staff who make up our young, creative, management team and report to the board of Trustees.

Co-Founder & Creative Director is the primary spokesperson for Art AgAinst Knives and holds the primary responsibility for devising and delivering the charitable activities programme.

Managing Director is responsible for the administrative and financial affairs of the Charity, including the management of staff and volunteers and contributing to the design of long term strategy.

Project staff are employed on a freelance basis contracted to deliver projects, community engagement and project admin. Staff are selected based on their expertise and experience in working with challenging young people and often have direct links with the community which they are working in. Project staff report to the management team.

mr ken Robinson cbe fts

ms megan Phillips

ms katy miller

mr Ivo Gormley

mr oliver Hemsley

ms katy dawe

katy dawe

Polly wilson

http://www.youthnet.org


volunteers make up a key part of our youth project delivery. This serves the dual purpose of helping volunteers gain experience and ensures that the young people that we work with are exposed to a variety of different people from a diverse array of backgrounds. All volunteers are provided with a role description outlining key responsibilities and a set term. Monthly progress meetings are held to give volunteers a chance to feedback and self-assess their development.

In 2012/13 over 50 volunteers supported ART AgAinsT Knives across youth projects, events management and admin. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who donated their time and helped us to achieve so much.

In 2012/13 over 50 voLunteers supported Art AgAinst Knives across youth projects, events management and admin. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who donated their time and helped us to achieve so much.


sPace

Our registered office and operational address are generously donated in kind by advertising agency Leagas Delaney, 1 Alfred Place, London, WC1E 7EB.

Our projects are delivered within the communities we work in. We currently hire space supporting existing community centres or hiring professional creative spaces to provide access to environments young people would not normally experience.n.

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7Financial review 6.8 aReas of develoPment

Develop inhouse safeguarding training and ensure that all staff are kept up to date with best practice for working with ‘high risk’ young people. Alongside this we intend to build relationships with borough level safeguarding services to ensure we are in-line with their regulations as these differ from borough to borough.

Build on existing evaluation methods and Implement new software to ensure that we are fully measuring the impact of our projects. We would also like to gain an accreditation for our evaluation.

Increase our grant Funding to ensure that are able to deliver long term sustainable programmes.

Develop existing charitable projects into Long Term Provision which are embedded into the community. We hope to do this through securing increased funding and building on existing relationships with local support services.


These accounts represent the results of the charity for the period from the start of the financial year on 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2013. During the period the charity had total incoming resources of £94,600 and total outgoing resources of £65,700 resulting in net incoming resources for the year of £28,900.

Art AgAinst Knives is still a young charity, as such no reserves have yet been established. The Trustees are aware that reserves are necessary to be able to continue the work of the charity. To date any funds received have been used by the charity to meet its working capital requirements. The Trustees have plans to build the reserves of the charity in the long term but given the economic climate realise this may not be realistic in the short term.

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Results for the period

Reserves policy

trustees’ responsibility in relation to the financial statements

We design projects with and not for young people: We deliver activities that young people want to be a part of, empowering individuals to take ownership of themselves, their future, and their community. We support, develop, and encourage: We support the development of young peoples’ social, personal and educational capabilities, so that they can make long–term positive change. We are innovative without trying to reinvent: Our young, creative team helps us to approach activities in a fresh way, we understand what is on trend and what young people want to be associated with. We believe in collaboration: Our projects forge partnerships, instigate collaboration and develop communication within communities. We encourage not instruct: We continue to involve young people in our development to ensure that our approach remains relevant to the current, and ever–changing, culture of violent crime.

Design and cover art by Rich Murphy – [email protected]

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