December 6-12, 2021
The International Human Rights Arts Festival began in 2010 under the auspices of Amnesty International. It has now grown to an annual week-long event, offering hundreds of visual and performing artists the stage to showcase their work, share their stories and inspire social influencers, policy makers, cultural leaders and the general public to support their causes.
COVID Safety protocols at wild project
Upon entry all audience members must show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination. We welcome the NYC Covid Safe App and the New York State Excelsior Pass, which provides secure, digital proof of COVID-19 vaccination. For more information on Excelsior Pass, visit: https://epass.ny.gov.
To help us ensure a fast and efficient entry, we ask that guests using the Excelsior Pass Wallet app download the app in advance and log in prior to your visit so you have access to your documentation before arriving at the venue.
Audience members will be required to wear masks at all times within the theater. There will be no food or drink permitted within the theater.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9th, 7:30pm
YAHAD-IN UNUM: A CELEBRATION OF AWARD WINNERS, AND THE POWER OF MEMORY
Steven Hoffen: Growing Peace in the Middle East: A 7th grader from New York is inspired by a visit to Sindyanna of Galilee in Israel - a unique non-profit organization led by a team of Arab and Jewish women working together to create social change from the ground up. He spends the year during the pandemic inspired to document the new hydroponics project at Sindyanna, which strives to enhance Arab-Jewish cooperation, while creating economic opportunities for Arab women.
Art of Unity Award: Yahad-in Unum sponsors the international Art of Unity Creative Award, in which artists from around the world interpreting the phrase ‘never again.’ Unfortunately, tribal divisions, ethnic cleansing and genocides continue in the 21st Century. We look for submissions in any creative media which highlight aspects of human unity, and positive cross-pollination between groups, ethnicities, religions and/or nations. This video highlights winners from the more than 400 submissions from 70 countries and 20 US States over the past two years.
Jessica Litwak: Matriarch an outtake: “Matriarch” is a new piece about mothers who are world renowned and privately domestic, young and old, poetic and political, mothers across history, across borders, across languages, across disciplines, across classes and cultures. The play tells a variety of sometimes humorous and sometimes tragic stories that center around courageous generosity and fierce love. This short segment will focus on Jewish and Arabic matriarchs. Dr. Jessica Litwak is an actor, a playwright, drama therapist, creative coach, and international leader in the field of socially engaged theatre. She has taught, directed and performed in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, India and throughout both Eastern and Western Europe. She is the founder and Artistic Director of the H.E.A.T. Collective, a core member of Theatre Without Borders, and a Fulbright Scholar.
