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VIDEO: Excited to share a message from our Board Chair, #Armstrong County Commissioner Pat Fabian, discussing the crucial role of our organization in providing resources to the region. Watch to learn more about our work! #SWPA #workingtogether

After about a month of technical difficulties coinciding with full-time work becoming a new priority for me, I've finally managed to piece together another feature article for the #NWCFL! This one saw me speak to #WythenshaweFC secretary John Cotton about the successes and changes his team have gone through over the last 18 months or so. Here's the link 👇

I am very happy to confirm that I have written my first article with Fulhamish on the potential loss of Joao Palhinha and the replacements that have been rumoured, this can be accessed via this link: https://t.co/7sygo9mCKl

This is one of the media pieces I have done in Australia around the Spencer Leniu/Ezra Mam racial slur case in the National Rugby League's season opener. (The full radio interview is [audio link] is below. While racism against Mam and other Indigenous Australians must be emphatically called out and eliminated, I have been frustrated by a lack of nuance around this discussion by some mainstream media. Specifically, the assumption that Spencer Leniu requires antiracism education. Yes, he and many of us in Pacific communities may require education about the historical and ongoing colonial and racial violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities (including dispossession, displacement and more), but he is not a stranger to racism. I see him as being “punched down to”. In the longer radio interview below, I also discuss: - the Samoan/Pacific concept of ‘Va’ and why Leniu’s offer to say sorry may not have been understood by non-Samoans - which is why I call for the NRL to have cultural intelligence/culturally safe practices - And I call for the NRL to add culturally safe restorative justice processes to its Judiciary process, so that our Indigenous and Pacific communities can heal from this event, not just get a ruling/punishment for Leniu that is meant to close the case. In no way, do I wish to decentre or disrespect Ezra Mam, a proud Kuku Yalanji and Torres Strait Islander man. Both he and Leniu are brilliant rising stars who deserve a bright future in the game they both love. I’ll post a related Sydney Morning Herald article I'm quoted in too. Lastly, if you’re interested why I’m talking about this case. First, I am a human rights advocate who has a special interest in race relations, and also social cohesion, which I can describe simply as the ‘glue’ or ‘fabric’ that keeps a society together or can tear it apart. I’m very interested in how we as Pacific peoples in Aotearoa NZ and Australia are contributing to building social cohesion or fraying (eroding) it. Thank you Agnes Tupou of ABC Pacific for interviewing me. https://lnkd.in/gZ_AHiun Longer former audio interview - https://lnkd.in/gPJP8_qM

Rangatahi | next generation leadership - there are currently around 1.6 million New Zealanders under the age of 25, representing about 33% of our population. This population is increasingly diverse, with more and more children and young people identifying with multiple ethnicities and identities. (Stats NZ). In the not too distant future, over half of our young people will not be ticking the box that says "NZ/European" on their census form, in fact about a third will be identifying as Māori. As a mother of a son in this generation, and having rangatahi leaders in my network to learn from like Liam McLeavey and Nate Whitfield I observe how they genuinely care and think critically about the wellbeing of all New Zealanders, look at equity issues, dig deep to find the evidence, and focus on a collective approach to this - and are unafraid to speak truth to power and challenge the sensible sounding policy sound bytes that attract the votes of older generations. This is different to how my "kiwi" generation (Gen X) and my parents (Boomer) were raised which was about hard work, survival through things we feel we can't control, individual property ownership and success and hopefully leaving a financial legacy for our children and grandchildren once we leave this earth. We also give to those in need in a charity and "fairness" sense with great intent from a place of privilege to do so in order to create "equality", so those people can have what we have, like a pair of shoes to go to school or whatever we think equals "success" that "they" are missing out on. Only a few of us though, dive much deeper into why inequities exist in a country where there is enough resources for everyone to live in wellbeing if we take a collective approach. We are the determined changemakers that drop our lens of expertise in what we think makes a successful and sustainable life and learn about other success models like that of indigenous peoples around sustainability in the context of the global world and the challenges we now face in terms of collective wellbeing of our people and planet An example is the interplay between a teen's digital life, social anxiety, school attendance following a pandemic, working during school hours to help the family budget, having access to what it takes to get to school and overall mental health as an example - the "experienced" academics, politicians and parents think they know best how to get "better outcomes" - but do they? Chloe is an elected member for Auckland Central two terms in a row whose work ethic as an MP is 2nd to none. She has been a student, advocate, business owner and many other roles in her community before being a politician. She works from an evidence base when developing policy. We need her, and her generation, in a leadership role to counter the sound bytes with evidence more than ever. Kia kaha cuz Chloe, you represent my son and my future mokos well, and therefore you represent me well too. - opinion

https://ausopen.com The determination, the resilience. This is worth celebrating. 2 sets down then prosecuting a deliberate performance against a determined adversary. Well done Sinner! https://lnkd.in/gMNGac4x

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Reggie Bush and the Heisman Trophy: Should He Get It Back? Join the debate on whether Reggie Bush should have his Heisman Trophy reinstated. With the recent changes in rules, what Reggie did may now be legal. Discover the main reason why he still doesn't have it and the chances of the NCAA doing the right thing. #ReggieBush #HeismanTrophy #ShouldHeGetItBack #NCAAReinstatement #Debate #CollegeFootball #SportsTalk #FootballLegends #AthleteRecognition #NCAARulesChanges

In this video we discuss the topic of Relative Age Effect in football and how professional football academies can show a bias towards those players born in quartile 1 (Q1) of the academic year (1st September - 30th November). He highlights how it can be a challenge for children born later in the year but how it is possible to overcome such hurdles such as England's Harry Kane who was born 28th July. https://lnkd.in/eFhmqzrU