Join us on Saturday 22nd November 2025 for an incredibly special event, the official opening of Visions: Through the Eyes of a Palestinian Prisoner, featuring the works of artist and former prisoner hostage, Mohannad Al Azzeh, held illegally in israel’s prison system, twice in his life.
Exhibiting at the same time, is local artist Doug Heslop. "My practice charts a wide terrain from obliterated abstraction, to historical figuration and social commentary. If it doesn't make you think and feel, it's just decoration. Likewise, if it's easy, you're not trying hard enough."
AND……. we are so very lucky to have DOBBY opening this exhibition!
FUNDRAISING
We will be raising funds for the Palestine Social Fund, who provide funding for cooperative farms in Palestine through grassroots efforts. These farms are started by youth who are returning to the land to reclaim food sovereignty and control their own destiny.
There are three goals:
1. Returning to and protecting the land
2. Providing a livelihood for workers that is tied to the land and our communal values
3. Achieving food sovereignty and breaking the dependency on the occupation’s economy for produce and employment
There will also be a Bake Sale (Muloobinba Food not Bombs) and fundraiser table (Newcastle Mums for Palestine) with proceeds going to families in Gaza.
Entry is by donation, this is a free event. However, people are encouraged to register and make a donation (suggested donations: $20 waged/$10 unwaged).
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