Terrorism is not simply an attack on individuals; it is an assault on our way of life, on our shared values and on the very idea of a free and open society. When civilians are targeted, they become proxies of the state.
Travis D. Frain OBE DL survived the terrorist attack on Westminster in March 2017 at the age of just 19 years old. After recovering from his injuries, he began to campaign for improvements in support for victims of terrorism and begun working in the national security space. He currently Heads the Secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Terrorism & Security and runs an organisation called Resilience in Unity that focuses on amplifying the voices of lived experience within counterterrorism.
Terrorism is not simply an attack on individuals; it is an assault on our way of life, on our shared values and on the very idea of a free and open society. When civilians are targeted, they become proxies of the state.