Calling Up Justice was so pleased to produce this watch party inside our Digital Encampment. Claudia Alick designed a space with a river and sea and moon rising. We had volunteers holding vigil the full 24 hours so no one was watching alone. We had some powerful conversation and this was work that is worth watching. Luckily we have built this space so 24 Hours for Palestine will be forever. Fill out our Digital Encampment intake form to get the address and watch this amazing program at any time! For the full schedule, please click here.
This 24-hour online event featuring 100+ Global Artists and Activists for a Free Palestine, including performances and presentations honoring the Palestinian people and their steadfastness in the face of genocide, and discussions of how to build solidarity in the global movement for Palestinian liberation. July 20, 2024 – July 21, 2024 on HowlRound TV.
24 Hours for Palestine: A Moon Will Rise From Darkness
July 20-21, 2024
(Title inspired by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish)
We come together, from North America to the Middle East and across the world, to speak out against genocide, forced displacement, cultural erasure, the murder of civilians, and the systematic silencing of Palestinian voices, narratives and heritage. We call for an immediate and permanent end to Israel’s genocidal military campaign against the Palestinian people, funded by United States tax dollars. We call for an end to Israel’s apartheid system and its illegal occupation of Palestine. We call for the complete and unequivocal liberation of the Palestinian people, including the right of return. And we call on our global theatre community to stand with us, and to speak out with us, against genocide and for justice and liberation. We call on you to stand on the right side of history. Join us.
Organized and produced by Golden Thread Productions, co-produced with Art2Action and in partnership with the MENA Theatre-Makers Alliance (MENATMA), Ashtar Theatre, The Freedom Theatre, Zoukak Theatre Company, Noor Theatre, Donkeysaddle Projects, Dunya Productions; and hosted by HowlRound Theatre Commons.
“Despite our efforts this year with the Season for Palestine, we continue to feel that what we are doing is not enough in the face of what’s happening to our people,” states Executive Artistic Director Sahar Assaf. “We are adding this extra program—24 Hours for Palestine: A Moon Will Rise From Darkness—to our season to further mobilize and encourage artists to use their platforms to speak out against genocide and colonization. It is bewildering how many artists, especially in the U.S., remain silent despite the fact that the U.S. is actively complicit in this atrocity.”
Executive Artistic Director Sahar Assaf