The father of murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor is to join a faith-based conference addressing the destruction of the family and what can be done
to rebuild it. Richard Taylor will be one of the key speaers at the conference, hosted by voluntary organisation 4Women2Women. Other speakers at the June 6 conference include Keep the Faith magazine’s agony aunt, Esther Fenty, family and bioethics consultant for Care charity, Philipa Taylor, and deputy director of PECAN, Steve Rawlins. They will explore some of the major challenges facing the 21st century family and what solutions the church can offer to halt the breakdown of families today. Mr Taylor, also founder of the Damilola Taylor Trust stated, “This is an important event. The questions we will ask will allow professionals, mothers, fathers, and children to team up as one community, and provide answers to the present spate of killings and gang culture now plaguing our communities, most especially South East London. “I look forward to sharing my experience and observations from talking to families in many cities who are experiencing huge challenges that are affecting them, particularly due to knife, gun, and gang crimes.” Conference host and founder of 4Women2Women, Pastor Lurliene Miller, explained,