Against the ongoing atrocities and massive annihilation of lives in Gaza, Framer Framed invites you to join Stressing Solidarity: four gatherings on Palestine in collaboration with the Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis (University of Amsterdam), De Appel, and Disarming Design from Palestine and Kunsthal Gent. Together with artists and academics, the series aims to foster connections with the Palestinian struggle and create a platform to consider implications on the future of Palestine.

The symposium initiated by the Teach-in Series workgroup of the Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis (University of Amsterdam) on 23 March 2024 at Framer Framed attends to the arts and cultural heritage amid the ongoing genocide in Palestine. The symposium foregrounds the resilience and steadfastness of Palestinian artists, who hone their practices of archiving, witnessing, re-membering and reconstructing as tools of resistance. The accelerated destruction of treasured historical monuments, cultural centers and libraries and the day-to-day restrictions on artists and cultural activities represent a profound assault on the soul of a people, to which the world is yet to fully bear witness.

Programme

13:00 – 14:40
Panel Destruction and Restoration of Palestinian Heritage
Moderator: Chiara de Cesari
Speakers:
Arna Mačkić,
Ali T. As’ad and
Khaldun Bshara.

15:00 – 15:30
Sound Performance: Karmel Sabri
Moderator: Qais Assali

15:30 – 17:30
Panel Visualising Resistance as Artistic Practice: Recognising Palestinian Life 
Speakers:
Aisha Mershani,
Qais Assali and
Karmel Sabri.

Location
Framer Framed
Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71
1093 KS, Amsterdam