The FOLD

CUCCI CUCCI CUCCI's Founder & Creative Director, Hannah Nakawatase, gets into The Fold to discuss the seeds of her growing community, and how race, identity, accessibility, dialogue and inclusion fan the flame that brings people into the fold.

Through innovative programming, outreach and consulting, Sulafa Silim delivers a safe, inclusive space for women of colour to connect through Dawa Apothecary. Dawa programs are grounded by intention, open to any age, culture, gender or faith. Ola and Sulafa get into The Fold to discuss her career roots, heritage, the strong women in her life, showing up and making space for others.

Ola got into The Fold with Marie Alcober of Dual Citizen, a documentary series exploring the eureka moments of the Filipinx diaspora. We sat down for a meal at Lamesa – a Toronto landmark that has been pushing the diaspora from time – to discuss Marie's dual citizen upbringing, inspiration for the series, assurance vs. imposter syndrome, asking big questions, and the in-betweens when producing impactful, empowering work for a culture as a whole.

Sonic Fold hosted a live episode of The Fold Podcast on ISO Radio - a fantastic Toronto-based community-driven radio platform - during their International Women's Day takeover jam. I was absolutely humbled to be in the company of likeminds and immensely talented DJs, journalists, public figures, and artists from Toronto, as we celebrated womxn around the world through an array of sounds and insightful discussion.

I had a solid catch-up with my friend and artist, Mamalia. We discussed cultivating community through trying new things, and what elements of support womxn and non-binary people need to pursue their craft - especially when it comes to foreign spaces.

Syzygy Toronto is a reflection of its founders. The word, Syzygy, is defined as a union of opposites. Look around the room at one of their gatherings and you will witness a celebration of contrasts amongst self-identifying womxn, who seek greater connection, in a space that breaks barriers. For this special International Women's Day episode, the team and I get into The Fold of Syzygy's special bond, innovative practice and what's in store for 2019.

Sonic Fold's Ola Mazzuca got into The Fold with Dana Clark, founder of Heroic Humans - a global social impact movement. We delved into Dana's story to discuss the foundation of the platform, its monumental growth within the last year, and what's in the works for 2019. Recorded live on October 1, 2018 at Heroic Humans' 1 Year anniversary celebration.