Jayden Battey: what is a career in community advocacy and development like?

Jayden Battey’s career has spanned across community development, advocacy, live-in community housing management, and recently documentary filmmaking. Content warning: this episode contains discussion of homelessness and grief. For support in Australia visit: deakin.edu.au/24hoursupport or for support in another country visit spotify.com/resources Read more about Jayden’s story: https://together.deakin.edu.au/?p=5524&preview=true Learn more about Servants Community Housing: servants.org.au Watch ‘Love in the Walls’ on SBS: sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/love-in-the-walls/2488690755695 Chapters: 00:00 Jayden Battey’s story 00:30 Growing up with curiosity and empathy 01:52 The drive to create belonging and connection 04:00 Living with 28 others 09:13 Redefining connection and community 12:07 Day-to-day life 13:15 Balancing work and purpose 14:35 Studying economics at Deakin 17:04 Thinking differently about systems and change 19:14 The real cost of inequality 21:35 Global systems, poverty, and impact 24:29 Studying online at Deakin 26:40 Learning to understand people and worldviews 29:50 Making meaningful connections while studying 31:57 Love in the Walls – the documentary 40:42 Loss, grief, and real life in the community 42:30 How advocacy really begins 45:50 Advice for getting started in advocacy 47:12 Living your values and leading with care 49:01 Why giving back matters 50:38 Quick fire questions 52:19 What’s next for Jayden Please note: The individual views and opinions expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect those of Deakin as an organisation. Deakin is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where both freedom of speech and academic freedom are vigorously upheld. Our community thrives on diverse opinions and perspectives, with open-minded inquiry and respectful disagreement essential to our university culture.