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 Learn more about Servants Community Housing Watch ‘Love in the Walls’ on SBS Click here to watch a video of this episode. Click here to view the episode transcript. (00:07) - Jayden Battey’s story (00:37) - Growing up with curiosity and empathy (01:59) - The drive to create belonging and connection (04:07) - Living with 28 others (09:20) - Redefining connection and community (12:14) - Day-to-day life (13:22) - Balancing work and purpose (14:42) - Studying economics at Deakin (17:11) - Thinking differently about systems and change (19:21) - The real cost of inequality (21:42) - Global systems, poverty, and impact (24:36) - Studying online at Deakin (26:47) - Learning to understand people and worldviews (29:57) - Making meaningful connections while studying (32:02) - Love in the Walls – the documentary (40:49) - Loss, grief, and real life in the community (42:37) - How advocacy really begins (45:57) - Advice for getting started in advocacy (47:19) - Living your values and leading with care (49:08) - Why giving back matters (55:45) - Quick fire questions (52:26) - 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.