Anthems

Liz Ward is Director of Programmes at Stonewall. She has spent her career working in the charity sector fighting for racial justice, equality and creating a world where everyone is free to be themselves. Outside of work she is a big football fan and plays for Goal Diggers FC, London’s biggest women and non-binary football club and was named on the Football Black List 2021 in the practitioners category.

Her word of the day is LEADER

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Char Bailey is the founder of a Life Coaching business, is the Creative Director for Know Hope and an Education and Inclusion Officer for UK Black Pride. She sits on the advisory board for We Create Space and Neurodiversity in Business. 

Her word of the day is POWER

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T: @char_bailey_

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Almass Badat is an artist and culture connector who creates and curates colourful, innovative & compassionate stories. Notable collaborators include: Dialled In, Amazon Music, the British Council, Tay Iwar, The Science Gallery, ICA, Netflix, V&A, Boiler Room, BBC, Trippin World, WorldwideFM, NTS, DAZED & more, and Almass is a judge for the British Podcast Awards, a member of the Soho House Committee and The BRITS Voting Academy. Almass is a visibly proud member of the QTPOC community, and advocates for safe and free movement of queer people on a global scale. Hear Almass on the bi-weekly What is this Behaviour? podcast and explore her film, audio & photography.

Her word of the day is REIMAGINE.

CONNECT WITH ALMAS:

I: @almassbadat

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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David Kam | OPEN

David Kam is a cis-queer Hakka Chinese Malaysian based in London. He is a creative, teacher and speaker weaving 10 years of multimodal research across architecture, dance and yoga. His work invites communities to explore the wonder in wellbeing through practices of movement, mindfulness and embodied placemaking. David’s advocacy work include running kindredpacket, a non-profit creating spaces for joyful activism, intergenerational connection and culturally sensitive wellbeing. David is also a core member of British East and South East Asian Network (besea.n) and a board member for WE CREATE SPACE, a global platform advocating wellness for queer leaders. David is a proud lululemon ambassador. davidkamkiawei.com.

His word of the day is OPEN. 

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I: @davidkamkw

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Michael Stephens is a Creative Director, Story-Teller and Community Builder. He's also the founder of We Create Space, a global platform dedicated to the personal development and wellbeing of Queer Leaders.

His word of the day is RETREAT.

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I : @wecreatespace.co

FB : @wecreatespace.co

LI : @wecreatespace.co

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Bolly-Illusion is a Performance Artist/ Drag Queen who embraces their feminine and masculine energy through their performances. A former winner of The Glory's Lipsync 1000, they have also appeared in Priya Ragu & Joy Crookes music videos as well as being featured in Vogue Italia and Another Man publications. Their work includes music and elements from their South Asian Culture as they embrace the beauty India has but be sure to be gagged when you see them in a 6 inch heel twirling around!

Their word of the day is BREATHING.

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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SL Grange is a poet and theatre-maker attempting to hold conversations with the queer dead. Building on a multi-disciplinary practice, their work includes A Note to Mary Frith commissioned by Shakespeare’s Globe, as well as sonic projects Wou d’Uelzecht and Fleet Footing, created with composer Catherine Kontz. Bodies and Other Haunted Houses is out now from Poetry Wales & Seren Books.

Their word of the day is EXTEMPORE.

CONNECT WITH SL GRANGE:

I: @sl.grange

T: @mollfrith

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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James Factora is an L.A.-born, New York-based writer and musician. Their work has appeared in Them, Teen Vogue, Slate, Refinery29 and others.

Their word of the day is DISSONANCE.

CONNECT WITH JAMES:

I: @jamesfactora

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Darkwah Kyei-Darkwah is a Non-Binary Multi-Disciplinary Artist, Content Creator and Presenter. Darkwah has also worked with Gay Times where they were Fashion Editor, as well as FGUK, Noctis Magazine, The Perfect and has been featured in Hunger Magazine, AZ Magazine & Attitude.

Their word of the day is THRIVING.

CONNECT WITH DARKWAH:

I: @hausofdarkwah

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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Sylheti-born Tasnim Siddiqa Amin is an artist, theatremaker, writer and critic based in East London. Tasnim is committed to telling stories that celebrate community, culture and heritage. Tasnim studied Politics, Philosophy and History at Birkbeck University and St. Andrews where she grounded her values in the intersectional and postcolonial approach to art as a human right. Her visual art practices ranges from painting to henna art and her writing similarly is wide-ranging encompassing poetry, essays and plays. Tasnim is also a trustee at the Icon Theatre, co-hosts the Creative Access alumni book club and is a member of the Theatre Royal Stratford East’s anti-racism committee, Closing the Gap.

Her word of the day is UMMAH.

CONNECT WITH TASNIM:

I: @tsiddiqaamin

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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