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PowerTalk

by POWER THE FIGHT

PowerTalk: Be Empowered To ImpactShort powerful interviews and talks from leading youth violence experts, spreading new ideas and sharing best practise. Power The Fight exists to empower communities to end youth violence. For this to become a reality, communities will need to work together and learn from one another. Our key aims are to educate, equip, engage and enable communities to be the answer to the issue of youth violence the UK.

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  1. CEO/Founder of Power The Fight Ben Lindsay OBE interviews Guvna B for #mentalhealthawarenessweek

    Take a moment to listen to this raw, honest and personal conversation between two friends! Ben Lindsay OBE & Guvna B discuss men's mental health, grief, faith, juggling life and the impact these things may have on us...this is not to be missed! #mentalhealthawareness #stayconnected...

  2. PowerTalk S4 - Ep 7 Professor Carlene Firmin - Contextual Safeguarding Part 2

    Professor Carlene Firmin MBE is an applied social researcher, concerned with safeguarding young people, social justice and inequality at Durham University. Professor Firmin has a particular expertise in social care responses to abuse between young people and ham in extra-familial spaces and…

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  3. PowerTalk S4 - Ep 6 - Professor Robert Beckford & Dr Selena Stone - A Theological Perspective

    Professor Robert Beckford is a British academic theologian and currently Professor of Black Theology at The Queen's Foundation and joined the University of Winchester in 2021 as Director of the new Institute of Climate and Social Justice. Dr Selina Stone is Tutor and Lecturer in Theology at St...

  4. PowerTalk S4 - Ep 5 - Jack Reynolds - Football and Therapy

    Jack Reynolds is Co-Founder and Chief Executive at Football Beyond Borders. FBB works with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who are disengaged at school, helping them finish school with the skills and grades to make a successful transition into adulthood. They do this by providing...

  5. PowerTalk S4-Ep4 -Jeffrey Boakye-A Black Teacher's Perspective on Violence Affecting Young People.

    Jeffrey Boakye is an author, broadcaster, educator and occasional journalist with a particular interest in issues surrounding education, race, masculinity and popular culture. PowerTALKs are Short powerful interviews from leading youth violence experts, spreading new ideas and sharing best…

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  6. PowerTalk S4-Ep3-Sayce Holmes-Lewis -A Youth Workers Perspective on Violence Affecting Young People.

    Sayce Holmes-Lewis is the Founder & CEO of Mentivity, an inspirational mentoring organisation and alternative educational provision that provides aspirational support for young people, schools, parents and carers across London, Brighton, Kenya and Uganda. Founded in January 2016, Mentivity...

  7. PowerTalk S4 - Ep2 - Dr Ichechim White - A GP's Perspective on Violence Affecting Young People.

    Dr Ichechim White is a medical doctor, working as a GP with a specialist interest in adolescent health and lifestyle medicine. She leads a clinic for young people to receive support for their physical, sexual and mental health needs. She believes adolescence is a crucial time for development and...

  8. PowerTalk S4 - Ep 1 - Lord Hastings & Lord Woolley - A Politician's Response to Youth Violence

    Lord Michael John Hastings, Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE is currently the Professor of Leadership at the Stephen R. Covey Leadership Centre at Huntsman Business School, USA & sits on the Concordia Leadership Council. He served as Chancellor of Regent's University London from October 2016 to...

  9. Images of Fatherhood Sunday Worship 21.06.20 BBC Radio 4

    Ben Lindsay, Guvna B and Lord Hastings explore what it means to be a ‘father’ and share their experience of fatherhood. Although the biblical language of God as Father can be difficult for some, the idea it presents of a God with an unconditional love for all his children is a powerful one. How…

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  10. PowerTalk S3 - Lockdown Edition EP8 - Ellena Valizadeh - A Teachers Perspective on Youth Violence

    Ellena Valizadeh is Advisory Teacher Children with Physical and Medical Needs at London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Ellena has spent the last 15 years working as a teacher in secondary schools across London. She joins Ben Lindsay to a teacher's perspective on youth violence, knife crime and gangs....

  11. PowerTalk S3 - Lockdown Edition EP7 - Craig Pinkney - Culturally Competent Therapy, COVID-19

    Craig Pinkney is a Criminologist, Urban Youth Specialist, Lecturer and one of the UK’s leading thinkers/doers in responding to Gangs & Serious Youth Violence and leads the think tank SOLVE. Academically Craig holds a BA (Hons) in Youth & Community Development, PG Cert in Teaching and Learning,...

  12. COVID 19, Disproportionate BAME Impact and the White Led Church Response.

    We Need To Talk About Race: How Should White Majority/White Led Churches Respond to the Disproportionate Impact COVID-19 has had on Ethnic Minorities? Synopsis: COVID-19 has revealed racial inequalities but how should White majority/White led churches respond? Ben Lindsay, author of We Need To…

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  13. PowerTalk S3 - Lockdown Edition EP6 - The Impact COVID-19 is Having on Youth Work

    Powertalk is joined by a group of youth workers Femi Koleoso (Jubilee Church London/Ezra Collective), Milka Fisiha (Higher Purpose), Ruth Samuels (All Saints Peckham) and Claude Murray (XLP). We discuss the Impact COVID-19 is having on youth work. PowerTALKs are Short powerful interviews from...

  14. PowerTalk S3 - Lockdown Edition Ep5 - Henna Shah - Funding, Grants, Race and COVID-19

    Henna Shah is from the organisation Charity So White who have a vision of a charity sector that is taking the lead on tackling and rooting out racism. They want to see a shift in fundamental structures across the charity sector, where the sector, leaders and decision-makers reflect the…

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  15. PowerTalk S3 - Lockdown Edition Ep4 Dez Brown - Youth Work, The Criminal Justice System and COVID-19

    Dez Brown, is CEO and Founder of Spark 2 Life. Their vision is to REACH, RELATE, EQUIP all they encounter to make positive lifestyle choices that support the eradication of serious youth violence and gang culture. On this episode Ben Lindsay, CEO of Power the Fight discusses the work of Spark 2...

  16. PowerTalk - Lockdown Edition - S3/EP4 Martin Griffiths - Youth Violence, NHS and COVID-19.

    Martin Griffiths, consultant trauma surgeon at the Royal London Hospital, is the health service's first clinical director for violence reduction. On this episode Ben Lindsay, CEO of Power the Fight discusses Youth Violence, NHS and COVID-19. PowerTALKs are Short powerful interviews from leading...

  17. PowerTalk - Lockdown Edition - S3/EP2 Justin Finlayson - COVID-19/Race/Youth Work

    Justin Finlayon, is CEO of United Borders an award winning charity which works within the community to support at risk youth. On this episode Ben Lindsay, CEO of Power the Fight discusses the work of United Borders, youth work and the impact of COVID-19 on ethnic minorities. PowerTALKs are Short...

  18. PowerTalk - Lockdown Edition - S3/EP1 Lib Peck – London Violence Reduction Unit

    Lib Peck is the Director of London’s Violence Reduction Unit set up by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan in 2018. On this episode Ben Lindsay, CEO of Power the Fight discusses the work of the London Violence Reduction Unit and the impact COVID 19 has had on young people and youth violence…

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  19. PowerTalk S2/EP11 – Creative Entrepreneurship and Young People - Ibrahim Kamara, GUAP

    Ibrahim Kamara, Co-founder & Editor in Chief, GUAP joins Ben Lindsay, founder of the charity Power The Fight on the PowerTalk Podcast on how Creative Entrepreneurship and how this could be a route out for many young people engaged or impacted by youth violence. PowerTALKs are Short powerful...

  20. PowerTalk S2/EP10 - Young People and the Criminal Justice System - Aika Stephenson

    Aika Stephenson, Co-founder Just For Kids Law joins Ben Lindsay, founder of the charity Power The Fight on the PowerTalk Podcast discussing the topic of Young People and the Criminal Justice System. PowerTALKs are Short powerful interviews from leading youth violence experts, spreading new ideas...

  21. PowerTalk S2/EP9 - Systemic Issues Causing Youth Violence - Raymond Douglas

    Raymond Douglas – Systemic Issues Causing Youth Violence Gangs & Systemic Youth Violence Practitioner and minus violence founder Raymond Douglas joins Ben Lindsay, founder of the charity Power The Fight on the PowerTalk Podcast to go behind the headlines of youth violence and look at some of the...

  22. PowerTalk S2/EP8 - Young Creatives and Creating Alternative Narratives - - TJ Koleoso & Theresa Lola

    TJ Koleoso, youth worker and bassist from the jazz group Ezra Collective and Young people’s Laureate for London Theresa Lola join Ben Lindsay, founder of the charity Power The Fight on the PowerTalk Podcast to discuss the topic of young creatives and the importance of creating alternative...

  23. PowerTalk S2/EP7 - Police View on Youth Violence and Knife Crime - John Sutherland & Leroy Logan

    Retired police officers and authors John Sutherland and Leroy Logan join Ben Lindsay, founder of the charity Power The Fight on the PowerTalk Podcast to discuss the police perspective in regards to youth violence and knife crime. PowerTALKs are Short powerful interviews from leading youth…

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  24. PowerTalk S2/EP6 - Examining the Power of Labelling in the Context of Violence - Dr Elaine Williams

    Criminologist Dr Elaine Williams joins Ben Lindsay, founder of the charity Power The Fight on the PowerTalk Podcast discussing her work in examining the power of labelling in the context of violence. PowerTALKs are Short powerful interviews from leading youth violence experts, spreading new ideas...

  25. PowerTalk S2/EP5 - Women, Girls and Violence - Ebinehita Iyere, Talia Kensit & Laura Price

    Ebinehita Iyere, Founder @milkhoneybees & Lead Project Co-ordinator @Juvenis, Talia Kensit, Founder @youthrealities and Laura Price, Young Women’s Associate from Abianda joins Ben Lindsay, founder of the charity Power The Fight on the PowerTalk Podcast on the topic of Understanding Woman, Girls…

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  26. PowerTalk S2/EP4 - Gangs, Youth Violence and Trauma Part 2 - Craig Pinkney

    Craig Pinkney is a Criminologist, Urban Youth Specialist, Lecturer and one of the UK’s leading thinkers/doers in responding to Gangs & Serious Youth Violence. Academically Craig holds, a BA (Hons) in Youth & Community Development, PG Cert in Teaching and Learning, Master’s degree in Criminology…

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  27. PowerTalk S2/EP3 - Gangs, Youth Violence and Trauma Part 1 - Craig Pinkney

    Craig Pinkney is a Criminologist, Urban Youth Specialist, Lecturer and one of the UK’s leading thinkers/doers in responding to Gangs & Serious Youth Violence. Academically Craig holds, a BA (Hons) in Youth & Community Development, PG Cert in Teaching and Learning, Master’s degree in Criminology…

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  28. PowerTalk S2/EP2 - County Lines and Child Criminal Exploitation - Grace Robinson

    Grace Robinson is a Programme Leader of Criminology at Blackpool and The Fylde College and a researcher of Gangs, Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines and joins Ben Lindsay, founder of the charity Power The Fight on the PowerTalk Podcast to discuss Child Criminal Exploitation and County...

  29. PowerTalk S2/EP1 - Youth Offending Service Perspective on Youth Violence - Lawrence Russell

    On this episode we have Lawrence Russell, Youth Offending Service Operations Manager and today we will be discussing the Youth Offending Service perspective on youth violence PowerTALKs are Short powerful interviews from leading youth violence experts, spreading new ideas and sharing best…

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  30. PowerTalk - S1/EP 9 - Knife Crime A Victim Perspective with Amani Simpson

    In the final episode of PowerTalk season 1, Ben Lindsay speaks to Amani Simpson from Aviard Inspires, a youth-led organisation with an ever growing passion for helping other young people reach their full potential. Amani is a victim of knife crime.

  31. PowerTalk - S1/EP 8 - Church Response Youth Violence Pt 3

    Ben Lindsay, founder of the charity Power The Fight is joined on PowerTalk with Rev Canon Rosemarie Mallet & Pastor Owen Hylton who both lead churches in Brixton, SE London. We continue to discuss the church response to youth violence. #PowerTalk - Be Empowered To Impact #PowerTheFight...

  32. PowerTalk - S1/EP 7 - Trauma Informed Therapy with Whitney Iles

    Ben Lindsay, founder of Power The Fight is joined by Whitney Iles, founder of Project 507, their mission is to change the systemic conditions generating violence by providing innovative solutions to create positive peace. Ben and Whitney discuss how trauma informed therapy can be key in...

  33. PowerTalk - S1/EP 6 - Contextual Safeguarding with Dr Carlene Firmin MBE

    Ben Lindsay, founder of the charity Power The Fight talks to Dr. Carlene Firmin MBE on the topic of Contextual Safeguarding, an approach to understanding, and responding to, young people’s experiences of significant harm beyond their families. #PowerTalk - Be Empowered To Impact #PowerTheFight...

  34. PowerTalk - S1/EP 5 - Church Response To Youth Violence Pt 2

    Ben Lindsay founder of the charity Power The Fight continues the discussion with 4 London pastors (Efram Buckle, Joe Macnamara, Leo Powell and Jeronne Rudder) for part 2 of the church response to the increase in youth violence. #PowerTalk - Be Empowered To Impact #PowerTheFight @PowerTheFightUK...

  35. PowerTalk - S1/EP 4 - Church Response To Youth Violence Pt 1

    Ben Lindsay founder of the charity Power The Fight is joined by 4 London pastors - Efram Buckle (Ecclesia Church/TLG Lewisham), Joe Macnamara (Kings Church London), Leo Powell (Jubilee Church London)and Jeronne Rudder (Emmanuel Pentecostal/Fearless) to discuss the church response to the increase…

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  36. PowerTalk - S1/EP 3 - School to Prison Pipeline with Andrez Harriott

    Ben Lindsay founder of the charity Power The Fight is joined with Andrez Harriott Director of the The Liminality Group which delivers early intervention and prevention programmes within schools and Young Offender Institutions. On today’s PowerTalk Ben and Andrez discuss the School to Prison...

  37. PowerTalk - S1/EP 2 - Music and Youth Violence with Jasmine Dotiwala and Guvna B

    Ben Lindsay, founder of the charity Power The Fight is joined by British broadcaster, producer, director and columnist Jasmine Dotiwala and MOBO award winning author and musician Guvna B. We ask the question is Drill, Grime and UK Hip Hop music to blame for the increase in youth violence in the…

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  38. PowerTalk - S1/EP 1 - Root Causes of Youth Violence with Temi Mwale

    Temi Mwale, founding director of The 4Front Project, a youth-led social enterprise on a mission to empower young people and communities to live free from violence joins Ben Lindsay, founder of the charity Power The Fight on the PowerTalkPodcast to discuss UK Youth Culture and the root causes of...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

PowerTalk: Be Empowered To ImpactShort powerful interviews and talks from leading youth violence experts, spreading new ideas and sharing best practise. Power The Fight exists to empower communities to end youth violence. For this to become a reality, communities will need to work together and learn from one another. Our key aims are to educate, equip, engage and enable communities to be the answer to the issue of youth violence the UK.

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