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.
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Art Forces uses transnational public art and media—murals, exhibits, community events, film, audio/visual apps—to surface hidden histories and connect struggles against borders, precarity, migration, and incarceration toward decolonization. Working at the intersection of trauma, memory, and resistance, we use culture and long-term relationships to organize for liberation.
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NoMüNoMü is an intersectional arts collaborative working to challenge the perpetual systems of oppression within and beyond the art world. We work collaboratively with artists + grassroots organizations at the intersections of race, age, gender and orientation. We see collaboration in the arts as a means to challenge the status quo, specifically in informing movements of decolonization, resource sharing, and learning new ways of being within and through the field of art.
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I Witness Silwan is a cultural resistance project by US based Art Forces and Silwan-based Madaa Creative Center, amplifying the voices of Palestinians facing forced expulsion in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem. Through public art and international solidarity, we transform walls into witnesses, creating visible, lasting memorials to communities under threat. 78 Acts of Witness was inspired by the Palestinians in Silwan who have spent decades fighting to remain on their land and have found power in uplifting their struggle and their continued existence (Sumud) through public murals across the neighborhood that are visible across the city.
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.