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Jo's avatar

What an excellent idea! So glad this Therapist has managed to get this off the ground as the combination of physical activity and therapy must prove unbeatable!

I must admit to a little surprise however at how the founder has avoided accusations of 'racism/Nazi-ism/far-right extremism' for aiming the group at white males.

I remember reading about a former Prison Officer, a young married Christian father of two young girls who - inspired by the sight of the disaffected young men he saw in prison - attempted to set up an Athletics club for young, working class white males to distract them from forming purposeless gangs, instead giving them a sense of pride in their identity plus an experience of male camaraderie. Unfortunately he ended up with a 13-year sentence as Counter-Terrorism suspected him of raising up a type of Guerilla organisation which to this day he denies was his intention.

It's great to see that these types of organisations can succeed and that the professional Psychotherapy registration maybe helped in this case.

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Deborah's avatar

What a cruel and despicable piece of gaslighting on the former prison officer as well as criminal miscarriage of justice

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Deborah's avatar

Absolutely wonderful, Stefan

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Stefan Imeson's avatar

Hi Joe, please watch the video linked. The comment about my race was only in reference to the training institution I attended blatantly discriminating against white males. The groups we run are just for men - of all ages, races and abilities. You can also check out our Instagram @thecornerclub_

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Sue Parker Hall's avatar

Thank you for your comment Jo…I will respond more fully later…perhaps Stefan will too….i just needed to put something right…I’m sorry if my/Stefan’s writing is misleading but The Corner Club is very definitely a mixed race initiative.

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