HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD
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Samira Caterina-Monteleon was an angry child.\\xa0 It was a teacher who suggested she put her anger and frustrations to the good of society.
She joined Brent Youth Parliament and represented the borough on the UK Youth Parliament.\\xa0 As well as debating in the House of Commons, the youth parliament could be seen as a bridge between local and central.\\xa0 She found local MPs Barry Gardiner and Dawn Butler unofficial mentors to her.\\xa0 NW London is culturally diverse, and going to university means mixing with people worldwide.\\xa0 Samira used to worry about not having the right connections but has worked hard to build relationships and networks.\\xa0 She was all set for a work placement in Brussels, but that was cancelled. Life will be different because of Covid-19 and because of Brexit. Samira is studying counter-terrorism, war crime and radicalisation.\\xa0 She believes adverse childhood experiences will affect you. Under-resourced youth services will lead to more crime in general and youth crime in particular.
The Greater London Youth Foundation would like to thank our sponsors, The John Lyon's Charity, Big Lottery Community Fund and Harrow Council.\\xa0 Also, the Young Harrow Foundation and the HAVCo-op.\\xa0 We again thank all our guests. \\xa0