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Today is #IDPWD—a day to champion accessibility, inclusion & breaking down barriers for Disabled people everywhere.

Shoutout to #SDMNetwork member Claire Fisher at Inclusion Barnet: a tireless advocate whose work drives real change & ensures Disabled voices are heard.

Today, we amplify the vision of Dr. Allan Njanji, PhD (Spokesperson Network), whose new blog addresses: "Who gets to tell refugee stories and why does it matter?"

Allan argues that storytelling must empower, not expose.

Read more www.sounddelivery.org.uk/2025/10/recl...

#InternationalMensDay

Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn't morbid – it's necessary New RSE guidance incorporates grief into the curriculum. An expert explains why teaching loss early matters for children growing up today.

"Teaching grief from the start honours the lessons children are already living..." - Rowan Humphries Massey via @bigissue.com.

We must transform how we approach loss, this work builds resilience and emotional literacy from the ground up. Read on: www.bigissue.com/opinion/teac... #CGAM2025

How can we take action to bring more compassion into the children’s care system for Black and Asian heritage children? • Sounddelivery Media As we mark Social Work Week themed ‘Compassion and Action’, Families In Harmony reflects on the gaps in understanding among public sector professionals - social workers, psychologists, education…

The truth about the care system: Systemic racial bias often causes Black and Asian heritage children to be unfairly "adultified and dismissed."

We must address this injustice to achieve equity.
Full analysis by Johanna Bernard:

What I wish you'd ask me about transness • Sounddelivery Media The trans community has been undergoing increasing attacks on their rights and freedoms over the last several years. Proud trans activist Oscar Sharples reflects upon what he wishes cisgender people…

Shift the narrative! A powerful read from proud trans activist @oscarsharples.bsky.social focusing on #TransJoy and radical community care. 🏳️⚧️

Read on: www.sounddelivery.org.uk/2025/07/what...

#TransRights #LGBTQIA #LivedExperience #Allyship #SDMNetwork

@maggiegordonwalker.bsky.social credits the confidence and connections gained through our spokesperson training programme with enabling Mothers Uncovered to influence national policy.

Read more below
www.sounddelivery.org.uk/2025/11/the-...

‘Punch’ the play - Learning Lunch Q&A with Author & Campaigner Jacob Dunne hosted by Lady Unchained We’re passionate about how popular culture drawn from real experiences can drive public conversations and help drive change. Author and campaigner for restorative justice Jacob Dunne has seen key…

PUNCH the story behind the bold play: Watch our Q&A, chaired by Lady Unchained of the #SDMNetwork, to hear how Jacob Dunne's life is sparking a national conversation:

Christopher Egan • Spokesperson Network • Sounddelivery Media Christopher is the Lived Experience Lead at We Are Survivors (WAS), the leading charity within England and Wales supporting male survivors of sexual harms. Prior to his current role, Christopher had…

As Lived Experience Lead at @thisissurvivors.bsky.social, Christopher uses his journey of trauma & recovery to advocate for male survivors.
His goal: "To offer hope to men living in silence... that recovery is possible."
🔗 Learn more:

BBC Radio 5 Live 3 Part Podcast Feature on Beats Bus Records This week on BBC Radio 5 Live, reporter Ryan joined the Beats Bus Records crew as they headlined this year’s OuterLimits Festival in Scunthorpe. The three-part series, which aired Monday through…

#SDMNetwork leader Stephen Arnott (Redeyefeenix) and Beats Bus Records were featured in a three-part series on @bbc5live.bsky.social this week! 📻

The Beats Bus crew run a mobile studio that brings hip-hop, mentoring, and a safe space to young people.

Listen now! 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5nv...

Powerful read in @bigissue.com from Hameeda Khan, CEO of PEP Enterprise and #SDMNetwork member.

She reflects on the heavy price individuals pay for speaking out about racism in Britain.
A necessary piece for anyone committed to racial equity. buff.ly/6ea9h7j

"The way that we treat people seeking safety says something about who we are as a country."

We told Three Counties Radio why the UK's attitude to people seeking asylum is getting more hostile - and how to get back to the welcome that most of us value.
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Nominations are open for the @expertcitizens.bsky.social INSIGHT Awards! ✨

🗓️Deadline is Sunday 31st of August, nominate your team or someone you admire: expertcitizens.org.uk/insight-awar...

Blackpool mum 'proud' to join suicide baton relay in hometown Samantha Southern says she's honoured to bring the Baton of Hope to Blackpool for the first time.

Samantha Southern, from our #SDMNetwork, was featured by the BBC this week to share her upcoming role in leading
the Baton of Hope to Blackpool in honour of her husband Glen who lost his life to suicide in 2020.

📖Read the full article here:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Vote - Multicultural Inspire Awards Jump to section Outstanding Contribution to Charity & Community View Nominee Bios Outstanding Community Champion View Nominee Bios Most Inspirational Entrepreneur of the Year View Nominee Bios Outstan...

🗳️ Vote for Lady Unchained for the Outstanding Contribution to Social Change Award.
She has harnessed her experiences to create change for others through workshops, media, broadcasting and poetry so people are empowered for life after prison.
Voting closes TODAY! inspire-awards.com/vote/#change

At Trans Pride, I march for a future that teenage me didn't think I'd have Trans Pride isn't just a celebration, it's about survival. Oscar Sharples reflects on how we all need a bit more trans joy in our lives.

Today is #BrightonPride, the UK’s biggest LGBTQ+ festival! If you’re not able to make it to the celebrations, take a moment to read & share Oscar Sharples’ piece on #TransPride an joy.
www.bigissue.com/opinion/tran... #Pride2025 #SDMNetwork

Jacob Dunne, author, campaigner & advocate of restorative justice spoke at our recent Learning Lunch. His story was adapted into the play PUNCH by award-winning playwright James Graham. He offers invaluable advice on sharing your story through arts & media buff.ly/h7meMsy

What I wish you'd ask me about transness • Sounddelivery Media The trans community has been undergoing increasing attacks on their rights and freedoms over the last several years. Proud trans activist Oscar Sharples reflects upon what he wishes cisgender people…

🏳️‍⚧️ Its London Trans+ Pride bringing the community together & calling for the necessary social & political change.
Listening to the voices of the community is essential. Read Oscar Sharples’ recent piece ‘What I wish you'd ask me about transness’ today:

group photo of 15 people behind the news desk at ITV News studios.

Our July news is out now 📣
It’s been an exciting month as our 2025 #SDMNetwork visited @itvnews.bsky.social & @bigissue.com HQs
We share their 1st vlogs & opinion pieces on media narratives, challenging the welfare reforms & more.
Plus what's on our storytelling radar: mailchi.mp/sounddeliver...

What I wish you'd ask me about transness • Sounddelivery Media The trans community has been undergoing increasing attacks on their rights and freedoms over the last several years. Proud trans activist Oscar Sharples reflects upon what he wishes cisgender people k...

📑 NEW: Oscar’s Blog - 'What I wish you'd ask me about transness'

#SDMNetwork member, Oscar Sharples shares what he wishes cis people knew about the intricacies & joys of trans identity.

“But they never ask the right questions.”

🔗Read: www.sounddelivery.org.uk/blog/what-i-...
#TransRights

Autistic people like me at risk if harmful welfare reforms go ahead Proposed changes to disability benefits could exclude autistic people from vital support and deepen barriers to employment, says charity CEO

📑 NEW: Diane Johnson, Founder & CEO of EnFold, writes for The Big Issue about the Welfare Bill’s painful impact on the autistic community. She calls for lived experience to shape every stage of reform.
Read her first op-ed via our #SDMNetwork: www.bigissue.com/opinion/welf...
#DisabilityJustice

🗞️ Want to hear more stories from our Spokesperson Network, updates, and lived experience voices changing the narrative?

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#SDMNetwork #LivedExperience

Labour welfare bill latest: Starmer warned secret rebels ready to sink benefits vote Commons to vote on legislation today as dozens of Labour MPs still set to rebel

📢 Today MPs debate the Universal Credit & PIP Bill.
These benefits are a lifeline for many in our community - yet cuts & new rules could push more families into poverty.

🗣️ Nothing about us, without us.

🔗 Live: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
#UniversalCredit#PIP#DisabilityRights#SDMNetwork

🎥 NEW: Diane Johnson, Founder & CEO of Enfold and one of our brilliant Spokesperson Network members, shares how our residential helped her grow her skills, amplify her expertise & connect with others with lived experience.

Watch her vlog:
#SDMNetwork #LivedExperience #Storytelling

📰 Our June newsletter is out!

Inside: our Spokesperson Network residential, a multi-year grant from @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social, #JudesBigSwim, updates from our Network + more.

Catch up: mailchi.mp/sounddeliver...

#SDMNetwork #LivedExperience #SocialJustice

If Labour really wants to protect women, it must restore domestic workers' rights Domestic workers in the UK face exploitation under restrictive visa rules. Marissa Begonia calls for urgent reform to protect their rights.

NEW: Marissa Begonia (Voice of Domestic Workers) writes for The Big Issue on why the UK must reinstate the original Overseas Domestic Worker visa and end the Hostile Environment.

She recently took these demands to a UN roundtable on modern slavery.

🔗 www.bigissue.com/opinion/dome...
#SDMNetwork

What It Feels Like for a Girl To find yourself, sometimes you need to lose yourself. It's Y2K, and Byron's flirting with discovery and destruction, love and anarchy. Inspired by Paris Lees's raw, riotous memoir.

📺 What It Feels Like for a Girl is a bold new BBC drama based on Paris Lees’ memoir - centering working-class trans girlhood.

We’re sharing it to amplify vital lived experience stories for Pride Month.

Watch here 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

#PrideMonth #TransYouth #ParisLees

Jude's 10k Swim Challenge Help Jude Habib raise money to support sounddelivery media

We'd like to thank you all for your messages of encouragement and your donations.
And you can still support - if you'd like to celebrate Jude's achievement & support our work with grassroots leaders driving change - here's the link: justgiving.com/page/judesbi...

Starting in the dark winter days, Jude trained for 5 months to take on her challenge swim, determined to raise money for our charity's work, motivated by the incredible leaders we work with. She set her mind to it, and she did it! Our SDM team are really proud of her.

🏆 She did it #JudesBigSwim is complete. Yesterday our amazing Founder Jude swam a huge 10km in the sea to raise funds for our work 🌊

🚀 Jude has raised an incredible £6,539 so far
📈 That's 65% of her £10,000 target
🫂 185 have supported her

www.justgiving.com/page/judesbi... #swimchallenge

I'm so proud of Jude. She's currently in the sea off Mallorca, swimming 10km to raise money for the brilliant charity she founded. She will tell you this challenge is nothing compared to the challenges faced by the people Sounddelivery works with, but it is going to be a tough day. #JudesBigSwim