Chris Preddie aka Cashman Slam Champion 2006 - SLAM

Chris Preddie aka Cashman tells us how the SLAM changed his life. Chris was awarded an OBE in the 2012 New Year Honours list for his work as a Crimestoppers Community Champion, urging young people to turn away from gangs.

Chris won the SLAMbassadors national championships in 2006 with a poem telling how his brother's death led him to reject his old life. SLAMbassadors is a national competition run by the Poetry Society and spoken word artist Joelle Taylor which finds and nurtures talented young poets. Chris continues to create poetry, using it in his work with young people to speak out against gangs and gun and knife crime. For more of his poems, check out other Chris Preddie videos on the Poetry Society channel.

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[FearlessORG]

great poet - inspirational speaker - fab guy!

[TalkativeBecca]

YourrAmaazzinggg!<3

[4evaplcprdofit]

he went to my skl.. all the girls in my skl proper love him, and the boys fink he's proper kl :D i like him but as a poet, i like how he can really talk about society in a violent way but in a poem and in such a short time... keep on going chris we all love you!!

[shaju911]

yo u come broadway enii bham smashin itt staar keep it up braap

[ammaarsandmanmohamed]

i did a work shop with him!

[DorkyGoober1]

CHRIIIIIIIS!!! xD

I did a workshop with hiiim!

[XxxToyahXxx]

i love im he perfomed in mancheste dah other daii

[STIGABOY123]

he came to my school and he made us laugh our eyes out u kno he took the right path instead of a life of crime and bloodshed i support u chris

[AzminHussain]

he is sooo kl man keep it up man!!!!!!!!!

[virgoisme]

brrraaaaaaaaap! go chris! you have grown do ur thing