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Subverting Apartheid
August 23rd, 2007more photos here
This summer, the International Solidarity Movement, Art Under Apartheid and Tel Rumeida Project teamed up to take over 100 Palestinian children from Hebron to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the beach in Jaffa.
This was no easy task.
West Bank Palestinian residents over the age of 16 are not allowed into Israel but those under 16 are allowed. In fact, there is no legal way to prevent them from entering because they do not have ID cards yet. But most of these kids will never get to visit Jerusalem or go to the sea because their parents are not allowed in to take them.
Painting murals on the inside of the community center
April 23rd, 2007When given paper and art supplies, many of the kids draw scenes of violence. In this lesson we talked about how even though they cannot control any of the violence that happens outside, they are able to control what happens inside. We asked them to draw pictures that would be transfered to the walls of the community center, showcasing what they wished the life outside would be like. These are the results:
Teach-in at Tel Rumeida checkpoint
February 1st, 2007by ISM Hebron, February 1st
Today at 2pm ISM Hebron held a teach-in at the Tel Rumeida checkpoint in Hebron. The kids learned about Martin Luther King Jr. and his successful non-violent struggle for the freedom and civil rights of black people in the United States. We compared the situation of black Americans during segregation to the lack of freedom for Palestinians, particularly in the area of Tel Rumeida where they cannot drive, or walk around freely and are subjected to ID checks and house invasions.
