email: info_itisapartheid.org
Video Contest Winners
HELP FIGHT INJUSTICE, HELP THE WORLD UNDERSTAND ISRAELI APARTHEID. WE ARE CALLING ON ACTIVISTS AND ARTISTS TO SUBMIT A POSTER TO THE "THIS IS APARHTEID POSTER CONTEST"
Art has always been an important part of liberation struggles. Images inspire and convey concepts beyond words.
Itisapartheid.org and the Lajee Center, are sponsoring a competition for artists and graphic designers who are invited to submit posters on the theme of Israeli Apartheid.
These posters should reflect the nature, realities, and/or consequences of apartheid policies in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. Posters will be judged by a panel of distinguished activists and artists and through internet voting. The winning entries will be featured in an online poster gallery and disseminated widely on the internet and various other venues. Youth from refugee camps in Gaza and the West Bank will participate in the contest.
Prizes
•Expert Jury Prize made up of distinguished artists and activists: $400
•Global Jury Prize from global internet voting: $400
•Palestinian Prize (winner must be Palestinian): $300
•6 Honorable Mention prizes: $50 each ** As we raise more funds we will raise monetary amount of prizes.
We believe that justice will not be achieved without equal rights for everyone in the region, regardless of religion, ethnicity or nationality. We stand in solidarity with all oppressed groups around the world, We oppose all forms of racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism.
Stop the Wall and the Itisapartheid collective are proud to announce the winners of the Israeli Apartheid Video Contest.
Double click on videos below to watch in full screen
Apartheid Road: Winner of the
Expert Panel Pize and the Overall Prize
Ali Wall: Winner of the Global
Jury Prize
Confronting the Wall: Winner
of the Palestine Jury Prize
Israeli apartheid video contest brought to you by:
It Is Apartheid Collective
www.itisapartheid.org
Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
www.stopthewall.org
CO-SPONSORS
GUIDELINES
Submissions
We oppose all forms of racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism. Art work must be original for this contest. Submissions should not exceed 2MB. If your work is selected, you will be asked to provide a high resolution (minimum 300 dpi), print-ready digital file to a maximum size of 38"x25". All posters should include the phrase "Endisraeliapartheid.com" in a prominent location.
Posters must be accompanied by a statement from the maker including her/his name, contact information and any companies, organizations and/or agencies with which s/he is associated.
Competitors must also include a statement acknowledging acceptance of the terms of use.
Submissions can be made by email to: info_itisapartheid.org ( or click our "email us" on the right side of this page) Include your contact info and statement about terms of use. We will email you acknowledging your submissions.
•Expert Jury Prize. Judges made up of distinguished artists and activists: $400
•6 Honorable Mention prizes: $50 each
Deadline
All posters must be submitted by June 1, 2012
Use of Posters
Judging
For question or submissions, please email us:
All posters will remain the property of the maker, but itISapartheid retains the right to use, disseminate and/or display them in any way it deems appropriate.
First hand witnesses of apartheid, artists, and representatives of sponsoring groups will judge posters. The Global Prize will be judged through internet voting.
It Is Apartheid
www.itisapartheid.com/get_informed.html
Stop the Wall
Badil Refugee and Residency Rights Resource Center
www.badil.org
Palestine Remembered
www.palestineremembered.com
Global BDS Movement
www.bdsmovement.net
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
www.pacbi.org
Israeli Apartheid Week
http://apartheidweek.org/en/resources
Israeli Apartheid: a Beginner's Guide
http://israeliapartheidguide.com/
Lajee Center (www.lajee.org) is a youth organization based in Aida Refugee Camp in the West Bank that offers cultural activities and opportunities for learning about media production, among other programs.
Lajee Center is coordinating a series of workshops on apartheid in an historical context in six youth centers throughout the West Bank.
Itisapartheid.org offers political and historical background on this topic on its website.
itisapartheid.org is a grass roots effort made up of activists, students, academics, young people, older people, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Palestinians and Israelis.
The purpose of the itisapartheid.org website is to use the tools of the internet and our own ingenuity to spread the word about Israeli apartheid. This is sometimes referred to as viral marketing or a guerrilla marketing campaign by web savvy people.
