DISRUPT THE SILENCE
Challenge the complicity of silence and disrupt business as usual in cultural spaces, the red carpet and at award ceremonies.
WRITE A GIANT LETTER TO A SILENT CULTURAL ORGANISATION
QUEERS 4 PALESTINE and STOP ART WASHING write a giant letter to the CEO of the Art Gallery Ontario with one protestor placing it in the gallery.
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INVADE THE STAGE
ARTISTS AGAINST GENOCIDE attempted to invade the stage at Sadler Wells in opposition to their funding froms Barclays Bank.
MAKE THE WORDS OF ARTISTS UNMISSABLE
AT UNIVERSITY ENCAMPMENTS
At TAHRIR ENCAMPMENT, University of Michigan, students wrote Refaat Alareer’s poem "If I must Die" on a huge canvas so his words could not be missed.
CREATE A
POSTER CAMPAIGN
ART WORKERS FOR PALESTINE SCOTLAND invited artists to display a poster next their work and join the call for Glasgow Life to stop censoring Palestinian solidarity.
PROJECT ONTO A CULTURAL SPACE
ARTISTS AGAINST GENOCIDE project 'Silence is Complity' on the National Theatre in the UK.
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THE PLAYWRIGHT
VS THE THEATRE
Victor I. Cazares has stopped taking their HIV meds — until the NY Theatre Workshop calls for a cease-fire in Gaza.
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DRAW A RED LINE
On the red carpet at the Tony Awards USA over 100,000 people led by THEATRE WORKERS FOR A CEASEFIRE drew a new red line, keeping Palestine centre stage.
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COMBINE ART WITH PROTEST
Created by Ahmed Masoud, Obliterated was a theatrical experiment and an artistic protest where there as never a play or a production. Ahmed wanted to highlight what it felt like to have art and theatre taken away from the audience in protest of the bombing of the El Mishal Cultural Centre in Gaza.
DEMAND THE RETURN
OF STOLEN ARTIFACTS
Join local activists or group demanding the return of stolen artefacts and culture.
KEY THINGS TO REMEMBER
GET CREATIVE
Our creative toolbox has resources to help make your action stand out, collated from artists and activists >>
MARKETING
Make sure you get the word out to those you want to attend and participate. Use these designs from artists around the world >>
SAFETY
Our collected resources are a good place to start when considering digital and practical safety measures to protect your group, especially those more vulnerable to police and state violence >>
CULTURAL GENOCIDE & DEMANDING CHANGE
Our demands offer a framework for advocacy and understanding how cultural genocide and artistic censorship intersect with the many forms of violence and oppression Palestinians experience. Adapt them for your action >>
VALUES
Ensure your action reflects the values and demands of the Palestinian liberation movement. Whilst there is a diversity of beliefs, these demands echo the call from the Palestinian cultural sector >>