The Hungry Womxm
I am a freelance writer and award winning filmmaker, with a focus on food and community power.
I am a multimedia storyteller with a background in anthropology. I occasionally write on Substack (you can find me here) and am always open to opportunities of collaboration, so please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Although not limited to, my focus is largely on food. I'm hungry for stories about the food we eat and grow that can help us see the world in different ways and get a bit closer to what it really means to be human.
My skills lie in foregrounding the individual to broader cultural, political contexts. My writing doesn’t shy away from drawing bold conclusions whilst maintaining a keen eye for detail and dialogue that bring light and effervescence to stories.
I'm also extremely partial to a fish-finger sandwich. I hope to share a recipe I've been working on with you soon!
Education
2021-2022
Digital Editor Trainee Scheme, Social Streets C.I.C - Deputy Editor of Bethnal Green Ldn
2016-2017
Distinction in MA Anthropology of Development, SOAS University
2011-2015
First Class Honours in MA Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh [with Erasmus year at University of Copenhagen]
Qualifications
2021
2019
Freelance Journalism course, City Lit.
Documentary Storytelling course, Open City London
2019
Our Own Stories, Safeground Facilitator training: to facilitate a creative personal development programme for women. A programme informed by group work and arts education principles, enabling personal and collective reflection, peer learning and skills practice.
Work History
2023 - present
2019 - 2021
Editorial Assistant, Local Trust
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As part of the Communications team, I work across our editorial and multimedia content, using people-led storytelling to drive change.
Wrap Around Community Support Worker, Advance Minerva Charity
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Practical and emotional 1:1 wrap around support and advocacy to a caseload of 30 women with complex support needs who have been affected by the criminal justice system.
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Best Employer Award 2020, Advance Minerva
2018 - 2019
Support Worker, Community ReSettlement Team, Hibiscus Initiatives
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Supporting migrant and refugee women criminalised by immigration restrictions to access mainstream rights and provisions and to integrate into communities.
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Co-running the women’s centre: providing practical and emotional support to service users and group facilitators; timetabling groups; monitoring petty cash and managing expenses; contributing to an anti-racist and inclusive environment.
2019
Researcher, Joint Council for Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI)
2017-2018
Research Assistant to Dr. Catherine Dolan