PACBI Endorsement

In absolute solidarity with the people of Palestine, the after-image commits to adhering to the Palestinian international call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) and complying with the guidelines of the Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI).

This means that the after-image will:

  • Refuse to work with any cultural institution that receives funding from the state of Israel. 

  • Abstain from working with any Israeli cultural or academic organization that helps maintain the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

  • Reject participation in cultural events and collaboration on cultural products that are commissioned and/or sponsored by the state of Israel.

  • Renounce participation in cultural activities and events that seek to “normalize” the Israeli occupation of Palestine and/or the dehumanization of Palestinians. 

This boycott continues the after-image’s centering of liberation, solidarity, and justice in the way we work and in the art we make. Moreover, our company is founded and run by women who are, respectively, Jewish, Puerto Rican, and/or queer. Our distinct identities and lived experiences compel us to resist structures of oppression, ethnic cleansing, and colonization and to actively cultivate a future of collective liberation.

As theater makers we understand the role of the arts in shaping public discourse and imagination. We refuse to be complicit in the systematic use of art and culture to whitewash the last century plus of settler colonial violence and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and the last 12 months of escalating genocide.

We furthermore renounce the conflation of calling for Palestinian liberation with antisemitism. the after-image - with our Jewish and non-Jewish leadership completely aligned - is fervently opposed to all ideologies of violence and forms of oppression. We and the BDS movement, including PACBI, reject boycotts of individuals based on their identity (such as citizenship, race, gender, sexuality, or religion) or opinion.

the after-image is proud to join with @theaterworkersforaceasefire and 5 other theater and performing arts organizations endorsing PACBI today; we are following the 17 theater organizations across the United States who endorsed PACBI on September 19, 2024. If you are a theater artist or involved in a performing arts organization and would like to participate, feel free to reach out to us or contact @theaterworkersforaceasefire