‘Spark2Life – Prevent Harm Promote Life’: One man’s journey from prison to purpose

Sat, 08/03/2025 - 19:30
Regular event?: 
This is not a regular event
Town/City: 
Leytonstone
Postcode: 
E11 1HH

Speaker: Dez Brown.
Dez is the founder & CEO of Spark2Life, an award-winning ‘faith based not faith biased’ charity, working with medium to high-risk young people/adults. Dez has been through the criminal justice system. At 17 he was imprisoned for manslaughter, culminating in him finding faith & becoming an ordained minister. He has written an autobiography, Convicted or Condemned; is a qualified therapist; trains professionals on trauma awareness; served as a prison therapist and as a sessional prison chaplain. The charity’s main office is in Walthamstow.

7.30pm Buffet (please bring an item if you can: vegetarian or vegan only)
No entry before 7.30pm please (unless specified)
8.00pm Talk and discussion till about 10pm
You can email to confirm the talk will be as shown
Open to all; no booking, just turn up
Email: roskane@btinternet.com

Organised by: 
News from Nowhere Club
Member: 
Organiser is not an NFP member
Price: 
Free entry, Donations/Raffle/Voluntary Membership £5pa
Venue: 
St John’s Church Hall, High Road