From riots in 1831 to the Colston statue & Kill the Bill protests, Bristol has long been a city renowned for radical action.
Now, as then, radicalism has been accompanied by an outpouring of creative responses - from poetry to illustration to performance.
Now, Stories of Resistance, a new nine-part podcast series has been launched uncovering some of Bristol’s lesser-known stories of contemporary activism, thanks to money raised by National Lottery players. From the story of how one moment changed the direction of a grassroots boxing club, to a mother’s journey into disability activism, to changing the face of environmentalism and pushing for better gender representation in the music industry, these podcasts explore the stories of ordinary people fighting for change.
The series was created by Bristol residents during workshops with award-winning journalist and broadcaster Miranda Rae (Sound Women SW and Ujima Radio). Over four months Miranda hosted the group and 1-2-1 training sessions where participants learned how to produce, research, record and present a podcast.
The podcasts were commissioned as part of Art of Resistance, a two-year project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, delivered by Trinity Community Arts that has been exploring, documenting and celebrating the human stories behind activist movements in Bristol.
The podcasts will be distributed on Ujima Radio at 11am on Sundays throughout January 2023 and will include interviews with the creators as well as Dr Edson Burton who is the driving force behind the project.
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