EDITORIAL

"The stories in this issue don’t pretend to be neutral. They’re personal, and they’re political. They investigate, they challenge, and they care. They come from people living through the chaos and they’re written for the people who are, too."

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"With local elections approaching, this is your reminder that politics isn’t just something that happens in Parliament, it happens in your neighbourhood, your rental contract, your bus route. That’s why you’ll find a voter enrolment form tucked in these pages. Use it (please). Issue 4 will focus on the candidates and policies that will shape our city come election day in October."

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"Now more than ever we cannot afford complacency, to lose sight. We need to be unapologetic in our rejection of the status quo. We deserve to be angry. Power concedes nothing without demand, those in power count on our exhaustion, our silence, our fear.

There is so much to fear. And fear, historically, has driven action. It has given social movements momentum, fostered organisation, has been a proponent of transformative change. But fear can also be a paralytic, a tool of control manipulated by those with vested interests in the status quo. We must use it, channel it, and not let it consume us."

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"A lot of relearning old lessons happened in a few short years, and I suspect I'm not alone in taking them with me into the projects I've been involved with since. The point of this piece is not to promote those, but to see if this experience resonates with today's student activists. From the vantage point I am at today, the conditions seem better suited to the kind of student radicalism we had wanted but could not pull off a decade back. My hope is that even if the times have changed a great deal in the years since, this piece might provide some encouragement for the campus radicals of today."

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."The echoes of that era resonate today, as people around the world rise against economic inequality, social injustice, and environmental degradation. The May '68 uprisings were not just political but were deeply intertwined with artistic and editorial movements. The underground press, poetry, and street art that helped drive the student rebellion became powerful symbols of liberation and resistance. These forms of expression fostered a collective consciousness, challenging the dominant narratives of the time. The role of these physical mediums is no less crucial in our digital world, where writing and creating art remain potent tools of resistance against the status quo. In an age of misinformation and censorship, the act of producing and sharing creative work continues to empower individuals and communities to question, challenge, and ultimately reshape society."

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