solidarity

South Africa to Palestine

by: South Africa to Palestine

These pro-Palestinian illustrations curated by Mr Makonga were created by South African artists as part of the country’s ongoing protests to ‘hold Israel accountable‘. The artists have lent their skills and voices towards the message of solidarity, which in turn has helped push the South African public’s firm stance against the atrocities witnessed in the South Africa to Palestine

Contributions from Gudskul Ekosistem

by: Gudskul Ekosistem

Gudskul Ekosistem houses a multitude of practitioners and collectives with differing practices and artistic mediums. Marishka Soekarna @drawmama,  Wiratama @wirtams, and Sumantri Gelar @smtglr working through comical visual elements and playful aesthetics, employ satire to critique the political and social dynamics at play in the Palestinian context, and calling for an end to the violence Contributions from Gudskul Ekosistem

Za’atar and oil 

by: Paula Piedra

Paula Piedra in conversation with Zuhra Sasa Illustrations by Viviana Zúñiga Ramírez, Translation revised by M. Paola Malavasi L. At 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 4, 2023, Zuhra opened the door to her apartment in Los Yoses, San José (Costa Rica). While she finished talking to a student via video call, Jengibre and Cúrcuma, a Za’atar and oil 

Mixed emotions and feelings

by: Osneyder Valoy Palacio

While all this is going on
I am sure that
we will be able
to be more human

Border Negotiations

by: Paula Piedra

Notes on a trip from June 19 to July 3, 2018 to Jerusalem, Palestine (West Bank) and Amman, Jordan, narrating a series of experiences across borders −whether geopolitical, mental, emotional, individual, collective, religious, artistic, or relating to language and identity.

Waves for Peace

by: Radio Tropiezo

African Artists Against Apartheid. Poems and Other Works

by: African Artists Against Apartheid Poetry Group

Words to Stop a Genocide Thandi Gamedze I wish poetry could end the pain I’m trying to come up with the exact configuration of words able to terminate a genocide Like in the movies when everything hangs on figuring out the correct combination to open up the safe I am listening intently for the clicks African Artists Against Apartheid. Poems and Other Works

The making of solidarity has the verb “action”

by: Georgina Faun

Everytime I attempt to go forth into the complexity of language I discover many words that, full of mysterious content, reign over our conversations. The words we incorporate with “ease” to our everyday life are covered with a veil that in many occasions serves to conceal a framework of oppression and privilege that is difficult to untangle.