Voices

Illustration of a family sitting on a bed in a hotel room, with protesters outside the window.

Voices

At home with refugees

A veteran journalist reflects on the hidden traumas he has witnessed over a quarter of a century of hosting refugees in his Bristol home

Mike Jempson
Mike Jempson

Edition 41

Mural Artwork by Bristol Refugee Artists Collective

What does belonging mean to you?

Bristol Refugee Arts Collective

Edition 41

In love and in limbo: Queer migrants who found love in a hostile environment

Roshan De Stone
Roshan De Stone

Edition 41

Moyah: Sound of survival

MoYah — rapper, Afrofusion artist, activist — sits down with The Cable to trace his journey from Mozambique to Portugal to the UK, and how that path shaped his sound and sense of self

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

Edition 41

 I came to the UK for a better future — now I’m stuck in the visa trap

Telojo Emina
Telojo Emina
A woman and standing and smiling on a balcony, wearing a yellow jacket and black trousers. A bright red tour is on the ground floor.

Voices

‘Theatre should belong to everyone’: The Bristol artist exploring social change on stage

Jaldeep Katwala
Jaldeep Katwala

Voices

A group of individuals riding bicycles in a rural landscape, waving Palestinian flags.

From Bristol to the West Bank: The power of internationalism in Palestine

The Palestinian people have shown astonishing defiance and resilience in the face of Israeli violence and persecution. International volunteers, including Bristolians, are travelling to the West Bank to stand in solidarity with them.

Tom Anderson
Tom Anderson

Features

A palestinian teacher in a headscarf standing outside.

Education is the great liberator: the Bristol activists forging links with teachers in Palestine

Yasmeen Eshtaya is a Palestinian teacher whose life has been deeply affected by the brutal violence of the Israeli state. But she is committed to reconciliation and forming bonds through teaching Arabic – including to people in Bristol.

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

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‘The most liberating feeling’: how an ADHD diagnosis changed one Bristol business owner’s life

After her own personal journey, Lisa Whitehouse is determined to spread awareness and help others through her work.

GIgi El-Halaby
GIgi El-Halaby

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‘I didn’t come to the UK for some dream – leaving my country became the only option left’

A Turkish journalist who had to flee her country to escape the repressive government shares what her life in the UK is like as she waits for her asylum claim to be processed.

Shakuntala Sumanasekera

Edition 35

An adult male with his arms folded sitting on the bonnet of a car.

Cab driver says good character used against him in ‘cruel sting operation’

Police have questions to answer after private-hire taxi driver’s claims of a stitch-up that’s had years-long financial consequences.

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

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Image of Monica Wat performing at MOON FEST in September 2022 (credit: Peter Wan)

How starting an arts festival helped me find community in Bristol

Grassroots groups have birthed a movement that celebrates and represents people from East and South East Asian communities. It has unleashed a ‘warm, communitarian energy’, writes the co-founder of MOON FEST, which takes place this weekend at the Trinity Centre.

Monica Wat
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