As Edward Said said, “When someone is denied their voice, its existence is also denied.". That's why, Another year we come together to give voice and support projects in Palestine. In this case to the Aida Youth Center, in the Aida refugee camp, in Bethlehem, West Bank, a space that we have already supported on other occasions. This year, concretely, All the money raised at the concert will go to the downtown music school, that offers to the young refugees of Aida (in between 5 y 22 years) piano lessons, double bass, oud, melody and singing and has its own music band.
We know that the situation in Gaza is terrible. In the West Bank too. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), more of 1000 people have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers since October 2023 in the West Bank, included 233 boys and girls. Settlers use violence and brutality towards Palestinians in the West Bank with total impunity. The B'Tselem organization denounced how it paralleled the genocide in Gaza, The Israeli Army gave the green light to an “increasingly permissive” policy in the West Bank, arming and mobilizing thousands of settlers in so-called “rapid response teams” within the settlements. Because we believe in mutual support and the need to create community learning spaces as a means to achieve social change.. Because it is essential that Palestinian girls and boys have a safe space where they can express themselves, play and learn. To stand in solidarity with Palestine is to defend and protect human rights. It is being on the right side of history.. If you want to collaborate and you can't come, we open Fila 0.
