I’ve got a mantra in my fanzine: create your own culture … so I think the club can inspire people in that way. That it’s within your own culture to become involved in these cooperative spaces. Yep, do it yourself. Create your own culture. Richard Cubesville We almost lived hardcore 24/7 when we were doing stuff at the club. We didn’t hardly have any time to do anything else, you know, and, we did do some things, but then once we stopped, you know, pulled back a bit, we were then able to go out and do forms of direct action, get involved in protests and ecological direct action and things like that. So, it acted as a catalyst for us as well. And it sort of like focused us, because we actually moved out of Bradford, but we took our ideals elsewhere and sort of like carried on doing the same things. So Bradford, you know, it was special, and the 1 in 12. Nick Royles I’ve always worked in types of work that has been about either supporting or helping people in different ways over the years since at least the mid 90s. So in that respect, I guess it has shaped me a lot. Andy Bryant I’m not too sure what I would have been doing if I hadn’t gotten involved with the 1 in 12 Club. Bri Doom I was introduced to 1 in 12 club, ended up playing football and cricket with that as well. And really that ecosystem of interdisciplinary human studies, Peace Studies, fair trade, cafe and 1 in 12 club really just opened door after door after door of volunteering in the community, and that’s something that I’ve done now for over 20 years. Carl White But my main friendship group is from there. For me, it still means that the majority of the people within the club have similar goals, similar aims, similar things that we want to do around social justice, about improving access to things in in city for everybody and inclusiveness. Lucy Llewellen Now I teach ESOL in Kirklees college, for anyone who doesn’t know, ESOL is English for Speakers of Other Languages. So in other words, I teach immigrants … in terms of the club I think I am still that person. I carry that ethos. I think it was in me before I found the club, and the club, you know, allowed that to flourish. Noel Batstone
PART ONE: A PLACE OF RESISTANCE
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