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SUMMARY:Palestinians Are Your Eyes
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DESCRIPTION:Palestinians Are Your Eyes\nReading & Gathering in Solidarity\n
	Global Theatre Reading\n\nA gathering around testimonies\, images\, music\
	, poetry\, tea and za’atar\nA Theatrical Reading in Solidarity\nParticipat
	ing in "Palestinians Are Your Eyes\," as artists or as spectators\,\nmeans
	 taking part in an act of civic testimony. \n\nPalestinians Are Your Eyes:
	 A worldwide reading to never forget\nOn October 15\, 2026\, theaters\, un
	iversities\, public squares\, and bookstores\naround the world will unite 
	in an act of global cultural resistance.\nOn this date\, dozens of compani
	es\, artists\, and associations ranging from Brazil\nto Mexico\, from Ital
	y to Ireland\, from Jordan to Gaza\, will stage the texts\nwritten by the 
	young authors of the Anqa Theatre Company throughout the course\nof the sa
	me day.\n\nWho is Anqa\nAnqa is a theater collective born from an initiati
	ve by Progetto REC. It is\ncomposed of authors and artists from Gaza and I
	taly who\, through theater and\nwriting\, transform their own experience i
	nto a direct\, human\, and unfiltered\ntestimony. In Arabic\, Anqa means p
	hoenix.\n\nWhy October 15?\nhe choice of October 15 is not accidental: on 
	this very day in 2023\, young Anqa\nCompany performer Abraham Saidam lost 
	his life under the bombs in Gaza. With his\ndeath\, the dream of a young m
	an who wished to dedicate his life to art was\nshattered. Today\, his fell
	ow artists transform that pain into renewed hope: by\nentrusting their exp
	eriences to writing\, they honor Abraham's memory and\ncontinue the missio
	n he could not fulfill.\n\nSolidarity in Action\nAny proceeds derived from
	 donations collected during the initiatives will be\nallocated to fund the
	 Jafra Center in Jabalia\, Gaza. The funds will support the\noperation of 
	medical clinics\, tent schools\, community spaces\, personal hygiene\nfaci
	lities\, and recreational and theatrical activities dedicated to children.
	\n\nOctober 15\, 2026\n19:00\nAstaroTheatro\nSint Jansstraat 37 Amsterdam
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/palestinians-are-your-eyes
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LOCATION:AstaroTheatro - Sint Jansstraat 37\, 1012 HG Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,community,music,oude kerk,poetry,theater
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Palestinians Are Your Eyes<br>Reading &amp;
	 Gathering in Solidarity<br>Global Theatre Reading </p><br><p>A gathering 
	around testimonies, images, music, poetry, tea and za’atar<br>A Theatrical
	 Reading in Solidarity<br>Participating in "Palestinians Are Your Eyes," a
	s artists or as spectators, means taking part in an act of civic testimony
	.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Palestinians Are Your Eyes: A worldwide reading to never
	 forget<br>On October 15, 2026, theaters, universities, public squares, an
	d bookstores around the world will unite in an act of global cultural resi
	stance.<br>On this date, dozens of companies, artists, and associations ra
	nging from Brazil to Mexico, from Italy to Ireland, from Jordan to Gaza, w
	ill stage the texts written by the young authors of the Anqa Theatre Compa
	ny throughout the course of the same day.</p><br><p>Who is Anqa<br>Anqa is
	 a theater collective born from an initiative by Progetto REC. It is compo
	sed of authors and artists from Gaza and Italy who, through theater and wr
	iting, transform their own experience into a direct, human, and unfiltered
	 testimony. In Arabic, Anqa means phoenix.</p><br><p>Why October 15?<br>he
	 choice of October 15 is not accidental: on this very day in 2023, young A
	nqa Company performer Abraham Saidam lost his life under the bombs in Gaza
	. With his death, the dream of a young man who wished to dedicate his life
	 to art was shattered. Today, his fellow artists transform that pain into 
	renewed hope: by entrusting their experiences to writing, they honor Abrah
	am's memory and continue the mission he could not fulfill.</p><br><p>Solid
	arity in Action<br>Any proceeds derived from donations collected during th
	e initiatives will be allocated to fund the Jafra Center in Jabalia, Gaza.
	 The funds will support the operation of medical clinics, tent schools, co
	mmunity spaces, personal hygiene facilities, and recreational and theatric
	al activities dedicated to children.</p><br><p>October 15, 2026<br>19:00<b
	r>AstaroTheatro<br>Sint Jansstraat 37 Amsterdam</p>
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