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Shaping Tomorrow at London Podcast Festival
Shaping Tomorrow becomes the first deaf-led video podcast featured at a UK podcast festival live at London Podcast Festival 2025.
cindysasha
Jul 191 min read
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Its Nice That/Adobe
I was invited by It’s Nice That to present to Adobe about Shine Camera Club, a grassroots photography project for young children in Mitcham. Nervous about my first presentation and unsure how it would be received, I was touched when the team embraced the project and felt inspired by the children’s work. The kind messages I later received from Adobe staff reminded me that creativity truly knows no boundaries.
cindysasha
Jul 182 min read
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A Special First: Hosting Ray Antrobus & James Massiah at Wimbledon Book Festival
Excited to be hosting for the first time at this year’s Wimbledon BookFest, in conversation with two poets I deeply admire, Raymond Antrobus and James Massiah. It’s an honour to be part of a festival I have long enjoyed and to work with Fiona Razvi and her brilliant team.
cindysasha
Jul 91 min read
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Shine Exhibition 2025 Supported by Wimbledon's Learning Programme
This year’s Shine exhibition, Community Trailblazers, showcasing portraits taken by children aged 8–10 from Mitcham. It celebrates local change-makers across Merton and is currently on display at Elys, Wimbledon with support from The Wimbledon Championships Learning Programme.
cindysasha
Jun 272 min read
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Don't Buy A Bomb wins Social Impact Award 2024
I'm thrilled to announce that "Don't Buy A Bomb," a short documentary I produced, received the Social Impact Award!
cindysasha
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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Shaping Tomorrow Launches!
Shaping Tomorrow: A new vodcast spotlights deaf professionals breaking barriers in diverse fields. Read more here.
cindysasha
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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Bringing The Man With The Golden Shutter To Wimbledon Library
As a huge fan of hip hop in the '80s and '90s, the scene profoundly influenced how I saw life, how I dressed and it deepened my...
cindysasha
Aug 4, 20241 min read
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Thames at Merton
On July 29th, 2024, THAMES visited Shine Saturday School to skate and unveil Mark Gonzales scarf designed by the children at Shine Merton.
cindysasha
Jul 30, 20241 min read
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Thames Skating Through Shine Merton
Blondey collaborated with Shine Merton to customise Mark Gonzales' drawings, creating limited-edition silk scarves sold through Thames.
cindysasha
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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A Deaf Video Podcast Coming Soon!
Last year, Hear Art secured its first funding which left me considering the best way how to use the funds effectively. I wanted to...
cindysasha
Jul 19, 20242 min read
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Shine Exhibition 2024
This year's exhibition, curated by the talented Juanita Richards, features captivating action shots and portraits taken by children at Tooti
cindysasha
Jun 29, 20241 min read
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Punk, Rage & Revolution
An exciting exhibition called Punk, Rage & Revolution will be launching at Leceister Museum and Art Gallery, celebrating the story of...
cindysasha
Jul 31, 20231 min read
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Shine Exhibition 2023
Excited to announce our Shine Camera Club exhibition, curated by Fiona Freund! See stunning black-and-white photos by the children at Elys.
cindysasha
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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Shine Eye View Photobook
The Shine Camera Club children teamed up with Tangerine Press to create a photo book showcasing their photography from a fresh perspective.
cindysasha
Jun 30, 20231 min read
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Let This Exhibition Shine!
This year, I launched Shine Camera Club at Shine Saturday School in Mitcham, teaching children photography with analogue cameras. What start
cindysasha
Jun 25, 20221 min read
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