Stories from youth across the globe


Becoming a Tesseract
Moving out, moving in, moving, move. Home is all you've ever known, until it isn't. Suddenly, all you've ever been immersed in becomes...
On a Dark and Stormy Naath… A personal tale on cultural appropriation
Three years ago, on a dark and stormy night, I was curled up in bed, face lit by my phone, scrolling TikTok’s endless void. Usually, the...
The futures we fail to imagine
Every society is built on stories - not only the ones found in books, but the quieter narratives that govern what is possible, desirable,...
Universal Design Is The Blueprint For A More Inclusive and Innovative Future
The Forgotten Minority Disabled people are the world’s largest minority, with an estimated 15% of the world’s total population having a...
From Mafias to Common Good: How Libera Transforms Land and Lives
Rediscovering Urban Biodiversity: A Personal and Global Call for Greener Cities
A Yellow Suitcase, A Greener Perspective Almost four years ago, I packed my life into a large yellow suitcase and moved to the Netherlands...
Belonging in Translation: What the Khmer Language can teach us
As I stepped out of the airport in Siem Reap, Cambodia, I was immediately greeted by hot and dry air. I was drenched in sweat within 10...
Adventure Time and the serious work of being weird
The Land of Ooo is a strange place. Candy people live in gingerbread castles, lemon-headed tyrants scream about betrayal, a talking dog...
Lockdown Theatrics
A portrait of the arts in the UK over the past five years. Picture a theatre. Spectators fill the stands, the sound of their chatter...
The Art of Pretending: navigating temporal perspectives of creativity in childhood and adulthood
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...
Open Streets: The Power of Public Space
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...
Street Art is Life vs. Death
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...