Resonate Bristol

In this episode we speak to Rev. Nic Harris about her work as the Chaplain for Housing for the Diocese of Bristol and with the Bristol Housing Festival. She discusses current issues with the housing crisis and temporary accommodation in Bristol, the theology of housing, innovation within the housing sector and what churches and individuals within churches can do. Music Credits: 'Awake,' and 'Inspirational Outlook' by Scott Homes https://freemusicarchive.org/ 

In this episode we speak to Nicola Saunders about inHope and the Spring of Hope Women's Centre in Bristol, as well as discussing the specific challenges women who live on the streets face and why homelessness services for women are needed. More information about the organisation can be found here: https://www.inhope.uk/ Music Credits: 'Awake,' and 'Inspirational Outlook' by Scott Homes https://freemusicarchive.org/ 

In this episode we speak to Calum Dawkins from Bristol Refugee Rights who spoke to us about the organisation, what they do in Bristol as well as discussing the current climate for refugees and people seeking asylum in Bristol and the UK. Check out their website for more information about how you can support their work as well as their formal statement on their response to the Ukrainian refugee situation and a video about their early years project mentioned by Calum. Music Credits: 'Awake,' and 'Inspirational Outlook' by Scott Homes https://freemusicarchive.org/ 

We get a frontside seat to listen in to two friends discuss sushi, shoehorns and their retrospective journeys to end up living in Sweden - Lucy from the UK, and Lubna from Syria. Music Credits: 'Awake,' and 'Inspirational Outlook' by Scott Homes https://freemusicarchive.org/ 

Ana Asatiani from Refugee Action talks the Lift the Ban campaign as well as giving insights from her own lived experience as to why it is so important. For more information: https://www.refugee-action.org.uk/lift-the-ban/ 

Music Credits: 'Awake,' and 'Inspirational Outlook' by Scott Homes https://freemusicarchive.org/ 

Sarah Cooper talks about the work of Bristol City of Sanctuary, the current climate for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK and their upcoming event: Show Your Heart Flotilla on 21st March 2022 in Bristol. For more about the organisation as well as things you can get involved with check out their website https://bristol.cityofsanctuary.org/what-can-you-do

Music Credits: 'Awake,' and 'Inspirational Outlook' by Scott Homes https://freemusicarchive.org/ 

Tim Snowdon talks about the work of Sixty One in Bristol with prisoners and ex-offenders including: how churches and individuals can partner in that work, challenges in the criminal justice system today, the importance of hope and a vision of a future with similar regional work around the UK. Music Credits: 'Awake,' and 'Inspirational Outlook' by Scott Homes https://freemusicarchive.org/ 

Fran Key talks about being a musician, the transformative impact of music and a decade of working for Changing Tunes in prisons and with ex-offenders. Music Credits: 'Awake,' and 'Inspirational Outlook' by Scott Homes https://freemusicarchive.org/ 

The first in our autumn series and our focus on communities. This episode features Jill Rowe, Ethos and Formation director for Oasis UK. It explores the Oasis values and how they work in action, how to be inclusion driven, how to work in and with communities and ultimately how we might live our best, most fulfilled lives. Music Credits: 'Awake,' and 'Inspirational Outlook' by Scott Homes https://freemusicarchive.org/ 

The first in our new Education series, a conversation reflecting on our schooling in the Church of England, positives, challenges, intersections of race, religion and the most important prayers we learned! Music Credits: 'Awake,' and 'Inspirational Outlook' by Scott Homes https://freemusicarchive.org/