What Lies Beneath
As NGOs, how often do we question whether what we’re doing is what we ought to be doing? Is our work needed and necessary?
Under a new vision, rooted in idealism and self-criticism, we’re realigning how we work. We’ve resolved that rather than just repeating what it is we’re fighting against, we want to better define what it is we’re fighting for. With the founding edition of our magazine, we start by answering a simple question: if we could change one thing to make a perfect, rights-respecting world, what would it be?
Silence
Silence plays an important role in human rights respect and violations, and its power is fostered both by its absence and its presence.
But each of us has a role to play in confronting the many faces silence has, both good and bad, as it tackles them in open conversation, inviting people to think critically about the norms that keep us quiet.
Power comes in many shapes and forms, each with their own purpose and rules on how it’s distributed.
But increasing activism, especially among today’s youth, is redefining how power is exercised and with what aims, as we increasingly see traditionally marginalised groups collectively practise the power they have through art, language, and civil disobedience.