Prof Erinma Bell MBE DL JP is a peace activist recognised for her work tackling gun crime in Moss Side and Longsight. In 2002 Erinma and her husband Raymond witnessed a close friend being gunned down in front of them. Shocked by what they saw, they set up CARISMA (Community Alliance for Renewal, Inner South Manchester Area) to give young people positive alternatives to street and gun crime. At its peak in 2007/2008, gun crime in Greater Manchester reached a total of 146 shootings, many of which occurred in the Moss Side and Longsight areas of southern Manchester. She was Special Guest of Honour at our 2022 Manchester convention.