Statement on Palestine
"An artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or slavery." -- Paul Robeson.
"An artist's duty is to reflect the times." -- Nina Simone.
"Will talent and celebrity be our saving grace when they are finished abusing the human rights of the Palestinian people and turn their sights on us? Of course not. Artists have got to place themselves amongst the people their art speaks to and for." Bobby Vylan.
As artists and performers, we don't get to ignore the larger world. In fact we have a duty to, at the very least, educate ourselves. Here are a few resources I've found helpful. There are many, many more.
Black Alliance for Peace
DancersforPalestine statement, with close to 2000 signatures of artists across the world.
Theater Workers for a Ceasefire.
Entertainment Labor for Palestine.Enter
Artists Against Apartheid.
"I Had No Alternative," article by musician Bobby Vylan"
It is difficult to take a stand in the current climate, or to even know how to begin to understand what's happening in the world. But, again, we can and MUST educate ourselves. We're living in unprecedented times.
Note: The views on this page are my own and do not reflect those of any other person or entity, except where quoted.
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