
"I am always pleased to hear of any initiative which will give young people hope and purpose in their lives and reduce violence in the community."
- Letter to SAYLE from The Arch Bishop of York, the most Revd & Rt Hon Dr John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu,
"As a teacher, a mother and a single parent of a young black male, I am aware of the current situations involving the wave of gun and knife crimes and also drugs. In the classroom, I have experienced their anger and frustration which affects their lack of focus due to issues surrounding them in their communities, such as gang violence. I strongly support the SAYLE cause. This is something that I believe can make a long term difference for our children of the future in creating a safer society for all"
- Miss D Johnson
"I am a father of two sons, who have been caught up in the current wave of violence, drugs and crime. One of my teenage sons in now in prison because of his connection to gang related behaviour and my eldest son was stabbed to death and left to die on a neighbour’s doorstep, this has devastated my family. My routine is now prison visits and visits to the local cemetery. I have recently met with members of the SAYLE organisation, as a grieving father I feel this organisation could help change attitudes among the young and positively influence the lives and behaviours of the young people of today."
- Mr Paul Joseph
"Newtown, the part of Birmingham where I live, is notorious for guns, drugs, knife crimes and anti social behaviour. People of my community, along with the support of the churches and police are doing all they can to change the culture of violence in the area, but sadly the killings are going on. As a minister, I have attended many of these funerals and have witnessed the devastation, pain and anger felt by those affected by the loss of those innocent lives. Many have complained that nothing is being done to put an end to this situation. Here is an organisation that are ready to change that, and who I believe has the ability to create a safer society for everyone."
- Rev. E. Butler, Minister of the Assemblies of the First Born Church of God
"I am a concerned parent of two teenage girls who regularly visit Coventry and Birmingham city centres visiting friends. I am worried about the current level of street crime and violence that is within these cities. My husband is a surgeon who works in various hospitals in the west midlands and he and many of his colleagues see at first hand the result of this violent behaviour and the waste of young lives. I am in no doubt this organisation could be the catalyst for change in today’s society."
- Mrs Deborah Marks
21/9/07: SAYLE PRESS RELEASE
An organisation formed in the Midlands is responding to gangland and turf related gun and knife crime, too often the ...