Silencing the Vision and Witness of Children

Tell MOCHA to show “A Child’s View From Gaza”
Middle East Children’s Alliance

Succumbing to enormous pressure from the Jewish Federation and the Jewish Community Relations Council of the East bay, the Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA) in Oakland cancelled an exhibit of Palestinian children’s art called “A Child’s View From Gaza.” MOCHA and the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) had been working together for several months to bring this exhibit to the Bay Area community.

On September 8, 2011, MOCHA’s Board President Hilmon Sorey informed MECA that the museum would not show the children’s artwork. The exhibit was due to open on September 24, 2011.

Over the last 23 years, pro-Israel groups determined to silence the Palestinian perspective have repeatedly targeted MECA. Enough is enough. Please stand up for the right of all children to express the reality of their lives and share their dreams for the future. …more