Professional Screening & Education Programme Launch: Exploring Violence Prevention, Choices & Restorative Justice.

A professional screening and education launch for those working with young people affected by violence, conflict, offending, exclusion and its wider consequences.

Professionals working with young people are often dealing with complex challenges that cannot be addressed through one intervention alone. Violence, peer pressure, conflict, retaliation, exclusion, trauma, harmful choices and the consequences of offending can have a significant impact on young people, their families, schools, communities and the professionals supporting them.

But how do we create meaningful conversations around these issues without simply telling young people what they should or should not do?

Stolen Dreams: Redemption provides a different starting point.

This special education launch event introduces a new film-based education programme designed to use the power of storytelling to support conversations around violence prevention, choices, consequences, accountability, forgiveness and restorative practice.

What is the event?

The event will include a screening of Stolen Dreams: Redemption, followed by an introduction to the education programme and an opportunity to explore how the film and accompanying resources can be used within professional settings.

Rather than simply presenting a film, the event will demonstrate how a powerful story can become a practical tool for engagement, reflection and learning.

The programme has been developed for organisations working with young people, including:

Schools and colleges

Youth services and youth organisations

Violence reduction and prevention programmes

Safeguarding teams

Social care and family services

Probation and criminal justice organisations

Community and voluntary organisations

Universities and training providers

Professionals working with young people at risk of exclusion, offending or involvement in violence

Joint Enterprise Practitioners

Why this matters

Many professionals are working with young people who may understand the consequences of violence intellectually, but struggle to engage with those consequences on a deeper personal level.

Others may be reluctant to discuss difficult experiences, conflict or offending directly.

Film can provide a shared experience and a safe starting point for conversation.

Stolen Dreams: Redemption explores the human consequences behind violence and offending, creating opportunities to move beyond statistics and headlines and explore questions such as:

What happens after the incident?

Who else is affected by our choices?

What does accountability really mean?

Can someone take responsibility and still move forward?

What does forgiveness look like?

Can restorative approaches change how we respond to harm?

The education programme provides structured ways for professionals to take these conversations further.

What will professionals gain from attending?

The event will give you an opportunity to:

Experience the film before considering its use within your organisation.

Understand the educational thinking behind the programme.

Explore how film can support difficult conversations with young people.

See how the resources can be incorporated into existing youth work, education, safeguarding, prevention or restorative practice.

Consider how the programme could complement your organisation's existing interventions rather than operate as a standalone project.

Explore activities designed to encourage reflection, discussion and personal responsibility.

Understand the programme's intended learning outcomes.

Ask questions about delivery and implementation within your setting.

The aim is to leave you with a clearer understanding of how storytelling can become a practical engagement tool, particularly when working with young people who may not respond to traditional approaches alone.

Attendance

Free registration is available to professionals using a professional email address.

Retired professionals with experience in education, youth work, violence prevention, restorative practice or related fields are also welcome to register.

If you are not currently working in a professional role or do not have access to a professional email address, but your experience or involvement is relevant to the focus of the event, please contact info@storiesbyemeka.com to discuss registration.

Spaces are limited, so please only register if you are able to attend.

In Partnership with WalkwithMe UK CIC. Who continue to drive a self sufficient approach in creating the village/supporting networks to raise, protect, nurture children, young people especially those in need.

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