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Art and culture have often been an essential and positive unifying force, especially in places and times of hardship.
Many creative voices and platforms have emerged throughout the Levant and North Africa in the past decade, including artists working in the region and those in diaspora in Europe and the United States whose work is inextricably tied to their Middle Eastern identities.
Over the past two years, AFSC held two convenings, in Casablanca, Morocco (June 2022), and in Amman, Jordan (January 2023), focused on this topic, “The Power of Cultural Organizing in the MENA Region: A Dialogue and Exchange for Artists and Activists.” A research report, content from the in-person convenings, podcasts, and other related materials are organized here.
Watch past events
Arts for Social Action: Artistic Responses to Gaza
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Assembly Reports
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In this limited podcast series, “Assembly,” we talk to some of our participants about how art can transform our everyday lives.
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Send inquires to Jason Drucker at assembly@afsc.org.