Leyla Hussein OBE really needs little introduction. Psychotherapist, social activist against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), co-founder of the Daughters of Eve charity and founder of the Dahlia project… her credits are almost endless. That being said, once you step into her warm flat, rich with the aromas of Somalian tea...

Angela Camacho, the ‘Bonita Chola’, is an incredible soul who fights for the rights of indigenous and Latinx communities from all across London and onwards: to her territory, now called Bolivia, and to throughout Latin America. While she is someone whose trust you need to earn, rather than expect, she...

We came across the incredible work of Sudanese artist Alaa Satir before we’d even officially launched shado and were so excited to finally meet her now that she’s studying in London. Last December (almost to the day), when the revolution began in Sudan, Alaa was one of the first of...

“Cheer up, love – it may never happen!” Photojournalist Eliza Hatch has spent the last few years concocting the antidote to these poisonous words that most womxn have had hurled at them at one point in their lives. ‘Cheer Up Luv’ documents the images and candid stories of women who...

“You cannot be, what you cannot see.” This is something of a mantra for A&E doctor and TV presenter Dr. Ronx Ikharia, a gender non-conforming, community-driven, suit-and-trainer-clad mobilising force. Dr. Ronx is proof that you should be the change you want to see in the world – but is also...

Jack Norman and Daniel Edmund are on a mission to insert the men into mental health. They are the co-founders of Milk for Tea, a social enterprise embodying the importance of male inclusion in the movement, which works with communities of men to instigate conversation, understanding and, ultimately, change. Their...

A swift-rising and award-winning theatre director, Ola is an exceptional example of a director driving change from within. You could suggest that controversy is key to her work – but it’s more accurate to say that Ola simply makes the audience acknowledge the less-palatable truths around colonialism, race, power and...

Jacob’s commitment as an artist to decolonising narratives and using art as an accessible form of education, is presented large and in multicolour in Hammersmith. During the summer of 2019, Jacob led an arts project in Marcus Garvey Park; a civil rights mural illustrating the rich Black history in the...

It’s hard to limit the word count on how Javie Huxley is contributing to change. She’s been with us since the very beginning of shado, and from the moment we met, Javie has been a source of inspiration, energy and endless support. As a British-Chilean woman, Javie is committed to...

There’s no denying that Zing is a feminist force to be reckoned with. You need only look at her four-part anthology on ‘Forgotten Women’, which supplants women’s voices back into a written past from which they were erased, or her founding role of UK editor of Broadly (Vice’s female-focused channel)...

You can’t help but be drawn in by the natural energy and genuine warmth of the Football Beyond Borders team. From the powerhouse of Ceylon Hickman, head of Social Action and Female Participation, to the eccentric Irishman Paddy who lives upstairs and reps the FBB t-shirt daily, a visit to...

Unashamedly honest and delightfully unapologetic, Natalie’s distinct brand of artivism uses humour and pastel-hued illustrations to comment on the experiences of womxn across the globe. After following her work for a while, we were thrilled to finally meet Natalie at the launch of our second Global Womxnhood issue in collaboration...