Priyanka Raval

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Photography

The oldest town in Bristol: photo essay

Photographer Pitlad takes to the streets of Bedminster to document the changing faces of the neighbourhood

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Pitlad and Priyanka Raval

People Just Do Something

Two individuals smiling at the camera, standing close together. One is wearing a 'Bristol Cable' branded T-shirt and the other a plain green T-shirt. The text 'PEOPLE JUST DO SOMETHING' is displayed across the front. In the background is a grainy image of high-rise buildings.

Listen: People Just Do Something, with Bristol Apartheid Free Zone’s Matt and Sasha on building a boycott for Palestine

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George Colwey, Priyanka Raval and Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

People Just Do Something

Two individuals smiling at the camera, standing close together. One is wearing a 'Bristol Cable' branded T-shirt and the other a plain green T-shirt. The text 'PEOPLE JUST DO SOMETHING' is displayed across the front. In the background is a grainy image of high-rise buildings.

Listen: People Just Do Something, with Joshua Dávila on putting the blockchain into use for the left

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George Colwey, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and Priyanka Raval
An empty school classroom with desks and chairs. Overlayed is the 'People Just Do Something' logo.

People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something, with striking teacher Nik on trade unionism’s ‘ethical gravy train’

What is a strike? What are trade unions for? How can you organise your workplace? Teacher and NEU rep Nik steps away from the picket line for a 'union bro love-in' with Isaac that answers these questions and more.

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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey
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People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something with Jake Hanrahan, more than just ‘a gritty Louis Theroux’

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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey
Two individuals smiling at the camera, standing close together. One is wearing a 'Bristol Cable' branded T-shirt and the other a plain green T-shirt. The text 'PEOPLE JUST DO SOMETHING' is displayed across the front. In the background is a grainy image of high-rise buildings.

People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something – Meg and Bryony from SLEEC on smashing the patriarchy for good

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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey

People Just Do Something

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Listen: People Just Do Something with Led by Donkeys and the guerrilla story wars

If there was ever a perfect encapsulation of 'Just Doing Something' - it may well be Led By Donkeys, the activists who have made their name with viral political stunts.

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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey

The Big Story

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Enduring trauma, and a struggle for justice: one year on from the Barton House high-rise evacuation

On 14 November 2023 an east Bristol tower block was evacuated over fears it could collapse, making national news. A year on, residents tell the Cable about the disruption to their lives, the ongoing impact on their wellbeing and their children's – and how a community has been left traumatised.

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Priyanka Raval

The Debrief

The Barton House high-rise building in Bristol, seen on a sunny day, partially obscured by trees, with a large red banner reading "The Debrief" across the centre.

Listen: The Debrief – a year after the Barton House evacuation, residents still search for justice

It's a year this week since the Barton House tower block in east Bristol was evacuated. Priyanka Raval discusses residents' enduring trauma, and ongoing search for justice.

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Alex Turner, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey

The Debrief

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Listen: The Debrief – what a leaked police report revealed about racial inequalities in stop-and-search

A report leaked to the Cable showed the shocking fact that Black people are 25 times likelier to be strip-searched than white peers. Sean Morrison and Priyanka Raval ask what the findings say about police institutional racism.

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Sean Morrison, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey

Podcasts

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Listen: People Just Do Something, with Jendayi Serwah on what reparations are and what real progress would look like

Reparations campaigner Jendayi Serwah explains what the term means, how it differs from other racial justice movements and how grassroots organisations are pushing for real change.

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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey

People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something – Sound against the system – punk, rave and Dave from Faithless

The guitarist from Faithless joins Priyanka and Isaac to reflect on the political power of music from back in the 80s to today.

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George Colwey, Priyanka Raval and Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins
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