The Justice & Coffee Podcast

In this episode, we hear from Claire, who shares her personal account of being trafficked to Europe from her English University, aged 19. Part 1 of 2. Claire was supported by Emily Chalke, the founder of Ellas. You can find out more about Ellas by visiting their website www.ellas.org.uk You can email them at info@ellas.org.uk or make a referral at referrals@ellas.org.uk If you would like to report...

In this episode, Bryn talks with Christian Guy, CEO of Justice and Care, about his life pursuing justice, in whatever capacity he could. Christian reveals what it was like to work at 10 Downing Street for Prime Minister David Cameron, write speeches for the MP Ian Duncan Smith, and contribute to the formation of the UK Modern Slavery Act, 2015. In this podcast, Christian explains how politics, whe...

Global warming is the indisputable issue of our time. The world is suffering the consequences of generations of mistreatment and we're only just waking up to this reality now. Is it already too late? In this episode, Bryn chats with Jack Wakefield, Environmental Campaigner at the charity Tearfund. Jack cares passionately about protecting the planet from further destruction and is hopeful of our op...

In this episode, we hear from April Tam Smith, Wall Street executive, entrepreneur, and co-founder of PS Kitchen, a vegan restaurant in downtown New York which donates 100% of its profits to charity. April maintains a career in finance, whilst funding a social enterprise in Haiti, building schools in the Congo, and helping provide opportunities to ex-convicts in New York. April’s giving philosophy...

On this episode, Bryn welcomes back Josh Clarke, Director of Coffee at Clifton Coffee Roasters, to discuss the impact the Coronavirus is having on the industry. The sharp and sudden decrease in demand is likely to create a surplus of crop, which leads to a fall in market price, making it even harder for farmers around the world to receive fair pay for their harvest. Such circumstances also lead to...

This week, Bryn talked with Dr Krish Kandiah about the need for more people in this country to become foster carers and adoptive parents. Krish explains how this issue overlaps with matters of criminal justice, sexual exploitation, and modern-day slavery, and why it should be considered key to those who care about doing justice in this world. Krish is the founder of Home for Good, a charity dedica...

In this episode, Bryn talks with Special Agent Alani Bankhead about her career as an investigator and the work she is currently doing in Hawaii to protect children online. Alani shares about her lifelong pursuit of justice and introduces us to Lulu, her K9 crime-fighting accomplice.  You can find out more about Alani's life-coaching business at: www.mightysparrowcoaching.com   You can follow Lulu...

In this episode, Bryn jumps online to chat with Troy Anderson, Founder of Speak Up For The Poor, an organisation fighting child marriage and providing education to girls in impoverished communities in Bangladesh. Troy shares about his life and how, after getting his law degree, he ended up in South East Asia speaking up for the poor and fighting for justice. You can find out more about Speak Up Fo...

So what happens after someone leaves a situation of exploitation? In this episode, Bryn sits down with Emily Chalke, Founder of Ella's, a charity that provides safe housing and long term support for women who have experienced abuse through sexual exploitation. Emily share's her story of a career spent serving women in vulnerable situations all over the world. You can find out more about Ella's at...

The coffee industry, still to this day, has one of the highest percentages of slavery within its supply chains. Do you really know where your Cappuccino came from? In this episode, Bryn sits down with Josh Clarke (Director of Coffee at Clifton Coffee Roasters and UK Coffee Tasting Champion, 2019) and Sam Maccuaig (Head of Coffee Sourcing) from Clifton Coffee Roasters, to discuss their experience d...

In this second half of a two-part episode on the UK Criminal Justice System, Bryn talks with Dr Sarah Senker PHD, chartered psychologist and research consultant on the current state of British prisons, the relationship between punishment and positive engagement and the need for employment opportunities to prevent re-offending. You can find out more about Dr Sarah's work at her website: www.atdrese...

In this first half of a two-part episode on the UK Criminal Justice System, Bryn talks to Bex about her experience of growing up in prison and when life began to change for her. Bryn conducts this interview alongside Dr Sarah Senker PHD, chartered psychologist and Managing Director of ATD Research & Consultancy Ltd. This episode was recorded on location in Brighton, East Sussex, UK. This podcast w...

On this Christmas Special we have a festive double helping, as we hear from Esther Hope from Manumit Coffee Roasters about how her business provides a safe place of employment to people who were once victims of human trafficking, and Charlotte Instone from Know The Origin, who shares her hope for making ethical sourcing the new norm for British retail. Find out more about Manumit here: www.manumit...

Sarah Brown (Head of Research & Intelligence) & Ana-Sofía Baillet Medina (Lead Analyst) from Stop The Traffik explain how analysizing data drives their fight to end human trafficking. Hear them share about how they left behind careers in finance and law to join an organisation that's systemically disrupting global human trafficking and modern slavery networks by building resilient communities. Fin...

Justine Currell is the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire Constabulary and the Executive Director of the anti human trafficking charity Unseen UK. In this chat, we hear Justine share about why she chose to join the civil service at sixteen and how a career serving the public on the frontline has allowed her to do so through parliament, politics and policy. Justine also runs the...

Hazel Thompson is a freelance photographer and film maker who has published work for The Guardian, The New York Times and Channel 4 News. Hazel talks with Bryn about what led her into journalism and why so much of her career has been dedicated to pursuing and documenting stories of injustice around the world. Hazel's E-book 'Taken' can be found here: http://takenebook.com/ You can find out more ab...

Julia Immonen is the Head of Partnerships at the anti trafficking organisation Justice & Care. In 2012 Julia formed a crew of five women who together rowed across the Atlantic Ocean to raise awareness for organisations fighting human trafficking - breaking two world records in the process! In this podcast Julia shares about life before and after the row and chats about the reasons she fees committ...

Bryn Frere-Smith, founder of Blue Bear Coffee Co. and host of the Justice & Coffee Podcast gives a 5 minute intro on why we have chosen to do a podcast, how it came about and what to expect from the upcoming episodes prior to the launch on October 14th, 2019.