THE
CULTURAL
INTIFADA
THE
CULTURAL
INTIFADA
'The 3rd Intifada will be
a cultural Intifada'
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JULIANO MER KHAMIS
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Join a global artistic movement!
Three months ago, the producer of The Freedom Theatre Mustafa Sheta was taken by the Israeli army and continues to be held in prison without charge or trial.
In response to the question “What can we do?”, about Mustafa’s arrest and the genocide in Palestine, we are launching The Cultural Intifada.
From demands against cultural genocide, testimonies from artists under attack, learning resources, a creative toolbox and a guide for performance protest - there is something for everyone to stand up in solidarity for Palestinian rights and against artistic censorship.
Read and perform testimonies from Palestinian artists who have experienced imprisonment
and persecution.​
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Fourteen areas of cultural genocide and artistic censorship and demands you can mobilise around to put an end to it.
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A beginners guide to taking action with examples of action to inspire your own.
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Further learning, practical resources, and collected reading and watching lists.
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Updates on recently imprisoned artists, including Mustafa Sheta and attacks on The Freedom Theatre
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Mustafa Sheta, producer of The Freedom Theatre, was taken by the Israeli army on December 13th and continues to be held without charge or trial.
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Find out more about Palestine's first ever virtual reality film, speaking out about artistic censorship.
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ABOUT US
The Cultural Intifada is put together by The Freedom Theatre and Artists On The Frontline.
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We have collaborated with, reference, or point you in the direction of the research, creative actions, and cultural outputs of hundreds of artists, academics, activists, journalists, protest movements, and human rights groups. They are named next to their work, which is independent of us and each other.
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The website's main image is from Artists Against Apartheid by Kael Abello. By hovering over other images, you can see the names of those who created them.
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We thank the many people who continue to inspire, feedback, and help develop this project.
THE FREEDOM THEATRE
The Freedom Theatre is one of the worlds most exciting political theatres. Based in Jenin Refugee camp in Palestine it was co-founded by Zakaria Zubeidi leader of Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and actor and director Juliano Mer Khamis. The theatre was established at the end of the second intifada and is famous for its use of cultural resistance and using arts to fight for justice and a free Palestine.​
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The artistic and practical challenges have been immense, the building has been attacked by the Israeli Army, death threats have been sent and members of the theatre have been arrested, interrogated, imprisoned and psychologically tortured. On April 4th 2011 Juliano was murdered on the doorstep of the theatre.
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ARTISTS ON
THE FRONTLINE
Artists On The Frontline is a creative space and platform for radical artists working on the frontline of social and political change.
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Whether through the latest digital technology, street performance, or by inventing new prototypes, our work creatively responds to the multiple crises the world is facing.
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Projects bring together agents of change who are challenging and rethinking the injustice systems we live in, finding ways to disrupt the status quo and contribute to large-scale systematic transformation.
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