Editors-in-chief

When there’s a shift somewhere in the world, we’re not quick to think of it as migration. We don’t always think of the people involved as migrants, and they rarely think of themselves as such. We simply call it the way things go. Change is what turns the globe on its axis, and is so ingrained in human nature that we just call it life. This spring, we seek to highlight the movement of people and ideas in real-time; the world order is shifting rapidly and in a way we’ve never seen, so we wanted to offer our writers’ fresh perspectives as things unfold.

With migration comes disorder and disparity, both of which the Global Eyes staff explores in our very first issue as it pertains to four pillars of society: health, economy, politics, and environment. We hope to showcase each writer’s unique background and worldview to deliver you the most well-rounded and diverse product possible. We also stress the nonlinearity and unpredictability of migration. Sometimes, change is uneasy – the discomfort is how human beings grow, adapt, and rise to meet it.

Global Eyes is proud to feature pieces on migration in a literal sense, as in the mass movement of people across borders, but also in a philosophical sense, as the exchange of ideas and the ebb and flow of global economies. In today’s political context, the word “migrant” is loaded with fear – we at Global Eyes want to claim migration for ourselves, and implore that you do as well. Movement and realignment is essential both to our survival as a species and the longevity of the Earth itself. We’re excited to see where the wind takes us, and we hope you can join us.

Sincerely,

Simon Fisher and Priyanka Iyer