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Women in Black
Maker: Lynne Okun
Technique: silkscreen
Date Made: 1989
Place Made: United States: California, Beverly Hills
Measurements: 70 cm x 55 cm; 27 9/16 in x 21 5/8 in
Main Subject: Palestine (Middle East); Women
Materials: glossy paper (fiber product)
Digitized: Y
Full Text:
[Hebrew text] Women In Black End the Occupation Peace Now [Hebrew text] "I feel proud as a woman to speak out against violence." Gila Svirsky, Women in Black L. Okun
Acquisition Number: 1992-036
Notes:
Women in Black began in 1988, with a few women at a busy Jerusalem intersection standing in opposition to the violence of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. Held at lunch hour every Friday, it soon grew to almost 40 weekly vigils of Israeli Jewish and Palestinian women. Dressed all in black, they held up hand shaped signs saying, "STOP THE OCCUPATION!". The women, young and old, some with their children, received a lot of verbal abuse from passers-by on foot and in vehicles, both in sexualized terms (‘whores’) and for their politics (‘traitors’). Their policy was not to shout back but to maintain silence and dignity. Women in Black are now throughout Israel, Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States.
Copyright Status:
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