The JOIN Podcast

Dreams & Alternatives

The JOIN Project team share their hopes and dreams for LGBTIQ+ people and queer spaces that welcome, celebrate and support everyone – bringing the margins to the centre of our communities.   Co-produced by Ahed, Aiden, Casey, Charlie, Mazen, Sophrane, Tulsi, Violet, Wura, Xolisani and Zarith. Facilitation and Podcast Design Support: Siobhán McGuirk and Liv Wynter. Host: Anne Onwusiri. Production and Editing: Sam Whelan-Curtin. Podcast Artwork/Illustrations: BOE (@boestudio.s) For more information on the JOIN Project and our Toolkit, as well as on the Friends of the Joiners Arms Campaign, please visit www.friendsjoinerarms.com [https://www.friendsjoinersarms.com/the-join-project]

Education & Work

What learning and training opportunities exist for queer people facing social marginalisation? Join Zarith, Sophie, Wura, Mazen and Violet to explore the short and long-term impact of barriers to education and employment for LGBTIQ+ people – and the possibilities we can forge in queer communities.   Co-produced by Ahed, Aiden, Casey, Charlie, Mazen, Sophrane, Tulsi, Violet, Wura, Xolisani and Zarith. Facilitation and Podcast Design Support: Siobhán McGuirk and Liv Wynter. Host: Anne Onwusiri. Production and Editing: Sam Whelan-Curtin. Podcast Artwork/Illustrations: BOE (@boestudio.s) For more information on the JOIN Project and our Toolkit, as well as on the Friends of the Joiners Arms Campaign, please visit www.friendsjoinerarms.com [https://www.friendsjoinersarms.com/the-join-project]

Health & Community

How can we create accessible LGBTIQ+ spaces and fight isolation – without prioritising alcohol, drugs or unsafe practices? Join Ahed, Cassie, XO and Mazen to explore how a lack of safe and supportive community spaces, queer culture and LGBTIQ+ identities all shape our relationships wellbeing.   Co-produced by Ahed, Aiden, Casey, Charlie, Mazen, Sophrane, Tulsi, Violet, Wura, Xolisani and Zarith. Facilitation and Podcast Design Support: Siobhán McGuirk and Liv Wynter. Host: Anne Onwusiri. Production and Editing: Sam Whelan-Curtin. Podcast Artwork/Illustrations: BOE (@boestudio.s) For more information on the JOIN Project and our Toolkit, as well as on the Friends of the Joiners Arms Campaign, please visit www.friendsjoinerarms.com [https://www.friendsjoinersarms.com/the-join-project]

Queer Homelessness

What is ‘hidden homelessness’ and how does it impact LGBTIQ+ people? Join Wura and Violet to discuss the realities of housing insecurity, and the challenges for queer people navigating housing insecurity – in hotels, shelters, nightclubs, buses, friends’ sofas or lovers’ beds.   Co-produced by Ahed, Aiden, Casey, Charlie, Mazen, Sophrane, Tulsi, Violet, Wura, Xolisani and Zarith. Facilitation and Podcast Design Support: Siobhán McGuirk and Liv Wynter. Host: Anne Onwusiri. Production and Editing: Sam Whelan-Curtin. Podcast Artwork/Illustrations: BOE (@boestudio.s) For more information on the JOIN Project and our Toolkit, as well as on the Friends of the Joiners Arms Campaign, please visit www.friendsjoinerarms.com [https://www.friendsjoinersarms.com/the-join-project]

Queer Migration

How do LGBTIQ+ people navigate the UK asylum system and its hostile environment? Join Sophie, Cassie, Ahed, XO and Tulsi to explore the impact of years-long waits, horrible housing and painful restrictions on access to work, education, training and – most importantly – community.   Co-produced by Ahed, Aiden, Casey, Charlie, Mazen, Sophrane, Tulsi, Violet, Wura, Xolisani and Zarith. Facilitation and Podcast Design Support: Siobhán McGuirk and Liv Wynter. Host: Anne Onwusiri. Production and Editing: Sam Whelan-Curtin. Podcast Artwork/Illustrations: BOE (@boestudio.s) For more information on the JOIN Project and our Toolkit, as well as on the Friends of the Joiners Arms Campaign, please visit www.friendsjoinerarms.com [https://www.friendsjoinersarms.com/the-join-project]