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The objective of this inaugural gathering was to open up to collective discussion the future direction of Ibraaz as a physical art space and publishing platform. Through a series of roundtables that were organised around particular themes and questions, interlocutors were invited to share experiences, tactics, strategies, and concerns to help sharpen and refine Ibraaz’s mandate as a transdisciplinary and transcultural platform for art, thinking, and culture. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>We are delighted to publish lightly edited transcripts from these rich and stimulating sessions, which can be read as a polyphonic negotiation of, or notes towards, a mission statement. We have titled this collection of texts ‘Mission Statement 00: Why Now?’ to underscore that this is an unfinished and ongoing conversation. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Ci>Mission Statement 00: Why Now?\u003C/i> is presented in the following order. 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