As Eurovision takes centre stage, civil society creates new ways to stand for justice and Palestinian cultural survival.
UAI joins the #VoteJustice4Palestine initiative launched by the Ceasefire Now coalition during Eurovision week, calling for justice, freedom, and solidarity with the Palestinian people.
As millions tune into Eurovision, Palestinian artists and cultural leaders are transforming the language of the contest itself into an act of solidarity: an alternative vote — not for a winning song, but for justice, freedom, dignity, and the right of Palestinian culture to exist and endure.
At a moment when many institutions refuse to take meaningful action, initiatives like #VoteJustice4Palestine show the power of culture, creativity, and collective participation to break silence and build international solidarity.
At the heart of the campaign is a newly re-recorded version of “The Drone Song” by Ahmed Abu Amsha and Gaza Birds Singing (music by Zaid Hilal), alongside a week of public engagement, social media actions, and cultural discussion running through the Eurovision final on 16 May. It is a powerful reminder that music and art can become tools against erasure.
Today, 12 May, a different kind of vote is proposed.
A vote grounded in conscience rather than competition.
Ahead of tonight’s Eurovision semi-final, a live cultural conversation brings together Palestinian cultural leaders to speak about Israel’s systematic destruction of Palestinian cultural heritage across the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
This conversation is about celebrating Palestinian cultural heritage and identity, despite the suffering, the destruction, the ongoing genocide and siege.
📅 Webinar: Today, 12 May
🎤 Eurovision Final: 16 May
Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__7H3kDz5Q-qRYeZd92EGTg
Webinar invite/social post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYKnHxAiG3T/?igsh=YjNlcTYxODRzcmo2
Please share widely. Culture and identity are fundamental human rights.
