Georgia Edwards

Elected in 2022

I am an outreach and communications officer, with experience working in various roles within media and community organisations. I first got involved with the Cable as a participant of the Media Lab programme in 2018. It gave me the skills and confidence to do my own freelance journalism and to work in media. Currently I work at Airwars, a non-profit organisation which uses open-source data (OSINT) to expose civilian harm in conflicts and pursue investigations with media outlets.

Previously I worked in a constituency office in Bristol, as well as Creative Youth Network and Bristol Refugee Rights, supporting different communities in the area. I have always been interested in creating and supporting programmes for young people and the creative industries in Bristol, and I’m keen to use my skills to bring the right people together and help build the Cable’s community.

Alexandra Henden

Elected in 2022

Having a background of over 10 years working in fundraising, partnerships and business development, I’ll be supporting the board across their finance and business needs. Currently working as Regional Fundraising Lead for St Mungo’s, I’ve worked for a variety of charity, public body and private sector organisations giving me a wealth of knowledge from across these sectors. Having lived in Bristol for the last 6 years, I am also a committee member of the Bristol Fundraisers Group, giving income drivers within charities based in the South West a hub where they can network, learn and develop skills.

My goal is to deliver change to ensure that the Bristol Cable is financially sustainable and has a chance to grow. This would be through new income generation, exploring membership opportunities and creating strong partnerships, allowing Bristol Cable to continue to strengthen as a leader in independent journalism.

MoYah

Co-opted in 2024

MoYah is an Afro-fusion Rapper, Artistic activist, Educator and award winning Interfaith creative producer, Born in war-torn Mozambique during a 16 year war and forced to flee his homeland as a political refugee.

Performing across almost 20 countries around the world, MoYah’s

Music has been featured on BBC One, as well as international TV Channels in Portugal, Senegal and Mozambique speaks not only of his personal journey but also addresses a wide range of social justice issues, fosters community cohesion, empathy and celebrates perseverance in marginalised and underrepresented communities.

Delivering a wide range of workshops and educational programmes across the UK, Sudan, U.S. and Morocco led to MoYah receiving the prestigious 21 for 21 award, recognizing him as a faith-based leader breaking barriers and fostering dialogue in the 21st century. 

Designated as the Hip Hop Ambassador & Southwest Coordinator of May Project Gardens, an award-winning, U.K. based organisation that helps people reconnect with nature for personal, social and economic transformation, MoYah actively empowers underrepresented communities to address poverty, disempowerment, and access to resources through a programme called Hip-Hop Garden. 

Hip Hop Garden programme engages urban youth with nature through popular Hip Hop culture.

MoYah’s journey transcends music, embodying a fusion of resilience, artistry, and social impact.

Yasha Maccanico

Elected in 2021

Yasha Maccanico is a Bristol-based journalist, researcher and translator from Italy who has monitored and reported on EU justice and home affairs policy, linking EU policies and those in member states since 1998 for Statewatch. He completed a PhD at the University of Bristol School for Policy Studies on “European Immigration Policies as a Problem: state power and authoritarianism” in 2019.

He has authored a report on “The shrinking space for solidarity with migrants and refugees: how the European Union and Member States target and criminalize defenders of the rights of people on the move” with the Transnational Institute (TNI) in Amsterdam in 2018, ongoing news and analysis of EU developments in migration and security policies for Statewatch, and articles dealing with the relationship between immigration policy and state power.

Josh Nesfield

Elected in 2023

Josh Nesfield is a marketing and communications strategist with experience across the private sector, third sector and government owned businesses. A passionate believer in community engagement and governance, Josh is chair of the South West’s biggest vegetable growing co-operative HWDAA, has sat as a magistrate at Bristol magistrates court for the last 5 years and is a newly appointed member of the management team of Bristol Civic Society. Active in food policy and conservation, Josh is also founder of Ashton Vale Pollinator Hub, a WECA-funded project increasing the footprint of pollinator friendly plants across parts of south Bristol.

Rosie O’Sullivan

Elected in 2022

I am a strategy and innovation consultant, with over 5 years helping some of the worlds biggest (and smallest) organisations, NPOs and charities solve complex challenges and improve how they deliver impact for their customers. This includes growth strategies and business models, new products and services (physical and digital), and creative teams and cultures. Prior to this, I was a secondary school science teacher, and have a personal passion for supporting social mobility and fair education initiatives. 

Tara Miran

Co-opted in 2024

Tara Miran’s Kurdish heritage, lived experiences, and passion for a fairer society and world, drive her work in inclusion, equity, meaningful civic engagement, and activism. Tara currently works in Civic Engagement and Social Purpose at the University of Bristol and is an EDI, Inclusive Engagement, and Environmentalism Consultant. Tara is a researcher with experience in Public Health, Race Equalities, VCSE, and Social Enterprise spaces, and spends much of her time initiating community initiatives and campaigns- bringing people together to demand for more inclusive, sustainable, and equitable systematic change. More recently, Tara co-founded the award-winning The Green Melon which has now developed an offshoot called ‘The Green Melon Community Shop’– a community hub in St Pauls for community projects, campaigns, and cross-pollination of ideas and people power.

Tara consults and advises on matters of equality, inclusion, and equity, to enrich knowledge, understanding, and working practices in engaging inclusively with communities from the Global Majority. Tara believes our work is only complete when we are meaningful and resonate with everyone we engage with, and we must work towards filling those empty seats around us too- intentionally making space for those who are often excluded from our inequitable systems and ways of working. Tara is excited to be part of The Bristol Cable team, and keen to contribute towards honest journalism that puts people first.

Nick Plant

Elected in 2021

I am a committed co-operator with over 40 years’ experience in co-ops, community organisations, charity Boards etc. in a variety of roles, as well as a career in academic management and lecturing.

I am a long-standing, enthusiastic Cable member, passionate about community journalism as an urgent response to our biased public discourse and the domination of the mainstream media. 

I hope to help develop Cable’s sustainability and impact, and build co-operation with other co-operatives, to develop our collective power to tell the right stories of hope emerging from the multiple interlocking crises faced by Bristolians, humanity and the planet.

Mandy Rose

Elected in 2021

I have deep and varied media experience – producing factual programmes, participatory media and interactive content, and as co-founder of BBC2’s Video Nation. I set up and ran BBC Cymru Wales’ New Media department, I’ve played a strategic role in organisations going through processes of change and I’m now Professor of Documentary & Digital Cultures at UWE Bristol. I’m engaged in a variety of city arts and community networks. 

With the independent journalism of Bristol Cable growing more vital than ever, I’m honoured to support the paper’s development and help it to maximise its reach and benefit to the city.