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'Kicking It' - Friday 7th November

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Friday 7th November

Homeless World Cup - Street Football & Film Fundraiser

From 1pm onwards at Civic Square Wellington - come and experience Street Football - the action packed style of football to be played by our first New Zealand representative team at the Homeless World Cup Melbourne 2008.
Join in and play from 1pm, or from 4pm watch players from Wellington's Street Football Project against Celebrities, Wellington City Council and Yellow Fever Supporters Club.

This will be followed by the award winning film 'Kicking It' - the feature documentary following 7 players from different corners of the world on a remarkable journey to the Homeless World Cup.

Ilott Theatre, Town Hall, Friday 7th November 6pm

Tickets $10 (cash) or by donation

to support NZ's Homeless World Cup Team

Tickets on the door ï¿½ or pre-sales from Kate Amore itsamore@hotmail.com

See you there!

Street Football Aotearoa

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have already put his in news features and forum news thread Tony, but oh well

Founder

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Feverish wrote:

have already put his in news features and forum news thread Tony, but oh well

glad to see the thread's not 'homeless'

contiuning the fine tradition of YF members being called celebrities...

Salmon swim upstream

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Salmon swim upstream

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Look its Lei Lei Gao lol

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Capital City Futsal have come on board and will be running a "king of the court" futsal session from 12.00-3.00

win FIFA apparell and tickets to the Wgtn Qtr Finals by turning up t Civic Square and showing your skillzz

LULZ
Salmon072008-11-01 19:38:40

Salmon swim upstream

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Festival of Football
Civic Square-Friday 7 November

12.00 noon- 3.30 pm

4x4 King of the Court Futsal with Capital City Futsal- Stay on court and win prizes, bring a team or jump on with randoms..

4.00-5.00 pm Street Soccer Mini Tournament
Watch a mini tournament between:

Celebrity Team incl. Norm Hewitt and Christian Cullen
Wellington Street Soccer Team Incl members of the NZL Homeless World Cup team
Yellow Fever
Wellington City Council

6.00 -7.30 pm
Kicking it- A doco about the Homeless World Cup
Illott Theatre, Wgtn Town Hall
$10 Entry-All proceeds to Wgtn Street Soccer Foundation
Tickets from Salmon or Sportzone-or on the door

In case of poor weather all will be canned except for the Film Screening- Stay tuned to YF Forum for updates on the day Salmon072008-11-03 20:01:42

Salmon swim upstream

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Some Feast while others know only famine-Capital Times Article

FOOTBALL, get your football here! We got street, we got womenï¿½s, futsal, five-a-side, indoor, outdoor, freestyle ï¿½ weï¿½ve even got bona fide 11v11 green grass long ball. If we donï¿½t have it then itï¿½s not football.

The FIFA U17 Womenï¿½s World Cup has thrown up many surprises ï¿½ the quality of football, the integrity and passion of the young women who play on when fouled rather than rolling as if sniper-shot, and the level of resources lavished on the teams.
The women taking part will no doubt be loving the five-star treatment; the hotel rooms, banquets and media attention.

Much talk has been about the ï¿½legacyï¿½. How many young women will be energised by the tournament and stay with, or start to play, football after the road show rolls out of town?
Given the amount of screaming kids enjoying the festival atmosphere of England/Brazil Iï¿½d imagine that legacy will be fulfilled.

Meanwhile another less opulent form of the game is gearing up for its debut in the eyes of the football world ï¿½ New Zealandï¿½s first ï¿½Street Soccerï¿½ team is set to embark upon its journey to the Homeless World Cup (HWC) in Melbourne this December.

Organiser Katie Owen has heard all the jibes. Is Blanket Man in goal? Will they be staying in cardboard boxes in Melbourne? She brushes them off with good humour ï¿½ after all if people are talking about homelessness then they have achieved their aim.

New Zealand is not attending to win the tournament; defending champs Scotland or the African nations will be too competitive. Itï¿½s about results off the pitch.

The HWC is played every year in a major cityï¿½s central square ï¿½ all the better to make the homeless issue up front and centre forward. The very people who are despised, avoided, even spat upon one week get to shine like soccer stars the next.

According to the HWC website (www.homelessworldcup.org) 70% of the players involved make a ï¿½significant changeï¿½ after the experience. Katie says youï¿½d be naï¿½ve to think this means a white picket fence and a buttoned down shirt. But they seize the opportunity to reassess their lives. For many this means dealing with drug and alcohol use.

One player Katie knew in Scotland had outstanding warrants and if he wanted to travel to the HWC heï¿½d have to face up to them. He turned himself in, served his three months while continuing to train and managed to make the travelling squad.

A recent training camp for our team (The Street Whites? The White Blankets?) in Otaki included haka training, a team hangi and a session with Wynton Rufer.

The players will no doubt be loving the five-star treatment, and will hopefully join the 70% who have turned their lives around. Now thatï¿½s a legacy worth dining out on.

Wellington HWC teamsters play in a mini-tournament on Friday with members of Yellow Fever and a celebrity team including Norm Hewitt and Christian Cullen. Civic Square, 4pm, November 7.

Salmon swim upstream

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Salmon07 wrote:

Celebrity Team incl. Norm Hewitt and Christian Cullen
Wellington Street Soccer Team Incl members of the NZL Homeless World Cup team
Yellow Fever
Wellington City Council

At this stage all events still on

Salmon swim upstream

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