Shareef Sarhan On Location
“To take that which has been destroyed and turn it into a literal ‘beacon’ of hope is very powerful.”
Thank you for taking part in Run The Wall. Whether you are taking part as a group or on your own, fundraising or just running, walking or riding in solidarity, whether you’re doing 5 or 55km, we hope this tool kit will provide everything you need.
We want as many people as possible to take part in Run The Wall worldwide, but we need your help.
1. Promote Run The Wall
Get Social
Download these digital tiles, share them on your socials and add the link amostrust.org/run-the-wall so that people can find out more.
Follow
Follow us on Instagram at @amos_trust and share our stories in the run-up to Run The Wall and use the hashtags #WeDoHope and #RunTheWall
Publicise
Copy and paste and then personalise our press release for local media. If you are organising a local Run The Wall event, you can print this publicity poster (PDF | JPG) with space for your own details. If you are Riding The Wall, there’s a poster for you too (PDF | JPG).
2. Fundraise
We are asking those who can fundraise towards our emergency appeal for Gaza and the West Bank to:
And if you need any help, please email [email protected]
3. On the day
Download the appropriate labels and pin them to the front or back of your top:
I’m Running the Wall for Palestine:
Don’t forget to wear your Run The Wall T-shirt – you can buy one here
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Don’t forget to join our What’s App group so you can feel part of something big as we take part in solidarity with one another wherever you are.
Finally, if people ask you what you are doing and why — here’s the elevator pitch:
“I am taking part in Run The Wall alongside thousands of people around the world as an act of solidarity to demand freedom of movement for Palestinians and to demand my government implement international law and stop arming Israel.”
Take a look through our range of resources, blog posts, downloads and products to find out more about our Palestine Justice work.
These graceful, moving and poetic drawings show tenderness and fragility in the midst of war. Ghostly figures locked in a tender embrace, defiantly looking at the sky in resilience and dignity. Majed Shala beautifully documents the human and emotional cost of war in Gaza and its tragic consequences on relationships and everyday life.
Mariam bravely and fiercely creates artworks exploring the practice of Palestinian political prisoners smuggling sperm out of Israeli jails so that their wives can become pregnant. A doctor at a fertility clinic in Nablus stated that 22 women had undergone insemination using smuggled sperm. The success rate was low because of the difficulties of keeping sperm fresh during transportation from prisons in Israel to the West Bank.
“My current work is an echo of my exiled self. The employment of digital windows and messages is emblematic of my artistic method. My screen connects me to the world but detaches me from it. Although I no longer live in Gaza, I am still affected by feelings of isolation and captivity. My artwork is a dialogue with a new reality and a pursuit of an evasive happiness.”
Picasso stated: “Every act of creation begins with an act of destruction.” This is horribly true of Maha Daya’s paintings which document the consequences of Israeli warplanes’ strikes on Gaza. There is no beauty or life in these haunting artworks. The buildings have not collapsed. They are defiant and resilient and refuse to fall. They are monuments to injustice and devastation.
“Mohammed’s characters feel anonymous. The figures appear of varying origins — endless and with infinite colour. They are shadow characters with no rights in soil, sea, or sky. The displaced and alienated move through hazy colour spaces as if from a dream. They are escaping a brutal and painful reality in a desperate search for peace.”
At precisely 1 am on 16th May 2021, Israeli jets bombarded a densely populated residential area in the centre of Gaza City. Zainab was trapped under the rubble of her apartment block for 12 hours. She lost 22 members of her family in the attack. At the launch of her exhibition, she said, “I hope that you will not praise my paintings or document my achievement with joy. Instead, I hope you will help me spread my cause and raise my voice to hold this occupier to account.”
Mahmoud uses medicinal blister packs to construct intelligent, sophisticated and meticulous architectural cityscapes. The symbolism of the impact of the ongoing conflict in Gaza and its affect on mental health is profound. A recent report by Save the Children stated that over 80% of children in Gaza suffer from mental health problems.
We work alongside grass-roots partners in Palestine, South Africa, Nicaragua, Burundi, India and Tanzania.
Reaching children on the streets, addressing their trauma, working with them and their families to reintegrate them into their homes, to realise their rights and recover their future.
Working with local and international peace activists, and partnering with grass-roots projects, to call for a just peace, reconciliation and full equal rights for all Palestinians and Israelis.
Addressing the impact of climate change and the causes of extreme poverty, building sustainable rural communities and empowering them to realise their rights.
Bringing people together to meet our partners from around the world, visiting the communities they work in and seeing their projects in action — building solidarity and lasting friendships.
Amos Trust
7 Bell Yard, London
WC2A 2JR
UK
Telephone:
+44 (0) 203 725 3493
Email:
[email protected]
Registered Charity No.
1164234
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