 The
West Yorkshire Playhouse was “packed with local heroes”
for Leeds Tenants Federation’s high-profile Taking a Stand
event.
Around 250 people attended the Taking a Stand event
in the Courtyard Theatre of West Yorkshire Playhouse on Tuesday
6 July.
The packed theatre heard inspiring and heroic presentations
from local residents who have reclaimed their neighbourhoods and
fought back against intimidation, arson, vandalism and destruction.
Michael Hall, chair of Leeds Tenants Federation
said he hoped the success of the event would encourage residents
to speak out against anti-social behaviour and to work together
to reclaim our communities.
Organised by Leeds Tenants Federation and Leeds
Community Safety Partnership, the event aimed to launch the national
Taking a Stand Awards and celebrate the people who are standing
up to anti-social behaviour in our communities. Yorkshire Evening
Post editor, Neil Hodgkinson whose newspaper has led a campaign
against yob culture, chaired the morning conference.
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