A number of museum employees have also taken a stand on the matter on their Instagram account and in connection with their website.
Finland The National Theater takes a stand on the Gaza war.
The National Theater published on Wednesday Instagram– on his account a publication calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
“We demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza”, Director General of the National Theatre Mika Myllyaho states in the publication and appeals to our political leaders: “Do everything you can so that the killing of civilians in the region stops and humanitarian aid arrives.”
Myllyaho tells HS that publishing the statement felt “natural”.
“We see that the ceasefire must be enforced, the situation in Gaza is terrible. We wanted to react, and this publication was the first move,” he says.
“Humanity and humanity are our themes, we explore them through art. We want to be vigilant about such topics.”
Also museum workers demand a ceasefire. An account named “Museum workers for a ceasefire” has appeared on Instagram. Its profile picture is the flag of Palestine.
An address with the same name is linked to the profile. The authors of the address are listed as employees of the Museum of Photography and the Museum of Architecture.
“At the moment, Finland is standing on the wrong side of history. We are living in a moment where we are witnessing systematic and illegal genocide”, reads the accompanying text of the address.
“In the UN General Assembly’s vote in favor of a humanitarian ceasefire on 26 October 2023, Finland shamefully abstained. We demand that the Finnish leadership join the 120 UN member states that advocated a humanitarian ceasefire.”
Second equivalent plea published on October 16. It had been signed by more than 13,000 people by Thursday evening.
The petition was written by a group of artists from different fields, an actor-writer Young Dadua writer The whole Hubaravisual artist Haidi Motolaa performance artist Eero Yli-Vakkuri and visual artist Terike Haapoja.
In the petition, the authors demand the Finnish government to act immediately to establish a ceasefire in Gaza.
In October at the end of the year, the UN General Assembly decided by a large majority to demand an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, but Finland abstained from voting.
Foreign minister Elina Valtonen (kok) said the vote was abstained because the resolution did not condemn the attack by Hamas.
In a part of Palestine but controlled by the terrorist organization Hamas A war broke out in Gaza after Hamas attacked Israel in early October. Israel’s countermeasures against Gaza have been criticized as disproportionately cruel.
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