Saturday, May 24, 2008

Photojournal: Black Balloons


Nakba survivor marches through Manara Square with drumming scouts, Ramallah, 15 May.



Black balloons released from Manara Square, to fill the sky with floating reminders of the refugees.



Names and details of Palestinian villages destroyed in 1948.



Kids enjoy the balloons in Qalandia refugee camp.



A more permanent form of balloon protest, Qalandia.



Armenian workshop in Jerusalem's old city, graffitied with the Kach symbol.



I Miss You, Mosrara, Jerusalem.



Demolished green hummos- yet another image from the Galilee.



Tarboush tip: Diala for taking the first half of these pictures.

2 comments:

Wild Thyme Kitchen said...

Thanks for posting these pictures...it was a really great idea and generated a lot of media coverage. Philly SUSTAIN [Stop US Tax Aid to Israel Now!] did a solidarity balloon release and it went pretty well. You can see pictures of our balloon race at http://sustainphilly.blogspot.com

nadia n said...

Amazing, thanks for posting this.