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 confident 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 in rooms with policymakers and other decision makers. Through training, mentoring, peer support and speaking opportunities, we tackle the barriers that prevent these experts from engaging with the people and platforms that have the power to influence national conversations. 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
Having experienced first-hand the challenges of fleeing conflict and rebuilding a life in the UK, Said Mir Ahmad Seerat now works to support refugees and migrants in Hull. As part of our Spokesperson Leadership Programme, he shares his passion for helping others integrate and his commitment to creating positive change.
Ten years ago, Hope Lightowler was told she would never work, live independently or stay out of hospital. Today, she’s doing all three. As she joins our Spokesperson Leadership Programme, Hope reflects on the role good social care has played in her life, the barriers disabled people still face and why she’s using her voice for change.
Sport should be for everybody, yet many Muslim communities still face barriers to feeling welcome, safe and represented in sporting spaces. Having joined our Spokesperson Leadership Programme, Asma Ajaz-Ali, interim CEO of Muslim Sports Foundation, reflects on her mission to make sport more inclusive for Muslim communities.
Karina Graham speaks to The Modern Mann podcast about her experience of when her children were removed from her care and her fight with the system to get them back.
In this piece for the Daily Mirror, Dr Allan Njanji writes about Labour’s new asylum plan and the reality of what it means for people seeking asylum in the UK.
Diane Johnson speaks to BBC Look East about being nominated for a West Northants Inspirational Women Award due to her work with EnFold, a charity providing services to the autistic community in Northamptonshire.
