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TPFF x Rabēt Panel Artivism: Mobilizing Change in Palestine

TPFF in collaboration with Rabet presents a discussion inspired by the artistic actions of the Palestinian uprising. This panel will feature Palestinian artists who use their various crafts to highlight Palestinian narratives and mobilizes people, both online and on the ground, towards Palestinian liberation. These artists will share how art, more than ever, is a vital organizing and communication tool - reaching greater audiences and broadening global solidarity. The discussion will examine how art is engaged in political movements; how Palestinian artists are assumed to be political activists; the barriers Palestinian artists face in production processes; and how art communities can show constructive allyship with Palestinian artists and Palestinian liberation.

Join us on Saturday 09/25/2021 at 2:00 PM EST / 9:00 PM Palestine Time ONLINE for a Live discussion with Filmmaker Razan Al-Salah, Writer / Poet Mariam Barghouti, Artist Malak Matar, and Singer / Songwriter Maysa Daw, as we discuss the different mediums through which they have impacted change in their communities.

This Panel will be Live Streamed on TPFF Virtual Festival Platform. RSVP now (Free)

Razan Al-Salah

Razan is an interdisciplinary artist currently investigating the material aesthetics of dis/appearance of places and people in colonial image worlds, breaking these thresholds of view into elsewheres here, where colonialism no longer makes sense. Her work has been experienced in community-based and international galleries and film festivals. She teaches at Concordia University in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.

razanalsalah.com

Malak Mattar

Malak Mattar is fast becoming one of the most prominent Gen Z Palestinian voices in the artworld. Born and raised in Gaza, Mattar’s work reflects the everyday realities of those living there. She was first inspired to create art when she was 13-years-old, to release the negative energy, anxiety and terror that she felt. Bold, impactful colours are used in Mattar’s work, to largely reflect female experience in Palestine.

IG: @malak_mattar_artist
SHOP: etsy.com/shop/MalakArtStore

Mariam Barghouti

Mariam Barghouti is a writer and researcher based in Ramallah. She is also a policy analyst with Al-Shabaka

IG: @mariambarghouti
Twitter: @MariamBarghouti

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Maysa Daw


About the PIPD and Rābet The Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD) is an independent, non-governmental organization that aims to shift discourse and policy with movements and decision-makers around the world through people’s engagement and advocacy. PIPD is based in Palestine and is led by a board of prominent Palestinians from the private sector, academia, and civil society. Our small team is spread internationally between Palestine, the U.S., Canada, Jordan. Rābet is the digital platform of The PIPD. Rābet is a digital space for Palestine by Palestinians, which listens, engages and uplifts. Rābet celebrates the beauty and diversity of Palestinian identity, society, culture, food, art and politics, while challenging the systems of oppression and injustices that we face as a people.

Later Event: September 25
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