"The way that we treat people seeking safety says something about who we are as a country." We told Three Counties Radio why the UK's attitude to people seeking asylum is getting more hostile - and how to get back to the welcome that most of us value. 👇

Nominations are open for the @expertcitizens.bsky.social INSIGHT Awards! ✨ 🗓️Deadline is Sunday 31st of August, nominate your team or someone you admire: expertcitizens.org.uk/insight-awar...

Samantha Southern, from our #SDMNetwork, was featured by the BBC this week to share her upcoming role in leading the Baton of Hope to Blackpool in honour of her husband Glen who lost his life to suicide in 2020. 📖Read the full article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🗳️ Vote for Lady Unchained for the Outstanding Contribution to Social Change Award. She has harnessed her experiences to create change for others through workshops, media, broadcasting and poetry so people are empowered for life after prison. Voting closes TODAY! inspire-awards.com/vote/#change

Today is #BrightonPride, the UK’s biggest LGBTQ+ festival! If you’re not able to make it to the celebrations, take a moment to read & share Oscar Sharples’ piece on #TransPride an joy. www.bigissue.com/opinion/tran... #Pride2025 #SDMNetwork

Jacob Dunne, author, campaigner & advocate of restorative justice spoke at our recent Learning Lunch. His story was adapted into the play PUNCH by award-winning playwright James Graham. He offers invaluable advice on sharing your story through arts & media buff.ly/h7meMsy

🏳️‍⚧️ Its London Trans+ Pride bringing the community together & calling for the necessary social & political change. Listening to the voices of the community is essential. Read Oscar Sharples’ recent piece ‘What I wish you'd ask me about transness’ today:

Our July news is out now 📣 It’s been an exciting month as our 2025 #SDMNetwork visited @itvnews.bsky.social & @bigissue.com HQs We share their 1st vlogs & opinion pieces on media narratives, challenging the welfare reforms & more. Plus what's on our storytelling radar: mailchi.mp/sounddeliver...

📑 NEW: Oscar’s Blog - 'What I wish you'd ask me about transness' #SDMNetwork member, Oscar Sharples shares what he wishes cis people knew about the intricacies & joys of trans identity. “But they never ask the right questions.” 🔗Read: www.sounddelivery.org.uk/blog/what-i-... #TransRights

📑 NEW: Diane Johnson, Founder & CEO of EnFold, writes for The Big Issue about the Welfare Bill’s painful impact on the autistic community. She calls for lived experience to shape every stage of reform. Read her first op-ed via our #SDMNetwork: www.bigissue.com/opinion/welf... #DisabilityJustice

🗞️ Want to hear more stories from our Spokesperson Network, updates, and lived experience voices changing the narrative? Subscribe to our newsletter: eepurl.com/dsWRCv #SDMNetwork #LivedExperience

📢 Today MPs debate the Universal Credit & PIP Bill. These benefits are a lifeline for many in our community - yet cuts & new rules could push more families into poverty. 🗣️ Nothing about us, without us. 🔗 Live: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... #UniversalCredit#PIP#DisabilityRights#SDMNetwork

🎥 NEW: Diane Johnson, Founder & CEO of Enfold and one of our brilliant Spokesperson Network members, shares how our residential helped her grow her skills, amplify her expertise & connect with others with lived experience. Watch her vlog: #SDMNetwork #LivedExperience #Storytelling

📰 Our June newsletter is out! Inside: our Spokesperson Network residential, a multi-year grant from @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social, #JudesBigSwim, updates from our Network + more. Catch up: mailchi.mp/sounddeliver... #SDMNetwork #LivedExperience #SocialJustice

NEW: Marissa Begonia (Voice of Domestic Workers) writes for The Big Issue on why the UK must reinstate the original Overseas Domestic Worker visa and end the Hostile Environment. She recently took these demands to a UN roundtable on modern slavery. 🔗 www.bigissue.com/opinion/dome... #SDMNetwork

📺 What It Feels Like for a Girl is a bold new BBC drama based on Paris Lees’ memoir - centering working-class trans girlhood. We’re sharing it to amplify vital lived experience stories for Pride Month. Watch here 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... #PrideMonth #TransYouth #ParisLees

🏆 She did it #JudesBigSwim is complete. Yesterday our amazing Founder Jude swam a huge 10km in the sea to raise funds for our work 🌊 🚀 Jude has raised an incredible £6,539 so far 📈 That's 65% of her £10,000 target 🫂 185 have supported her www.justgiving.com/page/judesbi... #swimchallenge

I'm so proud of Jude. She's currently in the sea off Mallorca, swimming 10km to raise money for the brilliant charity she founded. She will tell you this challenge is nothing compared to the challenges faced by the people Sounddelivery works with, but it is going to be a tough day. #JudesBigSwim

Today is the day! 🏊‍♀️ 🌊 Our Founder Jude Habib is taking on #JudesBigSwim, challenging herself to swim a whopping 10k in the Mallorcan sea. As we hit 9am UK time the klaxon is sounding 📣 🎉 Jude has raise an incredible £5,665 towards her £10k goal, can you help her reach it?

🏊‍♂️🌊 After months of training tomorrow our Founder Jude is taking on her 10k swim! #JudesBigSwim is all in aid of our charity Sounddelivery Media, building a movement of lived experience leaders shaping the future. Help Jude reach her target ✨ www.justgiving.com/page/judesbi...

Launched today by @peerpoweryouth.bsky.social with @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social & @placematters.bsky.social - a valuable new resource to shape ethical practice in lived experience employment. It contains ‘Calls to Action’ for employers, for funders and for the sector as a whole to learn from. 👏

There’s a great guide here from @turn2us.bsky.social for journalists around reporting on the benefits system. There’s so much misinformation out there in the media, and it’s leading to dangerous stigma against claimants, so please do give this a read 👇

#SDMNetwork @janjengba.bsky.social and @jengba.bsky.social families interviewed in @mirrortogether.bsky.social ahead of their stories of #JointEnterprise being shared on stage at #Bradford2025

We are thrilled to introduce our 2025 cohort for the Spokesperson Network. Joining our alumni, these new Spokespeople are driven by their lived experiences to make a meaningful impact and bring about positive change in & for their communities. Meet them: www.sounddelivery.org.uk/spokesperson...

🎧 Love seeing our #SDMNetwork member Steve’s #BeatsBus featured as the campaign trail hits the decks! From empowering youth with music to hosting political leaders, the Beats Bus keeps community at its core.👏 📰 hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-ea... #Hull #LocalElections2025

Happy #WorldArtDay! Let's celebrate the work of Lady Unchained and her Unchained Nights, a platform for artists with lived experience of the justice system. Art can be a powerful tool for social change. www.sounddelivery.org.uk/alumni/lady-... www.unchained.org.uk #ArtsAndActivism #SDMNetwork

As founder of #MothersUncovered & advocate for #matrescence it was great to speak to spoke to Rosie Taylor for #TheIndependent about a subject close to both our hearts, the importance of #mothers mental health and how groups struggle to receive funding www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Out Podcast series #InItTogether; The #JointEnterprise Podcast is released tomorrow morning. Find it wherever you listen to your podcasts & let us know what you think. www.jengba.co.uk

Reading this harrowing account in The Guardian about Michelle's coercive control: tinyurl.com/ControlStory. The justice system's response feels inadequate. This highlights the crucial role of lived experience voices. Advocates like @strongerbeginnings.bsky.social (SODA) do vital work. #SDMNetwork

Today we observe #InternationalRomaniDay. At Sounddelivery Media, we're committed to learning more about how to support accurate representation of the Gypsy, Roma & Traveller (GRT) community. This article is a good starting point. #RomaDay morningstaronline.co.uk/article/inte...

Reminder! This Thursday: FREE #LearningLunch with Jacob Dunne, whose story inspired the play PUNCH (now headed to Broadway!). Don't miss out! Register: t.co/OppMrAE27W #Broadway #Theatre #FreeLearning #LivedExperience #SDMNetwork

Thrilled to see Maggie Gordon-Walker, Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan, & Shanine Fasasi from our Spokesperson Network recognised in the #WISE100 Top 100! 🙌 So proud of their work in social enterprise. More via @PioneersPost: [https://shorturl.at/KNqe0] #SocialImpact

#WorldHealthDay inspiration via Sounddelivery Media's Network: Debs Teale's healing through community & art changed her life. Advocates #BeyondPills. 🔗 [Link: www.sounddelivery.org.uk/2022/06/debs... #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Community

We need to talk about why school attendance is such a struggle for so many. Emma Pears from Selfa and @Sounddelivery is working to address this. The ripple effect of these issues is significant. This report is essential reading. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #educationreform #children #wellbeing

@familyrightsgp.bsky.social and Speakup Rotherham have released a new film that could be really helpful to many parents with additional needs and those supporting them. "This powerful new film, co-produced by parents with experience of the child welfare system, offers vital support." #SDMNetwork

Join Sounddelivery Media for a free online Learning Lunch on April 10th, 1-2pm! We’ll be in conversation with Jacob Dunne about his #livedexperience and its impact on the acclaimed play ‘PUNCH’ @oldvictheatre.bsky.social Register here: bit.ly/3E3SIs5 #SDMTalks #restorativejustice #theatre

“Men find it much more difficult to speak about their mental health and we wanted to break that taboo starting from the lads” - @shanine_fasasi #SDMNetwork on @BBCNottingham speaking about her project ‘Dads & Lads’. Listen below to hear from the programme participants:

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Our director Jude Habib is raising money for Sounddelivery Media to support our mission of amplifying underrepresented voices in the media & beyond. Help her reach the 1/3 milestone in her fundraiser by donating now: buff.ly/41m9kpl 🏊‍♀️

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What’s on our radar? 🎧Lockdown Legacy - the new @BBCRadio4 series presented by @CatherineECarr. Looking at the Covid Pandemic five years on, the series examines the lasting effects on children & young people. That & more in our March newsletter:

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🎙️What’s on our radar? How Do You Cope? is back! John Robins explores how people cope w/ #MentalHealth challenges. Delving into her #livedexperiences as a foster child, comedian & sex worker, episode 3 w/ Sophie Willan is a must-listen. That & more in our March newsletter:

What’s on our radar? #Adolescence This new @netflix series tells the story of a 13-year-old boy who is accused of murdering a classmate & looks at the issues that teenagers - particularly boys - are facing. That & more in our March newsletter: buff.ly/yixnDQh

Our March newsletter is out now! This month features 🔸The popular culture influencing public conversation 🔸Get Jude to the ⅓ milestone for #JudesBigSwim 🔸Future Voices showcase event highlights & What’s on our storytelling radar Read here: buff.ly/yixnDQh #livedexperience

Wow, what a challenge to take on & such commitment to your cause - definitely in awe! Very best of luck from us 💪💪

Another update from our amazing director Jude Habib on her #10Kswim training! If you’d like to donate or share the fundraising page use this link: www.justgiving.com/page/judesbi... Your support will help us to amplify lived experience stories & expertise to address social inequalities.

⌛️Applications for the @sounddeliverymedia.bsky.social 2025 Spokesperson Programme are closing this Friday ⌛️ If you are using your lived experience to drive change for your community, apply to their leadership programme: www.sounddelivery.org.uk/spokesperson...

Small charity leaders - do you know a person in your community who would benefit from joining this programme? Applications for the @sounddeliverymedia.bsky.social 2025 Spokesperson Programme close on Friday. Find out more here 👇

'There are solutions out there, but we must not put the fear of God in people. That will push people further into decline' Debs Teale from our #SDMNetwork responds to Wes Streeting's comments on #DisabilityBenefits associated with #MentalHealth conditions. #SocialPrescribing is one solution.