Cultural Workers Organise course

Palestinian artists have long shown how cultural production resists erasure and sustains collective memory - their work & voices offer crucial lessons for us all. In response to the call from Palestinian trade unions, arts workers around the world have mobilised through actions, research, open letters, boycotts, performances...

We're delighted to invite Taghrid Choucair-Vizoso & Rafeef Ziadah to facilitate this 2 part workshop. The active participation sessions will explore the position & power of artists & culture workers in society, alongside collaborative working tools which support the work of remembering, responding, imagining & challenging through art & culture.

📆 Part 1 Monday 17th November

📆 Part 2 Monday 24th November

⌚ 6.30pm - 8.30pm

📺 ONLINE

🌱 2 hours (with breaks)

Please let us know if you require BSL interpretation.

Open to all those based in Scotland

Whether you’re a freelancer or a staff member, whether you are a union member or not - this space is for you. No experience necessary, all art practices are welcome.

Please attend both sessions where possible.

Taghrid Choucair-Vizoso is a climate cultural worker, artist, facilitator and activist from South Lebanon. She spends her time mobilising the arts and culture to take action on the climate and nature crisis (Julie’s Bicycle), organising for the liberation of Palestine within and beyond the arts, advocating for freedom of expression, and collaborating with artists and communities in Gaza. She is an experienced workshop facilitator and curator who centres decolonial ways of being with emancipatory practices. Taghrid is a founding member of White Kite Collective, is on Equity Union’s International Solidarity Committee, and a trustee with Book Works and Another Sky Festival.

Rafeef Ziadah is a Palestinian poet and activist whose performances have reached audiences worldwide. She has led workshops with trade unions across diverse sectors and countries, supporting workers to take action for Palestine. Her work bridges art and organising, showing how culture and collective struggle are deeply intertwined.

The interactive workshops will cover

• 🇵🇸 Learning about Palestinian cultural production
• 🎭 Understanding our role in responding meaningfully to political and social contexts as artists and cultural workers.
• 🛠️ Collaborative processes and building collective voice through artist-led initiatives.
• 📢  Finding and using an artist-led voice within cultural institutions.
• 🌳 Fostering connection and supporting each other as co-workers.

Fossil Free Books and Art Workers for Palestine Dundee will be present at at least one of the workshops, to be a grounding point for ongoing artist-led activity in Scotland. 

SAU have a Palestine Solidarity working group - if you’d like to be involved please get in touch with campaigns@artistsunion.scot