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ChrisMaking dreams
a reality
Preddie
OBE
Christopher Preddie born and bred in North
London. At the age of 17 he was given his
first taste of stardom by getting up on stage
as a spoken word poet and receiving the
Champion’s title of the 2006 Londonwide
Youth Slam championship, awarded by
Keep moving forward
Ken Livingstone, then Mayor of London.
Whilst continuing to maintain his position
at WAC University for four years and
receiving a diploma in the Performing
Arts, Chris began to come into his own
by participating in many art forms on his
journey including dance, ballet, acting,
music as well as performing in many UK
dramas and plays.
In 2007 Chris was called upon by Crime
Stoppers to join their team. For three
intensive years, he worked to educate and
guide young people on the nature of society
and how to keep moving forward and stay
out of trouble, immediately building a
rapport and advising on knife and gun crime,
snitching and the impact of these decisions
on our futures.
After getting a taste for paving a positive
path for the young generations, he founded
If you would like Chris
to deliver a workshop
at your school, college
or youth organisation,
contact him via:
Web: www.dreamsreality.co.uk Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07951 503 094
@teammdr / @chrispreddie
his company MDR – Make Dreams A Reality.
In 2010, after building on his experience of
working with children, Chris began to
approach schools, prisons and youth projects with a view to educating both young
and old through poetry, creative
writing, inspirational speaking, knife and
gun crime workshops, gang discussions,
anti-bullying techniques, mentoring and
SLAM DUNK!
A decade of
lyrical shooting
SLAMbassadors UK is a national youth
slam* for 12-18 year olds which has now
been running for over a decade – that’s
more than ten years of exhilarating live
events, showcasing of new talent, professional development for contestants, and
the involvement of participants across
a wide spectrum of faiths, backgrounds
and abilities.
SLAMbassadors UK continue to aim to
involve as many young people as possible
in reading, writing, and performing poetry.
* ‘Slam’ is the competitive art of performance
poetry before a loud and lively audience
For more information, visit:
http://slam.poetrysociety.org.uk/
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pretty much whatever else the audience
before him would suggest.
In February 2012, Chris was congratulated
by the Queen, who awarded him an OBE
at the tender age of 25 for his outstanding
dedication and work for his community.