14 Demands Against Artistic Censorship and Genocide of Palestinian Culture; “No more silence, no more fear”: Youth Against Invasion; Kite Making

The Freedom Theatre; Artists on the Frontline

doi:10.33303/gpsv7n1a229

Abstract

The Freedom Theatre, based in the Jenin Refugee Camp in the northern part of the West Bank, Palestine, in collaboration with Artists on the Frontline, share previously published multiple contributions: “14 Demands Against Artistic Censorship & Genocide of Palestinian Culture” and “Kite Making” respond directly to artists and activists worldwide asking what can they do. Also included are two short texts, “Freedom Under Siege” by Yahya Marei, and “Maps of Emotion” by Aya Samara, both of whom are Youth Associates and part of Youth Against Invasion project that asked youth from the theatre to reflect through creative writing on the continuous invasions of the Israeli army to the Jenin Refugee Camp since 2023.

Author Biographies

The Freedom Theatre

The Freedom Theatre is a theatre and cultural centre in Jenin refugee camp, occupied Palestine. We stage professional theatre productions; hold theatre workshops in the refugee camp, Jenin town, and villages; offer training in acting, pedagogy, and photography; and publish books, exhibitions, and short films.

Since we opened our doors in 2006, we have made theatre and visual art available to every young person in Jenin refugee camp. Our work has made Jenin refugee camp known in Palestine and internationally for innovative, thought-provoking theatre and media productions. We have created a generation of artists and leaders, who one day will be at the forefront of the Palestinian liberation movement.

Artists on the Frontline

Artists on the Frontline is a creative force for radical artists using culture as a form of resistance.

Led by those at the forefront of social and political transformation, we work at the intersection of arts, activism, and politics, creating everything from theatre to protest performance, virtual reality to immersive audio, platforms for citizen journalism and digital archives.

Award-winning projects build space for groundbreaking, revolutionary, and uncensored exchanges—where bold ideas ignite action, innovative models of organising are born, and cultural resistance powers change.