Name: Leading for a cause - Marcus Rashford
Uploaded: 2022-01-15T16:50:08.000Z
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The footballer who forced his government to feed hungry children.

Fight for your black friends. Defend your black colleagues.

And the young student who got her community active

We'll show you what qualities these young leaders showed

in fighting for something they believe in.

Marcus Rashford – in action for Manchester United.

Not the obvious person you'd expect to help fight hunger and poverty.

The Covid pandemic: children in the UK were sent home from school

and many poorer children no longer got free school meals.

Marcus wanted to help get food to those that needed the most.

He wrote a letter to the government, calling on them to end child poverty.

You know, what families are going through now –

I once had to go through that same system

and it's very difficult to... to find the way out, but...

now that I'm in this position that I'm in,

to help the people that are struggling and...

that was the main reason why the letter was... was written.

He became a leading voice in the campaign to end child food poverty.

He got the British government to carry on giving free food

The personal connection that Marcus Rashford

and conviction that child poverty is not something

he knows that this is a cause that can...

is as important and even bigger than football.

So, Marcus Rashford's personal connection

Although there is so much you can get from being a footballer,

there is a bigger cause in society – in this case child poverty –

that is bigger than football and he sees that as a vision

and feels that he has a position in power

So, Marcus Rashford sees the bigger picture.

He knows there are many children experiencing hunger like he did

Marcus Rashford feels he's got a role to play in fighting child poverty,

because he's in a... a position as a professional footballer,

and he has the vision and the honesty and simple way,

in which he communicates and drives that vision,

and creates a team spirit within the community,

such that even politicians are challenged to try to do more.

Marcus Rashford knows he has a role to play.

His passion and commitment draws people to the cause

irrespective of what people might say or want him to do.

because that is what he has been doing most of his life.

So, resilience and persistence are important character traits here,

and enable you to stand firm in the face of criticism.

But what if you aren't a high-profile footballer?

The killing of George Floyd, a black man,

was caught on video and led to massive protests

Fight for your black friends! Defend your black colleagues!

Boni organised a protest in her home town

So, what were Boni's experiences of leadership?

Boni Adeliyi, as a black woman, had been personally affected

This is about black people having a space to grieve

and if you are a self-proclaimed ally and you want to support,

then you have a space to come and support.

Boni knew others felt the same way as her

and wanted to give them an opportunity to come together.

She also knew she was putting herself at risk.

As somebody in charge, you take full accountability

you have to be ready for things to go wrong:

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