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Jordan Stephens, an Abob graduate, recently appeared on Celebrity Catchphrase, where he raised £2,400, and with ITV matching the amount, the total reached £4,800 for Abob. Congratulations to Jordan!

Chris Crawford22nd October 2024Abandofbrothers News, Press

Abob Trustee Tier Blundell’s brave in-depth piece on his healing as a mixed-race man, and how Abob’s men and rites of passage weekend supported his transformation

Chris Crawford22nd October 2024Press

The Power of Vulnerability: I Was Deeply Hurt By Men, and Healed By Them Too

ABoB trustee Tier Blundell speaks on the BBC’s Crimewatch

Chris Crawford2nd October 2024Press

Watch from 17 minutes in to hear what Tier has to say. Click HERE to watch

Dave Bevan, conductor for Bristol abob, wrote an evocative piece in the autumn edition of Kindred Spirit. About his experiences around how abob work with men, particularly young men, and anger. And he reflects about what’s learnt himself on this front.

Chris Crawford25th September 2024Bristol, Community News, Press

Couch Chats is Abandofbrothers Manchester’s podcast, and here, ABOB member Danny Foley talks with writer, musician, and activist Jordan Stephens.

Chris Crawford15th September 2024Manchester, Press

A Band of Brothers CEO, Conroy Harris, was invited to write a piece exclusively for Positive News as their For The Love Of regular feature

Chris Crawford4th September 2024Press

The Secret Life of Prisons podcast tells the hidden stories from behind bars.

Chris Crawford4th September 2024Abandofbrothers News, Press

A Band of Brothers Trustee, Tier Blundell, was interviewed on the Radio 5 Live Stephen Nolan Show about overcrowding in prisons, how prisons could change, and what abandofbrothers do.

Chris Crawford4th September 2024Press

Tier Blundell, a 33-year-old Abob trustee, has lived an extraordinary life. Enduring racist abuse in his youth, facing school disruptions, and spending time in a Pupil Referral Unit, his journey has been remarkable.

Chris Crawford10th June 2024Press

Radio 4’s Life Changing featured Tier’s life story. Tier is an activist for young men like himself who grew up feeling excluded.

Reece Pallatao is a young man from Cornwall’s abob group. Here he tells Cornwall Live that joining abandofbrothers saved his life.

Chris Crawford10th June 2024Abandofbrothers News, Cornwall, Press

A call saved my life the day I was ready to kill myself