Above the Noise: 15 Stories From Bradford opened on the 14th March with a packed launch event. Voices, laughter and excitement reverberated in the stairs and atrium of the museum. Young woman pulled each other to see the films they were in, the DJ and music lover depicted in the exhibition poster were reunited after…
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Meet the Mediators: The Community Leader
The Community Leader: Ishtiaq Ahmed Ishtiaq Ahmed is a well-respected leader in Bradford who pioneered community development work for the local authority in the 1980s and became a key figurehead for the Bradford Council for Mosques. What is the extent of your work as a community leader in Bradford? I’m part of the Khidmat community…
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Meet the Mediators: The pioneering police officer
The pioneering police officer: Martin Baines Former Community and Race Relations officer Retired Inspector Martin Baines has been at the forefront of community policing since his days as a Manningham beat bobby in the 1980s. Martin was often the first point of contact for national media looking to produce stories about the city’s social challenges.…
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Meet the Mediators: The Local Journalist
The Local Journalist: Richard Horsman As the former news editor of Bradford’s main radio station (then Pennine Radio, now Pulse 1), Richard Horsman was often the first on scene during several high-profile incidents in the city from the 1990s onwards. What is your relationship with Bradford and the media? I was news editor of Pulse…
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Meet the Mediators – Si Cunningham
Meet the Mediators In the lead up to Above The Noise, Journalist Si Cunningham interviewed high-profile figures who’ve been at the heart of the city’s most infamous stories. In the interviews, Bradfordians from the worlds of politics, religion, policing and journalism discuss their relationships with the national media, and how they’ve often found themselves…
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Meet the Mediators: The Activist
The Activist: Paul Meszaros Paul Meszaros is a regional organiser for Hope Not Hate and completed a forensic analysis of national far-right activity in the aftermath of the 2001 disturbances. Paul, what does your community work in Bradford entail? It’s manifold really. In my work with Hope Not Hate, we’re to combat the far right;…
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Meet the Mediators: The City Leader
The City Leader: Margaret Eaton Margaret Eaton was the Leader of Bradford Council between 2000 and 2006. As the city’s political head at the time of the 2001 disturbances, Baroness Eaton found herself thrust into the international spotlight when the world’s media turned its attention to Bradford How do you think the media, in general,…
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