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Name: | Lem Nelson |
Age: | 22 |
Year of the Fix: | 2009 |
Location: | Birmingham |
Campaign: | Changing the focus from gangs to talent |
I grew up in the Handsworth area of Birmingham and so gang culture was something I was used to. I got roped into that way of life so I know what it can be like. I know 10 people who have been shot and 2 people who have lost their lives due to gang related issues.
I have realised that when young people have nothing to do, they hang around on the streets and get involved in gang life. If young people had more going on, there would be less gang culture.
In my opinion, it is all about ego. When ego’s are used in a negative way they turn into gang culture and negative street trends. So I decided I wanted to come up with something which young people could focus on to get them off the streets and with the help of Fixers I devised an idea for a community theatre workshop and performance.
Ego Theatre was all about channelling your ego into something powerful like performing arts rather than letting it get you into trouble. We held auditions in Birmingham and found a huge number of talented people, some with very similar backgrounds to me. I found that a lot of young people want to do something good with their lives, but they rarely get the opportunities. The project was a great success and I’m glad I was able to use my experiences to elevate other people and to help them get out of that gang culture.
I have now moved to London and am continuing my work in community theatre and hoping to put on a huge production one day!
Here is a list of Fixers helping me with my Fix:
Asia Rai-Ferguson | Ryan Gilbody |
Bianca Kelly | |
Kelly Felton | Joshua Walker |
Nicole Jones | Kate Weiler |
Ashley Cragg | Chasnell Green |
Chanelle Coleman | Imani Coleman |
Misha Graham | Tezlin Newell-Harding |
Tamar Dixon | Kelly Dunnion |
Jade Samuels | Lalruatfely Hlawndo |
Megan Ward | Kezia Johnson |
Rianne Talbott | Elisha Howe |
Yasmin Ka'Shai Badi | Jasmin Ker |
Rachel Longmore | Crystal Duncan |
Lauren Williams | Saul Augustus-Dore |
Tameka Stamp | Joseph Pharoah |
Jacob Akinsu | Marika Bechford |
Marika Bechford | Sherelle Clarke |
Jade Phillips | Kiki O'Connell |
Aaron Dale | Cherise Hutchinson |
Bethany Brown | Becky Louise Cope |
Joellah Williams | |
Melissa Wright | Kira Campbell |
Shakira Badley | Dale James |
Scarlett McKinley | Tauisha Watters |
David Snape | Bobette Kenge |
Hannah Adesroge | Claire Randle |
Jerome Jenoure | Nephieia Johnson |
Salem Antoinev | Leon McLean |
Nadine Daniels | Shireena Ingram |
Dean Thomas | Keiron Williams |
Kyle Bell | Yassa Amir |
Nathaniel Hazel | Andre Hesson |
Shinese-Carvell Grandison | Pheleba Johnson |
Christian Makuta | Inderjeet Janjuer |
Reanna Kirwan | Jerome Simpson |
Rochelle Robertson | Tramika Blackwood |
Rebekah Edwards | Darren Rose |
Indu Janjua | Jade Trotman |
Lewes Barnett | Rebecca Williams |
Stuart Barbour | Jennifer Uddin |
Maniki Boulasi | Terri Hope |
Sarai Richards | Marika Beckford |
Ambre Langslow | Emile Morant |
Rochelle Robertson | Chanelle Harvey |
Ciao Gonzales | Barnett Lewes |
Lois Morris | Chantel Blake |
Dominic Ivery | Farra Blake |
Ismaeel Muhimin | Michael Taylor |
Tasha Pinnock | Ayyesha Hussain |
Meghann
Ben Simms
Ethan Mcinally
Chelsie Brown
Becky
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Hannah Carter
Hannah Baker
Mason Latey
Shak & Natasha
Alexandra Garrick
Kiki
Macauley Collinson
Tilly and Bella
Jade Kingdom
Sam Womack
Jo Quinn
Sam Barakat
Shannon Rawlings
Liam Thomas
Jack H