Life is a struggle. In this issue, we explore individual and collective struggles and the pursuit of something different, better or, in some cases, real.


Ana Gutiérriez recounts the story of Denise and her journey through sex work in London, and the dilemmas of lying and caring.  Letizia Bonanno illustrates the struggles of carrying out fieldwork in austerity Athens.  Marco Di Nunzio narrates the life of Anna and her struggle to deal with exclusion, injustice and the camorra in Naples. AbdouMaliq Simone tells us how forgetting creates spaces of possibility in West Papua. Finally, The Justice Empowerment Initiative shares experiences of the anti-eviction movement in Lagos and its fight for a more just city.

ˌæksɪˈdent(ə)li // (accidentally)

In this issue, we explore the accidental and the unexpected, how it shapes our existence and what we learn from it.


Koreen Reece narrates how a commute was turned upside down. Dino Caruna takes us into the middle of a bar brawl and its chain of consequences. Fatima Raja describes the quiet alienation experienced by those caring for the sick. Manal Massalha narrates how young single mothers living in temporary accommodation fought back against unexpected evictions, and empowered themselves not to be silenced. Finally, Anand Pandian follows a plastic fragment found by accident in the waters off the shore of Greece.