Isabella Pearce, Author at Shado Magazine

‘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 & Image: Erin Cobby

shado presents: a love-in with Robert Jones Jr. and Jason Okundaye: conversations on Black queer love and masculinities

The Prophets, Robert Jones Jr debut novel, tells an unflinching story of a forbidden union between two enslaved men, Isaiah and Samuel. Set on a plantation in the Deep South, Jones Jr masterfully reveals the power of love, hope and friendship against the backdrop of brutality and violence. In this...

Isabella Pearce

Broken links in the supply chain: climate and exploitation of workers’ rights

Broken Links in the Supply Chain: Climate and Exploitation of Workers Rights 10th February 2021 6pm GMT Register for FREE tickets HERE About this Event Broken Links in the Supply Chain: Climate and Exploitation of Workers Rights Over the course of the pandemic, we have been seeing more and more...

Isabella Pearce

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 & Image: Erin Cobby

Fire & Flood: Queer Resilience in the Era of Climate Change – Screening

About this Event Brought to you by Lilith Archive and Shado Magazine. Fire and Flood is a community-driven production exploring the effects of climate-based disasters on LGBTQI+ communities, from the Queer Ecojustice Project. Register for FREE tickets HERE The film focuses on the lives and the experiences of the LGBTQI+...

Isabella Pearce

Why Black Lives Matter in the Climate Movement: An Introduction to Environmental Racism.

About this Event “Mitigating the climate crisis and healing our Earth requires reparations for Black people because the degradation of the environment is inseparable from the degradation of Black bodies” (Teju Adisa-Farrar). As summarised by Cullors and Nguvu of the BLM movement, “Racism is endemic to global inequality. This means...

Isabella Pearce

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 & Image: 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 & Image: 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 & Image: 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 & Image: 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 & Image: 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 & Image: Hannah Robathan

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