Rebuild Magazine: The Playbook To A Rigged System

Rebuild Magazine: The Playbook To A Rigged System

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Rebuild is a raw, real magazine for ex-offenders—packed with tools, stories, and brotherhood to help you rise, rebuild, and own your future.

What’s all this about, then?

Hello. Good to have you here. This is the part where we fist bump you (virtually), tell you how powerful your support is—and yes, ask for a few quid to launch something that actually matters.

Rebuild Magazine is a bold new publication for ex-offenders who refuse to be defined by their past.

Not a sob story. Not another brochure of broken promises.
This is raw, real, and resilient.
It’s a survival manual dressed like a lifestyle mag.

Created for people coming out the other side of prison, probation, addiction, or chaos—by people who get it (and one who didn’t live it, but listened hard enough to do something real with it).

We’re not here to advise from the sidelines. We’re building a brotherhood, a tribe, a proper tool-kit for anyone navigating a world that’s stacked against them from the jump.

What’s inside?

Rebuild is packed with:

  • Transformation stories (from cell to CEO)

  • No-BS legal tips (how to handle DBS, employment, and housing blocks)

  • Biker culture and brotherhood features

  • Mental health and healing without the fluff

  • Entrepreneurial know-how and side-hustle blueprints

Oh, and we’ve got style too—custom bike builds, travel guides, gear drops, and grit-powered freedom.

It’s part zine, part roadmap, part revolution.

Why we need your help

Issue 01 is ready to go. But to print it, distribute it, and put it straight into the hands of the people who need it most—we need your support.

We're raising funds to:

  • Print and distribute our first issue

  • Pay our contributors (many with lived experience)

  • Launch our digital platform

  • Keep Rebuild free for those who can’t afford it—but need it most

This is a grassroots movement. No government funding. No corporate fluff. Just a mission backed by real people who believe in transformation on your terms.

If we can raise enough to print Issue 01, we plan to grow into a self-sustaining magazine—powered by subscriptions, partnerships, and community support.

Who’s behind this?

Rebuild Magazine is led by creative lived-experience contributors—with me (hello!) Belinda Sharland pulling the strings behind the scenes.

I’m not an ex-offender—but I’ve spent the last few years listening deeply to those who are, I married one once. This magazine exists because they shared their stories, frustrations, and fire. I built the platform. They bring the soul.

Together, we’re flipping the script.

Why it matters

This isn’t about second chances.
It’s about taking your life back.
And if that’s something you can get behind—then let’s go.

Rebuild is more than a magazine.
It’s proof that power can come from the margins.

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Fuel the Movement (and Pay It Forward)

Get your hands on a print copy of Rebuild Magazine’s first issue—raw, real, and full of power-packed stories and no-BS strategies to reclaim your life. Plus, we’ll reserve a second copy to be gifted through our Pay It Forward program to someone inside who needs it. You’ll also receive an official thank-you letter because backing this mission makes you part of something bigger. You're not just buying a mag—you’re helping someone else rebuild too.

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The Real One’s Salute

Sometimes, it’s not about the reward—it’s about the cause. For just £3, you’re backing a movement that refuses to sugarcoat life after prison. You won’t get swag, but you will get our raw, genuine gratitude. Because support like yours fuels stories that matter and voices that fight back. We see you. We appreciate you. And we thank you.

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The Community Bundle

What you get: Print copy of Issue 1 Pay It Forward copy donated Official thank-you letter Bonus: Exclusive access to our behind-the-scenes launch podcast episode, where we break down how Rebuild came to life, raw and unfiltered. Why it matters: You’re not just supporting a magazine—you’re joining the brotherhood. This tier gives you the story behind the story. Real voices. Real grit. Real power.

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Legacy Backer

What you get: Print copy of Issue 1 Two Pay It Forward copies donated Official thank-you letter (personalized) Your name printed in Issue 1 as a Founding Supporter (Or choose to stay anonymous—we still salute you.) Why it matters: This is more than a pledge—it’s a legacy move. You’re putting your stamp on a project built for the comeback kings. You’re not just backing the mission, you’re etched into it.

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