"Your voices are heard"
We, organizations and individuals that make up the majority of the Palestinian cultural sector; musicians, circus artists, actors, dancers, poets, filmmakers, photographers, authors, sculptors, painters etc., call upon our fellow cultural workers around the world to condemn and act against Israel’s assault on Gaza.
Despite all the hardships, the Palestinian arts and cultural institutions continue to work in Gaza, using the arts to comprehend, process, educate and mobilize. We stand with them and we ask you to do the same.
Is it wrong for one human being to voice concern over the suffering of another? Is it wrong to condemn the killing of thousands of innocent women, men and children? Is it wrong to denounce the destruction of schools, hospitals and places of worship?
You and I know the answer to all these questions!
Unfortunately, in the midst of the current destruction, killing and unimaginable suffering - the voices of Gaza are unheard. These voices have continued to call upon the international community, but to no avail.
Therefore we are so grateful for your courage.
If death and destruction continue in Gaza and no voices of condemnation are heard, one would wonder if we were still human.
Therefore we are so grateful for your humanity.
We, members of the Palestinian arts and cultural sector would like to extend our deepest gratitude to you for speaking up against the assault in Gaza.
Let us unite our voices for freedom, hope and a better future for the children of Palestine.
We call upon our fellow artists and cultural organizations to condemn the current aggression against Gaza as well as the illegal occupation of Palestine. Further to that, we urge you to act by supporting the Palestinian cultural and academic boycott of Israel (PACBI), thereby refusing to be complicit in the ongoing occupation.
Please endorse the academic and cultural boycott of Israel here.
Please share your statement or action with us by e-mailing Rula Rezeq <rula@qattanfoundation.org>
Tweet using #FreePalestine
Representative organizations in the Palestinian performing arts community who have endorsed this call:
The Magnificat Association, Jerusalem: www.magnificat.custodia.org
Al Kamandjati Association, Ramallah: www.alkamandjati.com
Theatre Day Productions, Gaza: www.theatreday.org
The Palestinian Circus School, Ramallah: www.palcircus.ps
The Freedom Theatre, Jenin refugee camp: www.thefreedomtheatre.org
Popular Art Center, El Bireh: www.popularartcentre.org
El Funoun Dance Troupe, El Bireh: www.el-funoun.org
Ashtar Theatre, Ramallah: www.ashtar-theatre.org
Al-Rowwad Theatre, Aida Refugee Camp: www.alrowwad.org
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