Make Freedom Ring returns to London with a concert raising funds for Gaza Birds Singing. Gaza Birds Singing are a Gaza-based music group that has been bringing together music teachers and displaced children throughout the war.
We're honoured to return to St. John's Church, Waterloo at 7pm on the 10th November for an evening of beautiful music interspersed with speeches.
Artist line up:
Amena | Jayson Gillham | Julieth Lozano | Niki Moosavi | Kareem Samara | Iyad Sughayer | Alexandra Whittingham | 97 Ensemble
We are also thrilled to be joined by two very special guests who will be speaking:
Yara Eid, Palestinian journalist from Gaza, and
Kieran Andrieu, a British-Palestinian commentator who was aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, and was abducted by Israeli forces in international waters.
Doors at 6.30pm. Tickets will also be available on the door with cash or card.
Background
On March 8 2024 in London and March 10 2024 in Berlin, the group Make Freedom Ring organised parallel concerts to fundraise for institutions providing humanitarian aid in Gaza. Since then we have run 20 concerts across Berlin, Manchester, Munich, Barcelona, and New York City, raising approximately £80,000 for various charities and foundations, such as Medical Aid for Palestinians, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Medico International.
These concerts were organised as a response to the classical music industry’s relative silence regarding the genocide in Gaza, in the hopes of not only showing support for the people of Palestine and those that are suffering, but of starting a conversation within the sector. Make Freedom Ring has mobilised musicians and artists to draw attention to the plight of Palestinians through music. Please spread the word.
‘Make Freedom Ring’ has been produced by a loose collective of musicians and culture workers across London and Berlin. You can find us on Instagram @makefreedomring2024 and at makefreedomring.co.uk.
Please get in touch via on social media, by email at enquiries@makefreedomring.co.uk, or the contact option below if you would like to attend but would struggle with the ticket price (or any other enquiries)!