Hannah Robathan, Author at Shado Magazine

In My Blood It Runs: a fight for the revitalisation of First Nation culture and histories

In My Blood it Runs is a coming of age documentary which follows the story of Dujuan and his family as they navigate the systemic racism which seeps into every area of their lives. With a focus on self-narration and collaboration with Indigenous communities in the Northern Territories, the film...

Rachel Edwardson, Hannah Robathan, Isabella Pearce & Illustration: Erin Cobby

‘Beyond Bars’: Turning young people’s experiences of lockdown into a legacy

We’re endlessly excited by the work of Football Beyond Borders, the football-for-education charity which has rewritten the rule book for working with young people, putting youth front and centre in everything they do. As an organisation which is based on building in person relationships with young people, COVID-19 lockdowns presented...

Isabella Pearce, Hannah Robathan & Illustration: Erin Cobby

How two Kenyan designers are disrupting the fashion industry through sustainability

Creative DNA x Fashion Scout have come together to create present WAUZINE – a digital showcase including three limited edition digital publications, featuring 11 emerging Kenyan designers, and bringing together cross-cultural collaborations between writers, illustrators and creative teams in both London and Nairobi. Immersed in a 12-month incubator programme between...

Isabella Pearce, Hannah Robathan & Illustration: Erin Cobby

Confronting intergenerational trauma

My nannajaan has always had a temper. He is intelligent, funny, generous, and hard-working. But he has always and will always have a temper. As a family, it was a constant struggle to not let this trait define him. From handing out ten pound notes and telling stories to his...

Safiya Bashir, Kohenoor Kamal & Illustration: Hannah Robathan

Black Future: Kay Rufai imagines a new reality through poetry and dance

‘Multidisciplinary’ is a bit of a buzzword in the artistic sphere, but as a photographer, poet, filmmaker, mental health researcher, playwright and immersive artist, it’s the best way to describe the powerhouse that is Kay Adekunle Rufai and his latest project Black Future. Kay has spent the past three years...

Kay Rufai, Hannah Robathan, Isabella Pearce & Illustration: Erin Cobby

NEUTOKYO on the intelligence of the Black figure and what art should look like after the revolution

This week we chatted to Aaron Marin (aka NEUTOKYO), an American artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Upstate New York. The nom de plume, NEUTOKYO, is a nod to his formative years spent working and traveling in Japan. NEUTOKYO’s collage-based work confronts and challenges preconceived notions of...

Isabella Pearce & Illustration: Hannah Robathan

A new generation is rising: the documentary spotlighting queer Nigerian youth forging a path to change

The EndSARS protests in Nigeria started on October 7th, and while the rest of the world seems paralysed in wait for the Biden-Trump result, they continue to rage. In these recent weeks, Nigerian youth have never been more visible, with thousands of young people on the streets protesting for change...

Hannah Robathan & Illustration: Isabella Pearce

“This is my oxygen now”: the young artist bringing power to the people on the right side of history

“We’ve been told to stay silent. To blend in. To sit down and listen. However, our time is now. It is time to be loud, bold and unapologetic about taking up space.” People are still fighting for the rights of Black lives – though you wouldn’t know this if you turned...

Hannah Robathan & Illustration: Isabella Pearce

How Vittles is revolutionising food writing

This seemingly innocuous message from a friend in early June opened our eyes and inboxes to the treasure trove that is the Vittles newsletter. This WhatsApp exchange is indicative of the organic success of the food writing platform – friends telling friends about a new form of distraction during lockdown...

Hannah Robathan, Isabella Pearce, Jonathan Nunn & Illustration: Javie Huxley

Halabja: a history in the (re)making

Journey’s Festival International is an annual arts festival that celebrates the creative talent of artists and creatives from asylum seeking backgrounds. Part of the festival was due to take place in Portsmouth, and one particular spectacle was anticipated to adorn the inside of Portsmouth Cathedral. This was to be an...

Isabella Pearce & Illustration: Hannah Robathan

No Direction Home: the comedy collective bringing laughter to your living room

No Direction Home is a comedy collective made up of aspiring stand-ups from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Created by Counterpoints Arts, Camden People’s Theatre and Tom Parry in 2018, the initiative runs free workshops and stand-up gigs for comics who are injecting humour into tired stereotypes of displacement. This September,...

Isabella Pearce & Illustration: Hannah Robathan

How can tech make the climate conversation more intersectional?

Join us on Instagram Live at 6.30pm BST on Thursday, 24th September for the first in our collaborative series with GoClimate, where shado climate editor @sharlene_gandhi will be talking to @joycelynlongdon – PhD candidate studying the applications of AI to Climate Change at Cambridge University, and founder of @climateincolour – about...

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