NOT MY SHAME explores the transformational power of art and community activism to remove the shame, blame and social exclusion felt by young people in precarious housing already marginalised by society With the housing crisis disproportionately affecting low income communities and people of colour.

AMINA GINCHINGA is an educator and community organiser born and raised in Newham where people spend on average sixty percent of their wages on rent. Amina teaches singing in schools and created a choir. She uses her passion for music as a tool to create connection and empower people’s voices. She says “there’s something special about our voices, not only do they help us tell our stories, they can hold a story within themselves”. She believes activism and art are inextricably linked and says creativity offers a space for dreaming and “you have to be able to dream together in order to make change happen”. She feels black, brown and working class communities aren’t often given the space to dream but when you use your voice, your creativity, you take space to speak your truth. She says that through activism, we can create transformation on a small scale to inspire confidence in each other and create a society that is different.

Starring

Ali

Francis

KrystalRose & Daughter