A Series of Difficult Conversations...
Bradford Hate Crime Alliance exists to support the victims of hate crime and to co-ordinate the network of reporting centres that work with us. Reporting hate crime is essential, but education is the key and our new podcast aims to raise awareness of hate crime through the sharing of lived experience as well as providing a forum to have the difficult conversations that need to be had about the issues that lie at the heart of hate crime in 21st Century Britain.
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
In this episode we're joined once again by journalist and playwright Jonathan Cash as we remember, 25 years on, the London nail bombings of April 1999, exploring how they affected society at the time, and looking at where we are now as a society in relation to hate crime.
Jonathan recently had an article published in The Guardian about his lived experience as a survivor of the Soho bomb attack which you can read I was having a drink on a warm spring evening - then a nail bomb exploded just feet away
He also contributed to the BBC Radio 4 documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the bombings which you can listen to here: Fragments - The London Nail Bombings
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
In this episode, Richard Padwell, the temporary Bradford District Commander, discusses West Yorkshire police's approach to hate crime, how they are building trust in communities, and why hate crime reporting is so important.
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Phil is a partnerships and engagement oficer with Stronger Communities here in Bradford. His influence on establishing support networks for the LGBTQ+ community in Bradford, is undeniable and here, he shares his creer experiences as well as his own personal experience of hate crime.
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
In a heartwarming interview, Jonathan Cash, author, journalist, and playwright discusses his experiences as a victim of the Soho nail bomb, its impact on his life, the attitudes of society towards victims of trauma, and how his experience moulded his future career.
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
In this episode we are joined by Tom Gaffney, the services manager at Leedsgate, and Bernard Cunningham, a member of the GRT community working at Leedsgate in suicide prevention and mental health support as we discuss the issues that the community have to face each day, together with the normalisation of the hate directed towards them. An honest and very frank interview that we hope will be thought provoking, especially as we head into Christmas and its message of peace and goodwill to all.
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Heather is the Youth Services Development Manager for Bradford Children and Familes Trust. In April 2023, when the Knife Angel came to Bradford to help raise awareness, Heather produced a stunning piece of work on the impact of knife crime that she very kindly shares with us here. We also discuss commonalities between hate crime and knife crime.
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
To mark UK Disability History Month 2023, we talked with Darryl Smith. Darryl is an inclusive practice consultant, and equality and inclusion trainer with specialism in disability awareness and hate crime, a programme lead with Equality Together and an equality, diversity and inclusion champion.
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Saorsa is one of the UK's greatest advocates for trans rights. In a climate where hate crime is growing against the trans community at an alarming rate, Saorsa tells the reality of daily life for trans people and why the rhetoric surrounding gender is contributing to that. Part 2 to follow......
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Daniel Balaz from Connecting Roma talks to us about his life growing up in Bradford and the work he does to support and connect the Roma community across the district, as well as their new role as a hate crime reporting centre.
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