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Shaping the Future, from the Global South

There are many ways to imagine the future, but not all of them start from the same place.

Shaping the Future, from the Global South
Apr 29, 2026·1 min read

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Untold Magazine

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Untold is an online magazine produced by the surglobal.io team

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