Out of the Darkness
One woman’s journey turning pain into power Often, we get to choose how we shape our lives and the world around us. Sometimes though, our lives are thrust...
Out of the Darkness
Surrounded by stories
A Street Photographer’s journey to putting Bradford’s heritage on the international map Pioneers often don’t see themselves as that, they’re busy forging...
The Fight for a Better Future
From refugee to activist, one man’s journey to freedom and his mission to help others. When you speak with Asumani you realise the incredibly powerful gift of having...
Finding your voice, for the sake of others
From the fight for equality in apartheid South Africa to helping the visually impaired in Bradford ‘Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.’Dietrich...
A Vital Connection
Discovering strength through community. As you speak with Shaida from Keighley, you quickly get a strong sense of her resilience and fortitude as she shares her journey...
Finding ‘home’ in a City of Sanctuary
As a Rohingya Muslim and refugee from Myanmar, sixteen year old Rabea Sultana understands the power of her story and value of her freedom. The opportunity she received of UK...
Life is a journey
Finding safety and freedom in music, the Yorkshire landscape and the LGBTQ community. “Most of the time young people feel there’s no safety to just express...
Ordinary and Extraordinary
The power of stories and art in connecting people and places. “I grew up in Manningham, so the park and Cartwright Hall were close by. We pretty much went every week,...
Football, Books and Bears
How one football coach's idea is breaking down literacy barriers across Bradford “I had everything going for me growing up, but it would strike fear down my spine every...
People just like you
“We were trying to save our lives, but the future was uncertain…” A story from one of the ‘most discriminated people in the world’* Everyone expected...
Whose are yous?
Overcoming 900 years of segregation to find a home and belonging in Bradford. Belonging is a fundamental building block to life, as it allows you to build a...
Finding fulfilment in a shed
Tackling mental health and wellbeing through shared passions and community “If you sit twelve men in a circle and ask them to chat about their problems, the...
A Star’s Life : Nothing is impossible
“I made a promise to myself that I’d never waste a day of my life” Bradford born Elishia Edwards is a model, dancer and artist. Only in her early 20’s she’s...
Staring at a new world
I was a frightened 16 year old, staring at a new world, longing for safety and a happy home. I came to the UK when I was sixteen with the help of the Red Cross, after...
Fatherhood
It's important for fathers to know that they are important figures in their children’s’ lives and that it's OK to have a strong connection with your child. I was...
I’m Possible
To box for a world title was a dream come true... There was a little room with all its windows covered except for a small square and I would sit there and watch them...
Unsung Heroes – Frontline Keyworkers
“For fifteen years, I have been stationed in one of the busiest and most challenging places, Bradford.” It was at the beginning of 2018 when I encountered a string of...
This Is Me
“I couldn't understand why my body was like it was…” My story is about the difficulties of learning to love and accepting my body. I remember as a...
Running Away
I fell in love and married in my home town of Reading, Berkshire in 1974, I thought we were both going to continue to live there but my husband thought otherwise, his...