By Alyssa Cimino | UNSW FABSOC
If I had to describe 2020 in one word, it would probably be extraordinary. Fortunately, in Sydney, we’re now able to return to our usual routines – just with lots of hand sanitiser, masks and social distancing! However, for the time that we were all staying at home, it really did feel like the world was put on pause. Whilst being stuck at home brought its own struggles, lockdown gave everyone, including myself, the time we needed to reflect on ourselves and the world we live in.
In light of the Black Lives Matter and Justice for George Floyd movements, it was clear that change was more important now than it ever had been. Speaking with the rest of the FABSOC Publications Team in our fortnightly team meetings, we all shared deep devastation regarding the racial injustice that the world had witnessed. While we don’t hold the power to create social change overnight, we realised that using our platform to acknowledge the way black and Indigenous Australian culture influences fashion and beauty today was essential in promoting change and upholding our core values.