POZIV UMETNIKOM IN KULTURNIM INSTITUCIJAM TER ORGANIZACIJAM NA UPRIZORITVENEM PODROČJU

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Lutkovna umetnost se je skozi zgodovino postavljala na stran šibkejših in zatiranih ter spodbujala solidarnost. Zavzemala se je za človekoljubne vrednote, zato je bila vseskozi pomemben družbenokritičen element. V našem okolju že desetletja sooblikuje kakovostno umetnostno krajino predvsem za mlado publiko, kjer med najpomembnejše poslanstvo šteje poudarjanje miroljubnega sobivanja, spoštovanja človekovih pravic in humanizma. Medtem ko ustvarjalke in ustvarjalci lutkovne umetnosti v Sloveniji vsakodnevno na odrih izvajamo in ustvarjamo predstave s tovrstnimi sporočili za otroke, ki sedijo le dober meter ali dva pred nami, pa 2300 kilometrov stran v Palestini otroci ostajajo brez domov, družin in osnovnih pogojev za preživetje. Palestinci so žrtve namernega stradanja in načrtnega iztrebljanja. 

Biti pasiven ali nič narediti pomeni biti sokriv. Tišina in konformizem v tem trenutku nista možnosti. Nujno se je zavezati vrednotam človečnosti, humanosti, solidarnosti in pravici do življenja. Zato se mora umetnost postaviti na stran zgodovine, ki obsoja genocid, stradanje, mučenje in ubijanje ljudi, ter se odreči političnim ugodnostim in konformizmu. 

Lutkovni umetniki in umetnice zato pozivamo vse institucije, organizacije in posameznike, ki so na kakršenkoli način povezane s področjem uprizoritvenih  umetnosti (ULU, UNIMA, ZDUS, DGKTS, Ministrstvo za kulturo, AGRFT, vsa slovenska gledališča idr.), da se nam pridružijo v javnih obsodbah delovanja Izraela in se javno izrečejo proti genocidu, ki ga država Izrael izvaja nad palestinskim prebivalstvom in se s tem postavijo na pravično stran zgodovine. Pozivamo jih, da na grozodejstva opozarjajo v vsakem svojem nastopu.

Pozivamo jih, da pritiskajo na organe vlade RS, Evropske unije, Evropske komisije in drugih mednarodnih političnih organizacij, da naj se le-te končno aktivneje lotijo reševanja teh grozodejstev. 

Pozivamo jih, da prekinejo kakršnokoli sodelovanje, financiranje in prejemanje ugodnosti s strani Izraela in njegovih kulturnih institucij. Ko mednarodni umetniki nastopamo na izraelskih kulturnih prizoriščih ali na dogodkih, ki jih sponzorira Izrael, njegove lobistične skupine ali institucije, pomagamo ustvariti lažen vtis, da je apartheidski Izrael normalna demokratična država. Te institucije in skupine so namreč sestavni del kolonialističnega režima, apartheida in vojaške okupacije proti palestinskemu ljudstvu. S svojim molkom ali aktivnim sodelovanjem so očitno vpletene v podpiranje, opravičevanje in prikrivanje izraelskega sistematičnega zatiranja in načrtnega iztrebljanja palestinskega ljudstva.

Ne pustimo, da umetnost in kultura postaneta prazni formi, sami sebi namen. Umetnost mora ustvarjati upanje s celostnim angažmajem za podporo človeškega preživetja in dostojanstva.

(Več informacij o načinih, kako se lahko samoiniciativno aktivirate, najdete na strani www.globalartmobilization.org)

Slovenski lutkovni in gledališki umetniki

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CALL TO ARTISTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THEATRE AND PERFORMATIVE ARTS

Throughout history, puppetry has stood on the side of the weak and the oppressed, encouraging solidarity. It has advocated for humanitarian values and has therefore always been an important socially critical element. In our environment, it has been shaping a high-quality artistic landscape for decades, especially for young audiences, where one of its most important missions is to emphasize peaceful coexistence, respect for human rights, and humanism. While puppet artists in Slovenia create and perform plays with such messages for children sitting barely a meter or two away from us, every day, 2,300 kilometers away in Palestine, children are deprived of their homes, families, and the basic conditions for survival. Palestinians are being deliberately starved and systematically exterminated by Israel and its western sponsors.

To be passive and do nothing means to be complicit. Silence and conformity are not options at such a time. It is imperative that we commit to the values of humanity, compassion, solidarity, and the right to life. Art must therefore stand on the side that condemns genocide, starvation, torture, and the killing of people, and reject political privileges and conformity.

We, puppet artists, therefore call on all institutions, organizations, and individuals connected in any way with the field of performing arts to join us in publicly condemning the actions of Israel, speak out against the genocide that the state of Israel is committing against the Palestinian people, and take a stand on the right side of history. We call on them to raise awareness of these atrocities in every appearance they make.

We call on them to put pressure on the authorities in their own countries, as well as on the European Union, the European Commission, and other international political organizations, to finally take a more active role in addressing these atrocities.

We call on them to cease any cooperation, funding, or acceptance of benefits from Israel and its cultural institutions. When international artists perform in Israeli cultural venues or at events sponsored by Israel, its lobbying groups, or its institutions, they help create the false impression that apartheid Israel is a normal democratic state. These institutions and groups are an integral part of the colonialist regime, apartheid state, and military occupation that is crushing the Palestinian people. Through their silence or active participation, they are clearly complicit in supporting, justifying, and concealing Israel’s systematic oppression and deliberate extermination of the Palestinian people.

Art and culture must not be allowed to become empty forms, serving only themselves. Art must create hope through wholehearted engagement in support of human survival and dignity.

(More information on ways to take independent action can be found at www.globalartmobilization.org)

Slovenian Puppet and Theatre Artists

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