Letter 9: It is happening again
Letters From The Ground 9: It is happening again From: Mohamad Hamdan - Engineer in Mathematics, Practitioner in Theatre, Practitioner in Nonviolent Communication To: Colleagues working across cultural and development policymaking, cultural foundations and institutions and donor bodies -Read in Arabic- -Read in French- Preface I write this letter as my country - Lebanon - and region are under attack. I write as a way to resist, surrounded by the sound of drones, missiles, and bombings. I write because what is happening here is not isolated from what is unfolding on a larger, global scale. Here, it is more intense, more visible. What we live and witness is part of a broader system of control, domination, and oppression worldwide. I hope to contribute to the conversation on art and culture in such times, as they remain at the core of human development. I also wish to contribute to a space for reflection on how we can practice art and culture with political clarity and a deeper awaren...