AberNecessities and DLLT Partner to Bring Vital ‘Street Belonging’ Conference to Aberdeen.
Local children’s charities AberNecessities and Denis Law Legacy Trust have partnered to hold their first-ever conference event on Tuesday 30th April at The Chester Hotel, Aberdeen.
The sold-out conference will focus on ‘Street Belonging: Violence, Connection and Healing: a social history of Scottish gang culture’ with guest speaker, Graeme Armstrong.
The conference will explore the allure of gangs, street violence, weapon carrying, permanent exclusion, substance abuse and the transformative power of leadership, compassion and the fundamental role educators played in his life.
Graeme is a Times bestselling author from Airdrie. His teenage years were spent within Scotland’s ‘young team’ gang culture. His debut novel, The Young Team, is based upon his experiences and was published in 2020.
Most recently, he wrote and presented a BBC series on Scottish gang culture, Street Gangs, available now on BBC iPlayer. In 2023, Graeme was named one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists, a once-in-a-decade literary honour.
Danielle Flecher-Horn, Founder, AberNecessities said “Alongside our friends at Denis Law Legacy Trust we are incredibly grateful to be welcoming Graeme to Aberdeen. Having been a specialist and early intervention teacher for many years I truly believe in the value of Graeme’s story and his inspiring hopes for the future. While AberNecessities continues to provide essential, physical items it is critical that those who provide the emotional guidance to young people feel equipped. With over 150 delegates attending this conference I hope it opens difficult conversations, allows for critical thinking and improves outcomes for young people in the North-East.”
Kiana Coutts, Outreach Development Officer, Denis Law Legacy Trust said “We are grateful to partner with AberNecessities for this important conference. The knowledge and understanding from lived experience is significant in further supporting and empowering young people in our local communities through adversity and onwards to a positive destination.”
AberNecessities provides disadvantaged families with the essential and basic necessities that no child should go without. From maternity bundles for mother and baby to nappies, formula milk, clothing, toys and equipment for children aged 0-18 years.
Denis Law Legacy Trust is a registered children’s charity that aims to support and empower young people to thrive within their own communities. Primarily through its Streetsport programme, which is run in partnership with Robert Gordon University, the Trust provides a range of free to access sport and positive destination activities for Aberdeen’s most disadvantaged young people.
