A group based in Merseyside recently started a campaign which is developing national appeal, aimed at tackling the often-negative image of teenagers in Britain.
The idea is to challenge young people to do something in their neighbourhood to change the stereotype that most teenagers are violent, use their ASBO's as a badge of honour, and allegedly think that (a) forks are for eating with, (b) knives are for stabbing with and (c) spoons are for drug use.
Each teenager who takes the challenge must add their name and address to a postcard, and to write what they will do to raise the reputation of teenagers in the UK. The post card, in turn, is posted on to the More than Hoodies campaign HQ and, eventually, will be sent on to Downing Street for the attention of top politicians and other leaders.
To find out more, or for any ideas about what teenagers could do in their neighbourhood, please see below... More Than Hoodies Campaign | Address: 107a Albert Road, Widnes WA8 6LB Email: hys@hotmail.co.uk |
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What are the solutions to youth crime and the fear of hoodies?
- Do parents need to work harder?
- Do young people need to calm down?
- Should we give up hope and build a load of borstals?
- Should we have night-time cufews for young people, like in Canada?
- Do other laws need to change?
- Should younger and older generations be mixing more? If so how?
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