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When I look back on my own childhood, I often think of shoeboxes. I spent a lot of my free time stockpiling these staples of school summer holidays, using them to create a variety of small, rectangular worlds. From green felt-tip pens to repurposed chairs and tables...

In an age where we feel more disconnected than ever, the need for third spaces has never been more important. On an Open Street, people traffic replaces car traffic, and streets are transformed into places where people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds can...

Designed by Pixabay At a red light in a taxi on the Central Nautical Highway in Mandaue, Cebu, I noticed some leaves painted on the overpass above me (Figure 1). The day prior I had interviewed a local artist who mentioned that some of his work was somewhere in...

Designed by Andrea Piacquadio After babysitting for ten begrudging months during graduate school, I swore that after graduation there would be not a single child in my workplace future. Fast forward to eight months post graduation and I find myself working in the...

When I walked into the classroom at Strong Base Model School in Islamabad, I carried more than just lesson materials, I carried the hope of a nation that has stood steadfast against the shadows of violence. Growing up in a Pakistan that has resisted the forces of...

How does Ubuntu, I am because you are, animate our shared humanity? The question lingered in my mind as I boarded a dusty jeep in Bahawalpur, bound for the vast Cholistan Desert. I promised myself I would find the answer not in theory, but in moments lived under...