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.
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The power of forgiveness - an interview with Dr Nasser Kurdy
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In 2017, Orthopedic surgeon Dr Nasser Kurdy was stabbed in the back of the neck, entering his local mosque. The case garnered international attention with much focus given to Dr Kurdy forgiving his attacker. Here, Dr Kurdy joins us to talk about the attack, the power of forgiveness and how that changed his life, how being portrayed as a victim isn'…
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The case of David Oluwale - with Assistant Chief Constable Carl Galvin
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In 1969, after a sustained campaign of abuse and discrimination from two police officers, David Oluwale was found dead in the River Aire in Leeds. In the immediate aftermath nothing happened, until stories of the abuse, circulating among other officers, reached the ears of young police cadet Gary Galvin, then aged 18. His reporting of the officers …
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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 ex…
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Richard Padwell - Temporary Bradford District Commander for West Yorkshire Police
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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.By Bradford Hate Crime Alliance
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Philip Kitson - Stronger Communites Partnership & Engagement Officer
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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.By Bradford Hate Crime Alliance
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Jonathan Cash - 25 Years On from the Admiral Duncan Bombing
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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.By Bradford Hate Crime Alliance
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Leeds Gate - Exploring society’s relationship with the GRT community
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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 an…
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Heather Wilson - Tackling knife crime and the parallels with hate crime
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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.…
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Darryl Smith - Disability Hate Crime Awareness
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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.By Bradford Hate Crime Alliance
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The second part of the unmissable interview with Saorsa.By Bradford Hate Crime Alliance
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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......By Bradford Hate Crime Alliance
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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.By Bradford Hate Crime Alliance
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Our conversation with West Yorkshire Deputy Mayor Alison Lowe is a must listen. She speaks with searing honesty about her own personal experiences with hate crime and her advocacy for the work we do is so evident.By Bradford Hate Crime Alliance
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To coincide with Restorative Justice Awareness week, Kate Brooksbank, from Restorative Justice West Yorkshire, one of our strategic partners in fighting hate crime, popped in for a chat to tell us all about the fantastic work that they do and how restorative solutions might just be an option for people who are victims of hate crime.…
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Charles Dacres - Bradford Hate Crime Alliance Director
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For our first episode, Charles Dacres tells us about his experiences growing up in Bradford as well as the journey that took him to Bradford Hate Crime Alliance and his vision for the future.By Bradford Hate Crime Alliance
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