Active Change Foundation: Difference between revisions

The ”’Active Change Foundation”’ is a community project based in [[Walthamstow]] in east [[London]] with a stated aim to “prevent the spread of violent street crime, gang related issues, community tensions & [[violent extremism]] in all its forms.<ref name=”about”>{{cite web|title=About us|url=http://www.activechangefoundation.org/about-us/|website=activechangefoundation.org|access-date=2014-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092318/http://www.activechangefoundation.org/about-us/|archive-date=2014-10-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> The group are known for starting the #notinmyname campaign (from September 2014) that voiced protest at the actions of the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] and the group’s misrepresentation of Islam.<ref>{{cite web|title=#notinmyname|url=http://www.activechangefoundation.org/portfolio-item/notinmyname/|website=activechangefoundation.org|access-date=2014-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927184628/http://www.activechangefoundation.org/portfolio-item/notinmyname/|archive-date=2014-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Its a shame we must have #notinmyname|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11106474/Its-a-shame-we-must-have-NotInMyName.html|website=www.telegraph.co.uk/}}</ref>