We believe in a confident social sector able to develop and amplify lived experience stories and expertise to address social inequalities.
We want to see people in positions to use their lived experience of social injustice so they can influence change on that issue.
We work towards greater representation and diversity of the voices we hear in the media and beyond.
Find out more about what we do and who we are.
Our programme creates a network of media savvy spokespeople, who have direct experience of social injustices. Developed collaboratively with a network of leaders with lived experience, it aims to diversify the voices we hear in the media and make it more representative of the society we live in. Through training, media mentoring, peer support and speaking opportunities, we tackle the barriers that prevent these experts from engaging with journalists who have the power to influence coverage and ultimately drive change, Meet the network.
"Being the Story is an amazing platform for those who are working for social change. Not only did it give us a platform, the team behind it pushed our story into the mainstream media where it has been given a lot of attention, enabling us to gain funding to support the countless young people in our communities faced with issues of knife crime."
Simeon Moore, DatsTV
Debs Teale is an advocate of creativity in health following her own remarkable journey. She is a Trustee at the National Centre for Creative Health as well as a member of the Social Prescribing Network and Social Prescribing Academy. Debs is part of the Sounddelivery Media Spokesperson Network Programme and in this blog she shares why she’s supporting the College of Medicine’s #BeyondPills Campaign.
Migrant Domestic Worker Jenny ventured abroad to work for her family’s future. Here she shares her poem to her daughter shining a light on the emotions tied to domestic work.
Read here about Demie’s journey into domestic work and how his life took a new turn after his parents died.
