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'I don't feel hope,
but there is hope in solidarity'
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RANIN ODEH
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ACTOR AND EDUCATOR
THE FREEDOM THEATRE
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BEGINNERS
GUIDE TO
TAKING
ACTION
BEGINNERS
GUIDE TO
TAKING
ACTION
INTRODUCTION
This guide presents the diverse types of actions you can take and examples from global artists and cultural organisations around the world to inspire your own. The focus is largely on responses in countries that are funding and supporting the oppression of Palestinians. Palestine has a rich history of diverse resistance, which often inspires these actions. The examples cited are independent of each other and us.
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 >>
WRITE A STATEMENT
Write a statement or letter to the public, on social media or to a specific representative.
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SIGN A PETITION
OR PUBLIC LETTER
Sign one of the many public letters or petitions from artists around the world demanding Mustafa Sheta's release and an end to attacks on artists and cultural
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WRITE A
LETTER TO MUSTAFA
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Write a letter to Mustafa to spread the word of Mustafa’s ongoing detainment and the global demand for his release.
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ORGANISE AN EVENT
Organise an event at your local theatre, university or community group, to spread the words of Palestinian artists, educate and fundraise.
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THE REVOLUTION'S
PROMISE
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Read, share and perform testimonies from Palestinian artists who have experienced attacks
and censorship.
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USE YOUR VOICE
& SPEAK OUT
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Use your voice and speak out at protests, on stage and through your physical and digital platforms.
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TAKE A
PUBLIC STANCE
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Show your solidarity with Palestine and Palestinian artists by taking a stance in public spaces.
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ORGANISE A
CREATIVE PROTEST
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Follow this step by step guide to organise your own creative protest.
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OCCUPY
CULTURAL SPACE
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Occupy a cultural space to challenge censorship, make your demands heard and create alternative cultural events.
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DISRUPT THE SILENCE
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Challenge the complicity of silence and disrupt business as usual in cultural spaces, the red carpet and at award ceremonies.
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ORGANISE A VIGIL
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Organise a vigil to honour the Palestinian children, women, men and artists who have been murdered by Israel and share their legacies.
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JOIN OR CREATE
A GROUP
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Join or create a group or collective with other people from your local community, university or who are part of your profession.
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ORGANISE WITH
YOUR UNION
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Use the structures and power of your Union to organise with,
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WITHDRAW YOUR
LABOUR & STRIKE
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Join or support a day of strikes called for by Palestinians, or withdraw your labour for an hour, from an event or from a collaboration that is harming Palestinians.
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CULTURAL
BOYCOTT
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Join the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and the Cultural Boycott which is a part of this.
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TAKE ACTION
WITH YOUR KIDS
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Join a group, get creative and take action with your kids.
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