The international community seems to suffer from short-term memory loss. Few seem to remember that during the 70s and 80s, the United States put into motion a plan to politically control what they always considered their ‘backyard’: Latin America. A plan which involved multiple political coups, violence and the establishment...
PositionIllustrator
JoinedDecember 14, 2018
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Javie Huxley is a British-Chilean illustrator based in London, and the co-chair for the Save Latin Village campaign. Following Javie's MA in Children's Literature & Illustration, her main focus has been on socially engaged editorial illustration for magazines such as Shado and gal-dem. Javie strongly believes in the importance of art as advocacy, her work focuses on themes such as identity and current social issues. Javie also uses her art to celebrate and platform Latinx voices in the UK. See her instagram for more work or get in touch via javierahuxley@gmail.com
Samara Almonte explains why she no longer dreams of the apocalypse and instead why her focus is on dreaming about our liberation.
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...
With a lot of media attention focused on hospitals and the amazing work that doctors and nurses are doing within them, shado sat down with a London GP to discuss how his practice has been dealing with COVID-19 and the potential positive effect that this pandemic might have on NHS...
With the UK’s death toll rapidly rising and NHS healthcare workers speaking out against working conditions and the lack of PPE in hospitals over the UK, it is more important than ever to hear from those putting their lives on the line within the structure of a massively overstretched and...
With the UK’s death toll rapidly increasing and NHS healthcare workers speaking out against working conditions and the lack of PPE in hospitals over the UK, it is more important than ever to hear from those putting their lives on the line within the structure of a massively overstretched and...
With the UK’s death toll rapidly increasing and NHS healthcare workers speaking out against working conditions and the lack of PPE in hospitals over the UK, it is more important than ever to hear from those putting their lives on the line within the structure of a massively overstretched and...
At the intersection of gender and sexuality
This Christmas, we’ve teamed up with Play Nice to bring you another incredible fundraiser at Grow Tottenham We have a festive day of art, workshops, food, bands, talks and DJs: Day Schedule: 12pm – close: Latinx Exhibition 12pm – 2pm: Children’s workshops 12pm – 2pm: Cartonera Workshop (15+ age) 2:30pm:...
DivaCares is a partnerships and programming initiative of Diva International Inc., maker of the DivaCup. At the crux of the brand lies the foundation of period equity. “The DivaCares program was created in order to address the systemic issue of period poverty, with three main areas of action: education, advocacy...
How healthcare structures in the US system are failing to support women
According to a study carried out by The Guardian last year, only 1% of children’s books in the UK feature a BAME protagonist. shado spoke to three women who are working within the field in different capacities to address this lack of BAME representation and reshape the future of children’s...