Contact zak.garnerpurkis@reachplc.com, Bobby Kasanga say countless young people's lives being wasted while he was in prison for armed robbery. MyLondon's brilliant newsletter The 12 is absolutely jam packed with all the latest to keep you keep you entertained, informed and uplifted. It was frustrating, but I used that time to better myself., While in prison, Kasanga wrote two books of crime fiction: The Life I Live Not the Life I Chose: Part One and The Life I Live Not the Life I Chose: Part Two Leopards and Their Spots. I felt like a failure and looked at my peers who had not involved themselves in a criminal lifestyle, how their careers developed, their marriages. Featu Useful organisations: St Mungos NACRO Unlock Clinks Directory Contact us: If anything youve heard in this podcast has inspired you to make a positive change in your life, please let us know. July 28: Abraham Haile, 56, beaten to death in casino in Camden. A new short film for Nike Football profiles Bobby Kasanga, an inspirational London soccer coach who reflects on his time in prison after being a gang member. We need to hear from anyone who has information about crime, those who carry a weapon, or those who exploit others for gain or revenge, while putting young peoples lives at risk we need this information to help keep London safe.. He wanted to give local players the opportunity to play semi-pro. To donate, text KPF 5 (or another amount) to 70490 or visit https://gofund.me/b4920598Like, subscribe \u0026 share to keep updated!Find Dr Mark Prince OBE on instagram: https://bit.ly/3oquE5u Each email has a link to unsubscribe. In 2019 Kasanga devised the 32 Borough Cup, which aims to foster togetherness among Londons boroughs and dilute postcode rivalries. as a video just search Life After Prison on YouTube. August 8: NHS worker Esther Egbon, 30, killed in Dagenham in suspected murder suicide. I was thinking: Hes just come out of prison, its going to be hard for him. But I could see his vision, so I agreed to play. I've learned from my mistakes in the past, Bobby continued. Alex was due to start a computer science course at the University of East Anglia in September. July 8: Donnell Rhule, 18, fatally knifed in West Dulwich. Growing up in Peckham, south-east London, he was a bright student and a football fanatic who aspired to one day turn professional. Bobby KasangaYoung SprayYoung MethIce CreamYoung Mad BK9 HackneyBrixxSkinzTerminatorOG NikiJaja SozePeckham Flow UK Mix (feat. In the 2019/20 period, London recorded the highest rate of knife crime in the country, according to a House of Commons briefing paper published in October 2020, with 179 offences involving a knife per 100,000 people. July 4: Imani Allaway-Muir, 22, shot dead near Pentonville prison. Its the perfect lunchtime read. Our first episode of The Sit Down features Bobby Kasanga who served nearly 8 years in prison. Some of the gang became suspicious when Orando Madden claimed one of the boxes was empty. This podcast is also available Today, fielding men's and women's squads, along with a youth academy, the organization has become a key player in the . Robert Kasanga was about to take his first step out of gang life and into a football career as he prepared to go on the pitch to play for Ashford Towns first team. Its about making them see outside their environment. While I was in prison I met so many talented kids just wasted. Listen to your favorite songs from PECKHAM FLOW by Bobby Kasanga Now. Find top songs and albums by Bobby Kasanga including Peckham Flow. Kasanga sees volunteering as a way of keeping players themselves out of potential trouble; giving them a face in the local area and helping them to forge connections that may otherwise have seemed off limits. Nick Ames @NickAmes82. He talks to us about how he got recruited as a Peckham boy and how this led him to his time inside. Since his release, Bobby Kasanga has gone on to become the founder of London's leading community football club, Hackney Wick FC. I was broke and working night shifts in a bagel factory in Hackney Wick to feed myself and provide for the football team, he says. If Im honest it sounded like a long shot, says Simon Siriboe, who was alerted by mutual friends to a Facebook plea Kasanga had made for players and resources. He says many at-risk children were better off in lockdown. If anything youve heard in this please let us know. Upon his release in February 2015, he was eager to help young people so that they could avoid following the path that he had taken eight years earlier. A setback is a setup for a comeback!! He is not a statistic. Its a fundamental part of the club, Kasanga says. Play. 113. Young Spray, Young Meth, Ice Cream, Young Mad B, K9 Hackney, Brixx, Skinz, Terminator, OG Niki & Jaja Soze), Peckham Flow UK Mix (feat. this led him to his time inside. Bobby Kasanga, who founded Hackney Wick FC in 2015, steers young men and women away from gang culture through football. created Hackney Wicks first ever semi-professional football club BILLY DA KID Retweeted. The club is working with the young players not just on the pitch but off it, too. In 2017, the club merged with London Bari and took the latters place in the Essex senior league, officially becoming a semi-professional club. KUNGA KASANGA - 25 ALMONDBURY COURT GLOUCESTER GROVE ESTATE PECKHAM, LONDON LORRAINE KASANGA - 22 DROVER CLOSE HIGH GREEN, SHEFFIELD LUCIE URIEL NACHILIMA KASANGA - WINDSOR HOUSE . This association set him on a path to selling drugs, being investigated for murder and eventually ending up in prison for a string of armed robberies. He had his whole life ahead of him and that has been cruelly snatched away.. Young Spray, Young Meth, Ice Cream, Young Mad B, K9 Hackney, Brixx, Skinz, Terminator, OG Niki & Jaja Soze) [Explicit]Bobby KasangaYoung SprayYoung MethIce Cream . Bobby grew up in Peckham in south London and spent the end of his teen years in Canning Town in east London. | Bobby Kasanga, This podcast is also available A former gang member, Bobby spent nearly eight years in prison. 26-year-old man charged with manslaughter. Those who hear, hear and those who feel, feel. Young Mad B, Size, Big Chess, YR, Remz & D Moe), Peckham Flow UK Mix (feat. Concentrate on your education and go from there.. Following relegation in 2018, they now play in the Eastern Counties League, the 10th tier of English football. Look at the older generation that came before you. The channel received a further shot in the arm last year when Bobby secured an interview with the alleged former boss of the Peckham Boys, who is known as Raver. Our ultimate goal is to have our own stadium within the, Look at the older generation that came before you. It intrigued Kasanga, a promising non-league footballer in his youth who was raised in Peckham but found himself in Hackney after his prison term ended, that a vibrant London borough of almost 280,000 residents was so short of established clubs. There was a bit of backlash, it wasnt all rosy, he continued. Sitting just northeast of the River Thames, it has been going through a vast regeneration project, making it one of the. Then his phone rang and he was told his friend and fellow Peckham Boys gang member had been stabbed and lay fighting for his life in hospital. We hope to climb up the football ladder as high as possible to make it something entertaining that people can come to watch. It pains me deeply to see the escalation of violence. My brother had a name so I followed in his footsteps. Since then he has done freelance work for Reach PLC. Growing up in Peckham, south-east London, he was a bright student and a football fanatic, who aspired to one day turn professional. One of Bobbys ideas for establishing an audience for the film was to make videos describing the murders which were happening in Peckham when he was growing up. This account already exists. Young Mad B, Size, Big Chess, YR, Remz & D Moe) - Single, Peckham Flow Pmix (feat. By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. If a player came to us and we said: Youre not good enough, and then they went back to the streets and something happens, that would live on our conscience, he says. At the height of a gang-led crime spree in Peckham in 2007, fifteen-year-old Michael Dosunmu was murdered in a tragic case of mistaken identity. The power of true experience and legitimacy is shown in this heartwarming and motivational documentary short for Nike from Prettybird director Jess Kohl.. Some people [saw] their friend or family [members story] posted on my channel [discussing] issues that havent been raised for years. Our first episode of The Sit Down features Bobby Kasanga who served nearly 8 years in prison. 1. A South Kilburn man who lent his car to a pair of robbers so they could carry out a heist has had his prison sentence reduced on appeal. Igie Erabor, 36, found dead nearby. Peckham & McKenney, Inc. provides executive search services to local government agencies throughout the Western United States and is headquartered in Roseville, California. Featuring incredible stories from people who've been inside, plus advice and support for those recently released. In prison, hed written a fictionalised account of his life experiences called The life I live not the life I chose, he decided that adapting it into a film could be a good first project and set to work. More than 70 adults and 160 youths are actively engaged through the clubs programmes, which also include educational workshops. Sitting down with Dr Mark Prince OBE, Bobby talks about his childhood, his introduction to the Peckham Boys and crime, prison, and how is now helping the community. He talks to us about how he got recruited as a Peckham boy and how this led him to his time inside. July 11: Jahreau Shepherd, stabbed to death as he celebrated 30th birthday in Kennington. Robert had been involved in the robberies and was good friends with Crighton so he had motive enough and before long he was arrested and taken into Walworth police station for questioning. He formed Hackney Wick FC a semi-professional team in East London that uses football to keep children away from trouble and teach them life skills. Hackney Wick FC is not your typical football club. This podcast is also available as a video just search Life After Prison on YouTube. Our first episode of The Sit Down features Bobby Kasanga who served nearly 8 years in prison. Download our mobile app now. Ms Kareem added: He was so inquisitive and intelligent and compassionate. Its about providing opportunities that will keep young people out of trouble but also give them a life chance.. Since coming out, Bobby has created Hackney Wick's fir. Latest Release. Young Spray, Young Meth, Ice Cream, Young Mad B, K9 Hackney, Brixx, Skinz, Terminator, OG Niki & Jaja Soze) - Single. After his incarceration, he went on to . Bobby Kasanga set up Big Ego Media after leaving prison in 2015 it now has 73,000 subscribers, Stories from court and the latest breaking crime news sent right to your inbox. "O futebol tem o poder de unir as pessoas". had the potential to be footballers, but many of them didnt even know that leagues below the professional level existed. While in prison Bobby had also thought about starting a production company and, after talking to the players at football training, he realised media could be another way to help them. He was the third teenage boy to be shot dead in London in less than two weeks that year, Bobby Kasanga won a 'special recognition' award at the Pride of Sport awards. The Sit Down: How Can We Keep Young People Out Of Prison? But it] got so popular that people from different areas started sending me different snippets of different cases, from [places like] Islington, Walthamstow and Brixton.. On his release, he decided to repay his community by establishing the borough's first ever semi-professional football team. He said:?In that sort of area, everyone wants a name. This month the club launched a new home shirt featuring a map of Hackney, in collaboration with the locally born rapper Unknown T and club sponsor Gaffer magazine. August 6: Therasia Gordon, 44, found in woods at Burnt Farm Ride, Enfield. Its something that they didnt think would be possible. 5XF, Website: We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. I was disappointed in myself. Robert spent nearly eight years inside in the end for different robberies but says he put his time to good use, writing a fictionalised account of his gang life, getting a degree and warning other inmates against being in a gang. Since coming out, Bobby has Bobby Kasanga set up the semi-pro club to bring a community together - it now boasts around 20 teams and a powerful ethos. 21 QUESTIONS with Bobby Kasanga. The club is working with the young players not just on the pitch but off it, too. He joined Hackney Wick at the age of 17 having gone through a lot in life but almost seven years later, he is now the head coach of the womens team. Founded by former gang member Bobby Kasanga in 2015, the club is a grassroots initiative established to foster community togetherness. We met up and he was talking about forming a semi-professional club. Id literally go door-knocking with a yellow bucket, explaining I had been in prison and asking if people would support our new team. 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Jess Kohl is the rising star directing talent behind a motivational film shot for the first episode of Nike's new 'From the Grounds Up' series of films. Tommy sat down with Dr Mark Prince OBE to talk about his life from not getting one GCSE's, Georgia Kousoulou relationship, to traveling the world with his company.Help us help young people. Anyone can say, I want to start a football team today, but you have to engage with the local community and earn their support.. Its about providing opportunities that will keep young people out of trouble but also give them a life chance., Mayor of London Sadiq Khan joins in with a training session at Hackney Wick FC (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images), Through the club, Kasanga has helped many youngsters land jobs that range from, receptionist with the NHS to coaching. July 16: Peter Petrou, 37, fatally stabbed outside a McDonalds in Kilburn. 41. He said: When I started working with young people at the football club I asked them what do you guys like doing? Some said football, some said music [and] some said drama. Once a musician begins wearing our kit, people want to know what this team is about, he says. Then his phone rang and he was told his friend and fellow Peckham Boys gang member had been stabbed and lay fighting for his life in hospital. Instagram and Twitter, Write to us: Life After Sometimes its silly arguments, being in the wrong place at the wrong time [or] just a lack of better knowledge.. Bobby Kasanga: Manager: Yilmaz Sami: League: Eastern Counties League Division One South: 2021-22: Eastern Counties League Division One South, 12th of 20: Home colours. Kasanga is looking to take the club to the next level on and off, the pitch. I knew you cant just be a football club: we had to be more than that, Kasanga says. We are also hoping to open a sports college within the next year or two. Jason Ayodeji Akinola, 24, of Stafford Road, was jailed for three-and-a-half years, after he admitted supplying the vehicle to Minore Kalala, 27, and Robert Kasanga, 26. He talks to us about how he got recruited as a Peckham boy and how this led him to his time inside. He had spent eight years inside for armed robbery and, as that time passed, the next step he needed to take became clearer.
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