We chose the theme of Displacement for this our third edition, as we address the refugee crisis as well as the ongoing impact of the global financial crisis, beginning in 2007, which has generated an unresolved housing crisis and widened existing health inequalities.
The mythological Cassandra’s accurate prophecies were dismissed by those who believed they knew better. Against her advice, Trojans accepted the gift of a wooden horse from a departing Greek army, out of which soldiers crept to sack the city in the dead of night. Today we require a clear focus on major issues often obscured by day-to-day controversies. It is time to listen to new Cassandras, and adopt solutions allowing us to live in harmony with the planet and one another.
This third edition is inspired by the theme of displacement: whether refugees fleeing war; ordinary people in the midst of a housing crisis; wild animals escaping human exploitation; or musicians coping with the onslaught of the digital medium.
Contributors are: Ben Keating, Duncan Mclean, Caoimhe Butterly, Samuel McManus, Navlika Ramjee, David Langwallner, Sarah Hamilton, Bob Quinn, Mark Burrows, Fellipe Lopes, Vincent Dermody, Paul Gilgunn, Daniele Idini, Kevin Higgins, Daniel Wade, Stephen Mc Randal, Ilsa Monique Carter, Alberto Moreno, Alberto Marcos and Bartholomew Ryan.
