Η Πρωτοβουλία πολιτών ενάντια στην γενοκτονία των Παλαιστινίων αποτελείται από μια ομάδα κατοίκων της Τήνου που πριν έναν μήνα αποφάσισαν να στείλουν το μήνυμα συμπαράστασης και από το νησί μας. Να δείξουμε στον δοκιμαζόμενο λαό της Γάζας ότι δε μένουμε σιωπηλή στη γενοκτονία που διαπράττεται μόνο 584 ναυτικά μίλια μακριά. Με τις απώλειες των αμάχων να πολλαπλασιάζονται, τις διόδους για ανθρωπιστική βοήθεια να παραμένουν κλειστές και τις κινήσεις αλληλεγγύης από το εξωτερικό να αποκρούονται συστηματικά, η ανάγκη για ενημέρωση, ευαισθητοποίηση και δημόσια συζήτηση είναι πιο επιτακτική από ποτέ.
Ευχαριστούμε πολύ όσους συνέβαλαν αφιλοκερδώς ώστε να δημιουργηθεί και να υλοποιηθεί η δράση.
Ευχόμαστε το μήνυμα ειρήνης και αλληλεγγύης των ανθρώπων της Τήνου να φτάσει στις καρδιές όλων εκείνων που μάχονται καθημερινά για την ελευθερία και την ισότητα των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων όλου του κόσμου.
On Sunday, July 6, an event in solidarity with the Palestinian people, “584 Nautical Miles from Tinos to Gaza,” was held in Chora, Tinos, with a remarkably large turnout.
In response to the dramatic developments in the Gaza Strip, the Citizens’ Initiative Against the Genocide of the Palestinians organized a cultural program with the aim of supporting the Palestinians’ unequal struggle against a relentless military machine—in the air and at sea— but also to express our solidarity with the Palestinian refugees living in our country. The participation and contribution of the people was moving.
The program began with a circus performance for children and adults by the energetic Sea Clown Sailing Circus, which then passed the baton to the visual arts poster workshop, where we all dressed up with messages on ancient statuettes from the Palestinian region to be sent to the children of Gaza. Our steps followed oriental rhythms, making our hearts beat strongly with Palestinian dances. The dance of speeches opened with the great words of Haruki Murakami and ended with the heartfelt text of Nadia Abu-Amr from Gaza, who since 2022 has been living in Triantaros, 584 nautical miles from her cousin and other members of her family. The event closed with a screening of the award-winning film “The Wanted 18” by Amer Shomali, Paul Cowan, a film about the pursuit of 18 dairy cows in Beit Sahour in the occupied Palestinian territories by the Israeli occupation army. The lighthearted touch of our event was the Solidarity Face painting, by a skilled creative hand, working tirelessly for hours, painting the happy faces of children – who waited quietly in a continuous and ever-renewing line – messages of love to the children of Palestine. The screening of the film was made possible with the cooperation of Dounias Greece and the Athens Palestine Film Festival, and we thank them very much.
The donations collected will go to the Shawwa Gaza Emergency Relief Initiative, which provides vital aid (clean water, food, medical supplies, and clothing) to Gaza. 620 days after Israel imposed a total blockade on the area, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to deepen, and we hope that our small contribution will give some respite to people in need.
The Citizens’ Initiative Against the Genocide of the Palestinians consists of a group of residents of Tinos who decided a month ago to send a message of support from our island. We want to show the suffering people of Gaza that we are not remaining silent about the genocide being committed just 584 nautical miles away. With civilian casualties mounting, humanitarian aid corridors remaining closed, and solidarity movements from abroad being systematically rejected, the need for information, awareness, and public debate is more urgent than ever.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those who contributed selflessly to the creation and implementation of this initiative.
We hope that the message of peace and solidarity from the people of Tinos will reach the hearts of all those who fight daily for freedom and equality of human rights throughout the world.
