Cover: Imagining Possible Futures
AFLAME
Bottom: DAIR Logo, ISSUE 2
Page Description: In the center is an illustration of a car in flames with trees and sprouts growing out of it. The rest of the cover is white on top and bottom with orange in the middle. The name of the zine is stylized with orange scribbles.
Page 1
Page Description: On top is an introduction, and on the bottom half is the first work in the zine.
Top: Introduction
Everything is on fire. But what happens in the aftermath of the burn? Can we imagine a better future in the place of what was destroyed?
When things are aflame, we need to remember to make space to create.
This was the theme of this Possible Futures Workshop held on Friday, June 20th, 2025. Thank you for imagining with us! Enjoy Issue 2!
(Below this text is a hand-drawn line illustration in orange of various plants, fungi, birds, bugs, and a person holding a candle)
Bottom: Work
Work Description: Haiku on image of red and purple strings of lights
Credit: Jon Pincus, The Nexus of Privacy
Social Media That's not based in oppression How cool would that be?
Page 2
Work Description: Written text on marker drawing on paper sketchbook. Depicts water and Text 1 at the bottom, a red car, blue car, tree, and Text 2 in the middle. Fire and sun on top.
Credit: Siddhesh, SystemsTree
Text 1: Future possible We care for this planet Let's do it now
Text 2: Utopia X Parking X No more cars
Page 3-4
Work Description: Marker illustration of a colorful flame with flowers growing from the top. Quote is inside the flame in stylized cursive, with quote source written in light purple below. A patch of light highlights the center of the image.
Credit: k8lin
The future is accessible
- Annie Segarra
Page 5-6
Work Description: Pen illustration with various labels on each drawing.
From left to right, top to bottom: forests, rivers, kinetic to electric (label for a bike that can create electricity), cycles (label for a bicycle), cat (label for a cat on a roof), harvesting wind (label for a wind turbine), solar roof (label on the house), info hub (label for a stall to distribute flyers), rainwater harvesting (label for a rectangular prism on the ground), nutricious food (label for various crops lined in a field, some undecided)
Credit: Sangita Ekka
Page 7 + Back cover
Top: Work
Work Description: Blackout Poetry
Credit: Natasha Samantha Godwin
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers find their lives abruptly uprooted as they are transported to support housing for 41,500 Taxpayers
Text Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/91348847/with-ice-crackdowns-on-the-rise-private-prisons-are-booming-businesses
Bottom: DAIR logo and links
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