
Having that knowledge with the heart, and that passion for football, which also helped. Knowing that I wanted to make a difference, that I wasn’t just going to stand by and see all this suffering, all the negativity, and not do nothing about it. I wanted to try and change it. All I can do is try and I went with it.
Where football is about uniting people, not winning cups. An educator talks about how passion can change people’s lives.
Consider:
the values and attitudes that surface in the conversation.
what drives this worker.
the place of activity in this work.
the importance of association and team.
the aims of the work.
Recorded with Nash Ali at Kings Cross and Brunswick Detached Youth Work Project. With thanks to Mark Blundell.
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