Engage Aotearoa and The Key to Life Charitable Trust Present…
Mike King’s Community Korero
- Venue: Te Ahu Centre
- Date: Tuesday 5 March 2013
- Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
It is time to stop throwing negatives at the problem of suicide and time to start throwing positives at a solution! Comedian Mike King gets straight up about his battle with depression, addiction and his ongoing journey back to recovery, including the mistakes he made along the way. Hear about the things he learnt from the hard times and how all those mistakes were blessings in disguise. This is a not-to-be-missed chance for the community to come together and explore how to support our youth and each other to survive and thrive. Plus heaps of useful resources to take away for later.
This important community event is followed by two student sessions the next day at Kaitaia College…
Mike King: It’s Cool to Korero
- Date: 5 March 2013
- Taipa Area School
- Date: 6 March 2013
- Venue: Kaitaia College Hall
- Session One – Years 9 & 10 at 9:00 am – 11:00 am
- Session Two – Years 11, 12 & 13 at 11:25 – 1:25 pm
Students get to spend some quality time with Kiwi comedian Mike King as he talks about how he survived growing up. Mike’s is the story of a kid who wanted to fit in. It is about wanting to be part of the cool group but being 4’11 with buck teeth and big ears and needing a miracle to make it happen. Then one day he discovered he had a gift to make people laugh and he went from being bullied, to being liked and then many years later becoming a bully himself. Mike will share tips on how to deal with bullies and also why bullies do what they do. Most of all, he will speak about why it is important to talk rather than have conversations with yourself. Mike’s main point is this… in life there will always be hurdles and heartbreak, but with perseverance, support and an attitude of hope, great things WILL happen.
