Muralist Juana Alicia was in Clarion Alley on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, to install “Not in Our Name / No en nuestro nombre,” her collaborative project with San Francisco poet laureate Genny Lim, in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Throughout its history Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP) has used public art as a force for those who are marginalized and a place where culture and dignity speak louder than the rules of private property or a lifestyle that puts profit before compassion, respect, and social justice.
Documentation of the Installation of NOT IN OUR NAME • NO EN NUESTRO NOMBRE, a mural by Juana Alicia with poetry by San Francisco Poet Laureate Genny Lim, and musical accompaniment by John Santos. The mural is located on Clarion Alley in the Mission District, between Valencia and Mission Streets, between 16th and 17th Streets.
The Clarion Alley mural Installation team was led by David Solnit, and volunteer pasters included Tirso González Araiza, Catherine Cusic, Eric Mar and Jade Mar. Genny Lim’s poetry was translated into Spanish by Carmen Hynds May and Alan Hynds, and Arabic by Carol Khoury, with graphic design and video documentation of the mural installation by Andi Wong.
In addition to the Clarion Alley mural installation, posters and banners can be seen throughout the Mission District, in the windows of businesses such as Acción Latina, Medicine for Nightmares, Dance Mission, La Reyna Bakery, Mixcoatl, BRAVA, Mission Cultural Center.
On October 31st, El Tecolote published a full page pull-out poster of the Spanish translation, along with an article, From La Llorona to Gaza: How Juana Alicia challenges the stories we tell.
DOWNLOADABLE FILES of the art and poetry in Spanish, English, Arabic, and Chinese, and smaller-scale versions in both horizontal and vertical formats for printing via the Internet Archive at the links below.
Not In Our Name – English
vertical format – 18″ x 30″
No en nuestro nombre – Spanish
vertical format – 18″ x 30″
Not In Our Name – Chinese
vertical format – 18″ x 30″
Not In Our Name – Arabic
vertical format – 18″ x 30″
Not In Our Name – Sticker
Square format – 4″ x 5″
Not In Our Name – Bilingual titles
Square format – 36″ x 36″
Not In Our Name – Clarion Alley
horizontal format – 174″ x 96″
Resources for Peace & Solidarity
Anera, which has no political or religious affiliation, works on the ground with partners in Palestine (West Bank and Gaza), Lebanon and Jordan. We mobilize resources for immediate emergency relief and for sustainable, long-term health, education, and economic development. Our staff serve in their communities, navigating the politics that constrict progress to get help where it’s needed most.
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Middle East Children’s Alliance – Meca for Peace (MECA) works to protect the rights and improve the lives of children in the Middle East through aid, empowerment and education. In the Middle East, MECA provides humanitarian aid, partners with community organizations to run projects for children, and supports income-generation projects. In the US and internationally, MECA raises awareness about the lives of children in the region and encourages meaningful action.
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Art Resources
Juana Alicia https://www.juanaalicia.com/
Genny Lim https://gennylim.ddns.net/
A Better World is Paintable draws from the writings of David Solnit — who is an arts organizer, using culture, art, giant puppets and theater in mass mobilizations for popular education and as an organizing tool @davidsolnit — and Kevin Buckland, who is part of several horizontal collectives including Artivist Network and Gastivists Collective. Hannah Gelderman did all the amazing artwork www.hannahgelderman.com. Edited by Daniel Hunter.
Download a digital copy of A Better World is Paintable (PDF)
MOMA: Käthe Kollwitz (Mar 31–Jul 20, 2024)
In the early decades of the 20th century, when many artists were experimenting with abstraction, Käthe Kollwitz remained committed to an art of social purpose. Focusing on themes of motherhood, grief, and resistance, she brought visibility to the working class and asserted the female point of view as a necessary and powerful agent for change. “I have no right to withdraw from the responsibility of being an advocate,” she wrote. “It is my duty to voice the sufferings of men, the never-ending sufferings heaped mountain-high.” The first major retrospective devoted to Kollwitz at a New York museum, this is also the largest exhibition of her work in the US in more than 30 years.
Right: Juana Alicia’s sketch for Not in Our Name / No en nuestro nombre, 2024
Listen to 14 Audios from MOMA’s exhibition, including Käthe Kollwitz. Study for The Mothers (plate 6 from War). 1921