Youth Mural — Hurriyah

hurriyah — it means freedom in Arabic! we finished a kids' mural with I Witness Silwan in the neighborhood of Batan al-Hawa in Silwan. painting is one method for palestinian community to have at least a little autonomy over their space in a state that suppresses it, and gives children the opportunity to feel engaged and hope for change. these visual images, also manifesting through powerful words like 'freedom', are the voice and yearning of the people, resiliently fighting for the end of the occupation and apartheid. these kids are truly little artists, we were able to finish most of the mural in one day.