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Hi Carys, thanks for the write up, it made up for missing the whole thing. Unfortunately when the date was announced I had a prior commitment in Swansea, otherwise I'd have been there.
Also as to the Jenin Theatre I too, would like to know how we can help.
Hi everyone,
Just had a twitter exchange with Carys who suggested I post something on the Antelopes as people don't seem that clear as to what they do. I'm not a seasoned Antelope at all and only went along to my first meeting this week, but basically:
-It's a group of playwrights who meet in a room above a pub. Some meetings are more full than others. The idea is that a group of writers actually meeting is pretty powerful as it stops the isolation a bit and means we can talk about what's going on in the industry very openly.
-Directors/literary managers etc can't attend. It's writers only. Sometimes Antelopes will go and meet people and report back. Or people will be invited - not to the meetings (I think that's right), but to address people who turn up at an agreed venue. It's important that the people come to the writers when this happens.
-Anything that's said is subject to Chatham House rules.
- There is an online forum for debates. Two writers currently organise meetings etc for a while and then others take over.
-There isn't a strict list of rules etc. Basically what one writer hates (development in rehearsed readings etc) turns out to be useful to another.
Basically the power comes from being able to have conversations as to what's going on, see if the group wants to do anything etc etc. For example, some Antelopes met ACE recently re new writing in England.
Hope that helps people understand it a bit more. There's also a Liverpool branch now. Think they're called the Aardvarks.
I have forwarded the thread to the co-ordinator for ICAF - Equity's International Committee for Artists' Freedom (of which I am a member).
You are right, Carmen, theatre must not be silenced. What should we do and how can I help? - given that I am away in Edinburgh for much of the next month.
This has been a very active thread recently about finding ways for the voice of writers to be heard in Wales. Forgive me for skewing the thread slightly by calling attention to the attempted silencing of Theatre Jenin's voice. News has been sent to us by Jacob Gough - who many of us will know or have worked with.
Special forces of the Israeli army attacked the Freedom Theatre in Jenin Refugee Camp at approximately 03:30 this morning (27 July).
Ahmad Nasser Matahen, a night guard and technician student at the theatre, was awakened by heavy blocks of stone being hurled at the theatre by soldiers; several windows were shattered. As he opened the door he found masked and heavily armed Israeli soldiers around the theatre.
Ahmed says that the army threw heavy blocks of stone at the theatre, “they told me to open the door to the theatre. They told me to raise my hands and forced me to take my pants down. I thought my time had come, that they would kill me. My brother that was with me was handcuffed.“
The location manager of The Freedom Theatre, Adnan Naghnaghiye, was arrested and taken away to an unknown location together with Bilal Saadi, a member of the board of The Freedom Theatre. When the general manager of the theatre Jacob Gough from the UK and the co-founder of the theatre Jonatan Stanczak from Sweden arrived to the scene, they were forced at gunpoint to squat next to a family with four small children surrounded by approximately 50 heavily armed Israeli soldiers.
Jonatan says: “Whenever we tried to tell them that they are attacking a cultural venue and arresting members of the theatre we were told to shut up and they threatened to kick us. I tried to contact the civil administration of the army to clarify the matter but the person in charge hung up on me.“
For more information please contact:
Jacob Gough at +972 (0)59 534 83 91
Jonatan Stanczak at +972 (0)54 391 57 08
Email:
Jonatan Stanczak: jonatan.stanczak@gmail.com
Jacob Gough: jacobllyr@hotmail.co.uk
Urgently raising the profile of this incident and potentially lobbying politically about it would clearly be of benefit to Jacob and his colleagues.
Even just sending solidarity to him at the above email address will be greatly encouraging while under such pressure.
I've just sent this email (below) to Jacob and had a very prompt and grateful reply.
Jacob
Just read the news on the NTW site.
This is an outrage. Firstly just sending solidarity to you and all your team.
Secondly will try to raise awareness here.
Giving a voice to the voiceless is inspirational, honourable and a function of theatre in a civilised society.
When that voice is suppressed all our voices need to be raised in defiance and condemnation.
Take great care.
Peter
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