#9 The Sound Issue A Magazine For Girls Autumn/Winter 2018
BECCY HILL beccy@sistermagazine.co.uk ROSIE FAYE ELLIS rosie@sistermagazine.co.uk JAMES UDEN james@sistermagazine.co.uk
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FROM THE EDITOR
“The sound of a voice is the sound of belonging.” If this is true, then out of all the different voices you will hear over the following pages, hopefully The Sound Issue will make you feel like you belong. Because here, you do! Bisi Akintoye writes about code switching, and vocally adapting to our surroundings on page 56. This is an idea also touched on by Northern Irish actress Bronagh Waugh on page 59, who says this was a useful tactic being raised from England to Thailand, and now in her current career. Perhaps the loudest ‘sounds’ I can hear from the issue as a whole, are that of race and identity. Being a woman of colour is an experience that all three of our cover stars are vocal about, and their heritage is extremely important to them and their messages. Seinabo Sey, Chidera Eggerue and Amika George - all forces of nature, all using their voices in different ways. For change, for entertainment, for visibility. Working with them all has been nothing short of inspirational, and I hope you find hearing what they have to say so as well. Jamie Windust speaks about the experience of being non-binary on page 12 and proudly expressing gender identity, despite the resistance you may be met with. Louise Nesbitt chats to lesbian stand up comedian Chloe Petts on page 16 about her place within the comedy circuit. In our political climate, it’s never been more important to carve out a space for yourself and for what you believe in. However, nobody within these pages, myself included, will tell you that it’s an easy task. We all have days where we want to just curl up in a ball of existential dread, and quit fighting the good fight. That’s when we need to recharge our batteries and start afresh - like Esme Marsh who pays a visit to a sound bath on page 38. As I hope is the way with all issues of Sister, the frustrations of being female are also heavily present throughout this issue. Deeba Syed shares her story of sexual assault in parliament on page 8 (illustrated by our previous cover star Hattie Stewart) and her current campaign to change things from the inside out at the Labour party. London based Earwax Collective bring women together through sound based practices, and you can read about the nights they put on on page 18. This is our ninth print issue, and nobody has been able to shut us up since 2012, although it feels like many have tried! Thanks for reading and supporting what we do. I hope we inspire you to make some noise of your own. You never know who might be listening.
BECCY @rebeccajanehill
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