Donavan Christopher Author

Performance poet Donavan Christopher was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. As he became more aware of his social and cultural background he started looking and reflecting at equality, life and respect in fine detail. He has worked with West Yorkshire Police and the charity Crime Stoppers delivering Anti Violence sessions which issues Cyber Bullying. These are some of the L.E.A.s he has worked in partnerships with. Evaluated to a high standard by pupils and staff in, Kirklees, York, Wakefield, Oldham, Preston, Bolton, Blackburn, Manchester, Cheshire, Hull, Halifax, Cumbria, Wakefield Health Authority, Lambeth City Council, Kent, West Sussex, Surrey, Birmingham. North East England, East Anglia, South West L.E.A.s .,Wales, Derbyshire, Dundee and Leeds City Council. International schools who have had the pleasure of meeting and working with Mr.Christopher. Moscow, Holland, Switzerland, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Milan, Cyprus, Sudan, Germany, Cambodia, Phnom PenhDubai, Sharjah Evaluations carried out with young people and staff after going through the Rap Poetry Education Sessions have proved extremely positive, with young people showing great enthusiasm and enjoyment in the performance element and gaining an awareness of the richness of language beyond Standard English.