The Future Echoes: A Zine Anthology is an archival project designed to document young people’s thoughts and attitudes about current US political, social, economic, ecological, and cultural issues through a medium popular in art activism – zines.

The views and opinions expressed in the submitted zine pages that follow for The Future Echoes: A Zine Anthology are those of the individual contributors and do not reflect the official stance or views of the ACLU of North Carolina. These zines will serve as a platform for young artists and activists to express their perspectives and lived experiences.

     










































  

    
  
     

      

      
         
          
        
        

        
          
             
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Y1, Q2 Liza Malcolm Y1, Q2 Liza Malcolm

Tell your truth in your own way to not lose hope. We have no choice but to keep telling our truths to learn, grow, and protect our lives, bodies, and futures.

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Y1, Q1 Holland Hickman Y1, Q1 Holland Hickman

I wrote a flash nonfiction piece based on the morning after the election.

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Y1, Q1 Raiya Shaw Y1, Q1 Raiya Shaw

I wrote this piece mainly in response to the Nashville shooting in April 2023, but it turned into a commentary on Florida's political climate at the time.

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