Who We Are

78 Acts of Witness brings together Art Forces, NoMüNoMü, and I Witness Silwan in a shared practice of art as resistance, remembrance, and collective action. Across movements, communities, and geographies, we use culture and public space to confront erasure, connect struggles, and create new possibilities for solidarity and liberation.

Our Mission for this Campaign

To mobilize artists, organizers, and allies worldwide in rapid-response cultural interventions that:

  • Counter ethnic cleansing with action, not just witness.

  • Build visible cross-border and transnational solidarity through coordinated public cultural interventions countering dominant narratives that erase Palestinian presence and resistance

  • Create public gathering spaces for dialogue, learning, and continued organizing

  • Turn passive spaces into active sites of witness and resistance

  • Inspire people around the world to lift up culture as resistance 

  • Provide concrete actions through existing grassroots campaigns and projects that can be taken locally, nationally, and globally

What We Do

Launched in 2026, this campaign aims to uplift 78 public art installations during a 78 week period. One intervention for each year of the ongoing Nakba.

Why 78 Murals and what is the Nakba?

The number carries deep symbolic meaning: 78 years of ongoing Nakba (meaning catastrophe), which started in 1948 with the expulsion and dispossession of 75% of Palestinians from their ancestral homeland. Each cultural intervention serves as both remembrance and a call to action, making invisible crises visible on a global scale.

How We Work

We believe in decentralized, accessible organizing. Participants do not need everything figured out beforehand. We build this movement together! Our framework supports:

  • Artists seeking meaningful public art opportunities

  • Organizers wanting to strengthen local campaigns through cultural installations

  • Communities ready to express solidarity in tangible ways and spark action.

Join Us.

Whether you're a painter, activist, singer, dancer, poet, educator, business owner, or concerned citizen, there's a role for you. Contact us through our intake form to learn how you can get involved in this campaign locally.