This episode was part of Bristol's Trinity Centre's Stories of Resistance, a new nine-part podcast series which aimed to uncover some of Bristol’s lesser-known stories of contemporary activism. The podcasts were commissioned as part of Art of Resistance, a two-year Heritage Lottery Funded project that has been exploring, documenting and celebrating the human stories behind activist movements in Bristol.

This episode spotlights the positive impact of the work that Empire Fighting Chance Boxing does with young people in inner city Bristol and demonstrates how much positive social transformation is rooted in organisations that aren’t necessarily labelled as “activist organisations” but whose work enact long-lasting, positive, social and even policy change. Through collaborative, sustained and community-orientated action, which focused on directly addressing needs and removing barriers, the outcomes are positive and far-reaching in the lives of those who've gone through the boxing programmes.

Producer, editor and sound design: Charlie West

Stories of Resistance - Empire Fighting Chance | Trinity Centre Bristol / Ujima Radio

Women, non-binary and trans people occupy less than 5% of the music tech industry and UK festival headline slots are still dominated by male acts.   

In this radio feature for The Bristol Cable, we hear about a number of recent reports that examined the scale of the gender discrepancy in the music tech and festival performance industries. We also hear from other Bristol-based female and non-binary musicians and artists who discuss their experiences of working in the music industry and the felt impact of that discrepancy.  

So what’s the solution?   Saffron, an organisation set up in 2015 with the aim of advancing gender equality in the sector by creating safe spaces for learning, community and progression, is one Bristol-based organisation, with a now international reach, that’s determined to break down the standard of male-dominated music tech and performance spaces.   We hear about the work and community that Saffron has been cultivating and Charlie talks with Sophia Ahmed, Saffron’s education manager, to learn more about the history and aims of the organisation. Artists who’ve been through Saffron’s artist development programme add their voices, discussing the impact that the organisation has had on their career, confidence and outlook as artists.  

Become a member, tap into tech dissect workshops and donate to their fundraising campaign over at https://saffronmusic.co.uk/

The Sound of Saffron: Questing for Gender Equality in the Music Industry | The Bristol Cable

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Sound Design: Charlie West

Personal Stories: Goodbyes - Nana, Nat & Naila | In The Dark

I'm the Bristol host/recordist for At The Ends of the Day, a late-night pirate radio station, run beyond the borders via Zoom. Every timezone has its own DJ, broadcasting for the last hour of their day and each DJ weaves a unique, orchestrated soundscape based on their live outdoor ambient noise + other end-of-the-day recordings, from countries where the same day has already finished. Developed with Japanese artist Mamoru Iriguchi and In Between Time.  2300-0000.

At The Ends Of The Day Late Night Radio Show Excerpt | In Between Time

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Edition | Ecosystems

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Reflective 60 minute journey of sound, blending field recordings, interviews, stories, & music.

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Tracklist:

Kaki King - Sanitized, Alone
Zara Macfarlane - Everything Is Connected
Masayoshi Fujita - Fabric
iZem Fehdah, Sadeo
Tommy Guerrero - Sun Rays Like Stilts
Todd Baker - Gamelan Rain Melody
Camel - Migration
Fabiano Do Nascimento - Stalagmites
Manu Delago - Alpine Brook
Alabaster De Plume - They Put The Stars Far Away
Philip Glass, Third Coast Percussion - Aguas de Amazonia: No 1, Madeira River
Majjid Bekkas - Annabi
Pecq and Orchestra of St Johns - Reaching Water
Fourtet - Green
Dirty Projectors, Bjork - On and Ever Onwards

Double-Bind: Ecosystems (11.04.22) | Noods Radio

Excerpt from the Tru Talk monthly highlight. Doing a deep dive into Nick Webb's article on the impact of the pandemic in Yemen, five years into the ongoing conflict. Featuring an interview with Awfa Al-naami, Saferworld's Yemen Country Manager. Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives through working with grassroots activists and community organisations.

Read the full article here:
https://www.tru.org.uk/post/the-yemen-crisis-pandemic-and-conflict

Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives

Tru Talk, Episode 1 - The Yemen Crisis, Pandemic And Conflict Excerpt 3

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