In the Brazilian state of Acre, dominated by the Amazon Rainforest and inhabited by a diverse population, members of Generation Z who live in extractive reserves recognise that their future hangs on the effective management of natural and cultural resources and respect for local ways of life. The pressures of economic and state interests have threatened these lands in the past and continue to pose challenges to the preservation of ancestral knowledge and lifestyles. Still, Gen Z dares to dream of a hopeful future, placing emphasis on collective action and community mobilisation to safeguard this territory and its heritage. 

Born a prince, he lost everything when his father's greed burned their kingdom to ash. Surviving as shoemaker, prisoner, and revolutionary, he has watched generations rise and fall under the same hungry crown. Now, as the youth march again, one question haunts him: will this revolution finally be different?

Gen Z movements around the world have captured global attention, and many movements share similar characteristics in terms of tactics and forms of participation. Yet the driving forces behind these movements cannot be treated as a monolith. The protests in, for example, Bangladesh, Nepal, or Morocco, emerge from complex local contexts. At the same time, structurally similar forces exert pressures on youth and society more broadly, and the Gen Z protests represent an unfinished struggle against injustice, inequality, and inadequate governance.

All of Rebecca Harms‘ commitment for Ukraine began with a visit to Tschornobyl in 1988. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary she reflects on the contempt for humanity of the changing regimes in Moscow and the rift between the reactions to the disaster 1986 and the invasion of 2022.