MPA - promoting peace and community safety with London Week of Peace

55/06
12 September 2006

The Metropolitan Police Authority is again supporting London Week of Peace, the annual festival (10 – 17 September) for Londoners to celebrate and promote initiatives that positively impact on peace and community safety.

Cindy Butts, deputy chair of the MPA, said:

“The Metropolitan Police Authority believes London Week of Peace is a valuable way for local communities to get together and become involved in the fight against criminality and violence.

“London Week of Peace celebrates diversity, and promotes justice, equality and respect by hosting activities in every London borough. These are all values that the police authority believes in and wants to promote more effectively within local communities across London.

“By making their collective voice heard we can see that the overwhelming majority of people are prepared to stand together and collectively say ‘enough is enough – we want our streets to be safe for everyone and free from the fear of crime’.

“Young and old will unite in many different ways - sports events, peace walks, public rallies, street festivals or concerts - to show their support for safer communities. London’s local police, through the Safer Neighbourhoods teams, are joining with their communities at these events in almost every borough.”

Cindy concluded:

“More than ever in these difficult times, facing the threat of terrorist attacks on an unprecedented scale – acts of mass murder and the most indiscriminate of crimes affecting the safety of everyone in the capital – we need to pull together and promote our shared beliefs in strong communities built on equality and trust.”

Notes to editors

1. London Week of Peace is supported by the Metropolitan Police Authority, the Metropolitan Police Service, the Home Office, the Safer London Foundation and the Mayor of London.

2. Central events for the week include: a breakfast meeting for leaders of communities, faith groups and service providers at City Hall on Monday 11; a peace service in Westminster Central Hall on the evening of Monday 11; the annual Peace Award ceremony on Thursday 14 where eight awards will be presented to those who have made outstanding contributions to promoting peace in London; and a peace rally in Trafalgar Square on Friday 15.

3. The MPA is sponsoring the Turn Around Peace Award given to an ex-offender who has made a positive change in his/her community.

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