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Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Kerri Matthews – what happens to families when parents go to prison?
Kerri, from Brentry's EveryFamily charity, talks to Neil about working with families where a parent is in prison, the shame and stigma children face and how the wider system needs to change after the failures of the austerity era.
‘We wanted allies, not saviours’: Bristol’s Palestinian diaspora on allyship, isolation and enduring grief
Bristol has seen an unprecedented wave of pro-Palestinian activism in the past two years — protests, vigils, fundraisers and student encampments. But amid the noise, have Palestinian voices been lost?
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Read moreIn this edition, the Palestinian diaspora in Bristol talk about allyship, isolation and enduring grief. We hold local power structures to account for their complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and spotlight the resistance.
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Hurt people, hurt people: The hidden lives of children behind bars
At 10 years old, England and Wales has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in the world. Here we offer a glimpse into child incarceration, the school to prison pipeline and stalling youth justice system reforms. Starting here, on the outskirts of Bristol...
A year ago, Bristol showed up to resist racist, anti-migrant hatred. But the fight’s not over
Bristolians have been reflecting on the days of defiance in August last year. Who should we thank, who is to blame? And as the far right prepares to return to our streets this weekend, how do we build on the resistance?
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In Disrepair: Bristol’s broken renting system
This series will tell the stories of renters in Bristol, dig into how the pandemic has affected the crisis, and, crucially, what can be done about it. We will join the dots between local issues and the wider housing crisis in the UK, holding the council and central government to account on pledges for action.
