Ep 6 Positivity Disability Activism by Jacqueline Braithwaite -
The Art of Resistance Podcast Series by 1st time podcasters produced by Miranda Rae - Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC.
Jacqueline says:
“My podcast is about starting to tell positive original stories about individuals living with & those amazing Individuals supporting those with Learning Disabilities.
I am frequently confronted by the fact that there is a marked lack of awareness about those having LD’s and they are not invited to the strategic table to make a difference or to make their presence felt! When stories do arise they are often depressing, shocking and often without hope!
I singularly care for my amazing daughter who is differently able with LD and Autism, & I too have my own invisible physical difficulties that I face on a daily basis too. With determination, advocacy, resilience and sheer bloody mindedness I have gained much knowledge and positivity over the years through embracing both mine & my daughters challenges as gifts!!! Be under no illusion it’s a difficult path I tread but that’s not the focus of this podcast! There’s enough of those doom & gloom podcasts about!
I am focusing on all the obstacles that I’ve have had to overcome to become the best parent that I am today!
When hearing disability stories many place most disabilities in one dismal big lump, when the reality is that disability is a multi-faceted arena with moments of joy so I need to redress this imbalance by refocusing and retuning LD & physical disability stories in a positive and empowering light!
In time I would like to develop this project into a series of discussions with other disabled carers and their individuals with LD and hear from all of them what difficulties they have overcome in their own words to live a full life!
By telling these empowering stories of how individuals with LD & their carers can live the public can be inspired and educated that not all disabled lives are dire, dismal, desolate, or alarming and can be challenging yet positive, rich, vibrant, purposeful & full of life!
This is what I want to explore but in order that I can talk to others, I need to start by telling my own empowering story of my own fight of getting to the positive spiritual & physical place my daughter and I are today!! I’m going to be interviewed by my nephew Theo who not only is 39 years younger than me, but also has experience as a young carer looking after his elderly uncle in the 70’s with LD. We are both empathetic to each other’s caring & creative worlds!”
This podcast features Jacqueline Braithwaite in conversation with her nephew Theo Angus a fellow creative & photographer.
They discuss some of the challenges that Jacqueline has had to face empowering her amazing daughter who has learning disabilities & autism and herself as a single parent positively living with a rare chronic & invisible health condition and how they face their needs on a positive daily basis.
Jacqueline also highlights some local organisations in & around Bristol that support and empower individuals with learning disabilities too.
As well as being a proud parent, Jacqueline is a former Head of Design in Higher Education, Trustee of a Childrens Charity, a Mixed Media Artist, Chartered Fashion & Textile Designer and Fellow with RSA-Royal Society of the Arts and has facilitated many Students & practicing Designers with their own self directed projects.
She wants to inform, inspire & empower those who face a wide range of challenges, that Disability and facing personal difficulties can be seen and actioned as a positive force for good!
Jacqueline Braithwaite
FRSA, MCSD, MA, Cert Ed.
The toppling of the Colston statue has put Bristol under the global spotlight.
This, along with the wider Black Lives Matter movement, has led to an outpouring of creative responses - from poetry, to illustration to performance. But this is by no means a new occurrence in Bristol, which has been a city noted of radical art and activism for decades.
Capturing that spirit, The Trinity Centre in Bristol launched the Art of Resistance project which included the Art of Resistance free Intergenerational podcast course to learn how to capture oral histories and tell the stories of creative activism in Bristol. This project was produced by leading community journalist, broadcaster & producer Miranda Rae from Sound Women SW. The free course was aimed at participants of all ages and interest in activism. The successful applicants have received as much group and 1:1 training from Miranda that they needed to enable them to produce their own podcasts, we are proud to announce the launch of the series made by the 9 successful applicants.
Most of the participants discovered that there are so many people battling injustices and fighting against social injustices and yet so often don’t see themselves as an activist.
The series was about exploring 100 years of social activism, protest and civil disobedience in Bristol and the art that underpinned each movement.
We researched and documented just some of the lived stories of inner-city Bristolians and, explored the city's history of grass-roots artistic, community and cultural movements.
About: Miranda Rae
Miranda is currently the Station Manager at Ujima Radio in Bristol and founder of the support and media group Sound Women South West aka Sound Women Bristol CIC.
Miranda is a full-time multi award winning podcast & radio producer and also teaches people of all ages in a variety of radio/podcast & media skills.
About: Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC
The mission of Sound Women SW is to address the lack of gender and racial diversity in the media, radio and audio industries, to provide a safe space for women and girls of all ages to learn. Our key mission is to empower and create confidence and addressing some of the many barriers that we, the founders have faced. Sound Women is about giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to marginalised groups particularly from the global majority communities providing a safe space for women to learn and thrive as well as providing training for the private and third sector. Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC is committed to empowering women of all ages and giving a voice to the voiceless.
For information:
https://soundwomensw.com/
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Ep 6 Positivity Disability Activism by Jacqueline Braithwaite -
The Art of Resistance Podcast Series by 1st time podcasters produced by Miranda Rae - Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC.
Jacqueline says:
“My podcast is about starting to tell positive original stories about individuals living with & those amazing Individuals supporting those with Learning Disabilities.
I am frequently confronted by the fact that there is a marked lack of awareness about those having LD’s and they are not invited to the strategic table to make a difference or to make their presence felt! When stories do arise they are often depressing, shocking and often without hope!
I singularly care for my amazing daughter who is differently able with LD and Autism, & I too have my own invisible physical difficulties that I face on a daily basis too. With determination, advocacy, resilience and sheer bloody mindedness I have gained much knowledge and positivity over the years through embracing both mine & my daughters challenges as gifts!!! Be under no illusion it’s a difficult path I tread but that’s not the focus of this podcast! There’s enough of those doom & gloom podcasts about!
I am focusing on all the obstacles that I’ve have had to overcome to become the best parent that I am today!
When hearing disability stories many place most disabilities in one dismal big lump, when the reality is that disability is a multi-faceted arena with moments of joy so I need to redress this imbalance by refocusing and retuning LD & physical disability stories in a positive and empowering light!
In time I would like to develop this project into a series of discussions with other disabled carers and their individuals with LD and hear from all of them what difficulties they have overcome in their own words to live a full life!
By telling these empowering stories of how individuals with LD & their carers can live the public can be inspired and educated that not all disabled lives are dire, dismal, desolate, or alarming and can be challenging yet positive, rich, vibrant, purposeful & full of life!
This is what I want to explore but in order that I can talk to others, I need to start by telling my own empowering story of my own fight of getting to the positive spiritual & physical place my daughter and I are today!! I’m going to be interviewed by my nephew Theo who not only is 39 years younger than me, but also has experience as a young carer looking after his elderly uncle in the 70’s with LD. We are both empathetic to each other’s caring & creative worlds!”
This podcast features Jacqueline Braithwaite in conversation with her nephew Theo Angus a fellow creative & photographer.
They discuss some of the challenges that Jacqueline has had to face empowering her amazing daughter who has learning disabilities & autism and herself as a single parent positively living with a rare chronic & invisible health condition and how they face their needs on a positive daily basis.
Jacqueline also highlights some local organisations in & around Bristol that support and empower individuals with learning disabilities too.
As well as being a proud parent, Jacqueline is a former Head of Design in Higher Education, Trustee of a Childrens Charity, a Mixed Media Artist, Chartered Fashion & Textile Designer and Fellow with RSA-Royal Society of the Arts and has facilitated many Students & practicing Designers with their own self directed projects.
She wants to inform, inspire & empower those who face a wide range of challenges, that Disability and facing personal difficulties can be seen and actioned as a positive force for good!
Jacqueline Braithwaite
FRSA, MCSD, MA, Cert Ed.
The toppling of the Colston statue has put Bristol under the global spotlight.
This, along with the wider Black Lives Matter movement, has led to an outpouring of creative responses - from poetry, to illustration to performance. But this is by no means a new occurrence in Bristol, which has been a city noted of radical art and activism for decades.
Capturing that spirit, The Trinity Centre in Bristol launched the Art of Resistance project which included the Art of Resistance free Intergenerational podcast course to learn how to capture oral histories and tell the stories of creative activism in Bristol. This project was produced by leading community journalist, broadcaster & producer Miranda Rae from Sound Women SW. The free course was aimed at participants of all ages and interest in activism. The successful applicants have received as much group and 1:1 training from Miranda that they needed to enable them to produce their own podcasts, we are proud to announce the launch of the series made by the 9 successful applicants.
Most of the participants discovered that there are so many people battling injustices and fighting against social injustices and yet so often don’t see themselves as an activist.
The series was about exploring 100 years of social activism, protest and civil disobedience in Bristol and the art that underpinned each movement.
We researched and documented just some of the lived stories of inner-city Bristolians and, explored the city's history of grass-roots artistic, community and cultural movements.
About: Miranda Rae
Miranda is currently the Station Manager at Ujima Radio in Bristol and founder of the support and media group Sound Women South West aka Sound Women Bristol CIC.
Miranda is a full-time multi award winning podcast & radio producer and also teaches people of all ages in a variety of radio/podcast & media skills.
About: Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC
The mission of Sound Women SW is to address the lack of gender and racial diversity in the media, radio and audio industries, to provide a safe space for women and girls of all ages to learn. Our key mission is to empower and create confidence and addressing some of the many barriers that we, the founders have faced. Sound Women is about giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to marginalised groups particularly from the global majority communities providing a safe space for women to learn and thrive as well as providing training for the private and third sector. Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC is committed to empowering women of all ages and giving a voice to the voiceless.
For information:
https://soundwomensw.com/