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Kids Guernica - Guernica Youth project in Tripoli, Lebanon August 2014

          

           In memory

 

Kids Guernica - Guernica Youth project in Tripoli, Lebanon is finally launched !

Today, August 23, 2014 is the 1st year anniversary of the bombing of the 2 mosques (Takwa and Salam) in Tripoli, which was called the "biggest and deadliest" bombing in Tripoli since the end of Lebanon's civil war. 50 people were killed and more than 1000 were injured in this bombing.

This painful memory motivated an association called Cross Arts Cultural Association to create a painting event to express Tripoli's condemnation of the bombing in a positive and civilized method. This event should be considered as the first step to the launching of the new Kids Guernica - Guernica Youth project in Tripoli.

Cross Arts is an association concerned with developing children and youth's skills in multiple aspects and empowering these children and youth to stand against violence and societal separation. It's key element is to develop a more effective and dynamic generation by engaging them into cultural activities, workshops and art events. (www.crossartlb.org)

We created a team of motivated youth to work on our new project. Each person of this team was of course affected by the bombing. Wether or not we lost a person, or our house was damaged, we all felt something towards this painful event. We want to express our feelings, our thoughts, our disapproval, our positive ideas, our motive, our unification.. and everything we have inside. We want all people (especially leaders and politicians) to know that nothing will kill our souls and our love for life. We will fight with words, we paint and with actions, hoping that this will someday awaken the conscience of all the people to stand unified in front of aggression of any kind.

We bought the canvas and prepared all the materials needed and we started working on the project. Hopefully, the project will be accomplished by the end of next week.

Valiah Mouheich

Tripoli, Lebanon 23.8.2014

 

"To remember you need to forget"                                                            Tripoli 23.August 2014

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