37 Anton Noble: Men, Gangs and Guiding Minds
Anton Noble is an Urban Youth Specialist in Gang culture and Youth violence. He has his own ‘lived experience’ in gangs, and having broken free from his past himself is now acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading Mentors working with young people caught up in gangs, serious youth violence and exploitation Now having over 5 years of experience as an Outreach Worker and qualified youth mentor, Anton is also a motivational and transformational speaker, advisor, mediator and Gang Exit Strategist. He won the Most Inspirational Male Role Model of the Year in Northamptonshire 2019 and featured in the Channel 4 documentary ‘Britain’s Young Drug Runners’, which won a best documentary award in 2019.
Anton’s purpose and drive comes from his passionate desire to share the love, grace and mercy which he has himself received and to and give this away to the young people he meets with, so it might instigate change in them as well. Anton leads the GYM (Guiding Young Minds) team in the Midlands.
Key points of the episode:
His early upbringing and what he thought was "normal" in his house, was not.
How his parents divorce affected him and his siblings.
His entry and the reason for it into gang culture.
What gang culture was like for him.
How easy (or not) it is to get out of gangs.
How he got out and why.
Transitional moments - " I don't belong, but I can't leave"
How some people can see something in you that you can't.
"Hurt people hurt people"
His organisation and the work he does.
A wonderful short, inspiring conclusion.
Reach out to Anton: www.guidingyoungminds.org