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Dear Dar Jacir family,
You are all in our thoughts and we hope you are managing to stay safe during this historic moment in Palestine.
As many of you know, two nights ago Israeli occupation forces broke into and raided Dar Yusuf Nasri Jacir for Art & Research. We wanted to let you know first and foremost all team members and resident artists are safe. There has been extensive damage throughout the building. The offices were ransacked, and equipment was taken including phones, computer, hard drive, cameras, books and more.
Earlier in the week we lost our Urban Farm which was burnt to the ground during several fires which surrounded the house and our artists were forced to leave and seek shelter elsewhere as the area was and remains unsafe.
We are still in the process of understanding the extent of the damage as this assault has affected personal items of our residents, ongoing collective projects, as well as items related to our library. We will keep you posted as we continue to assess the situation.
In the last 48 hours we have done our best to secure the space from further assault and damage. We began by cleaning the various cannisters, bullets and other projectiles from our garden.
We wish to extend our deepest thanks to the many community members who have been on hand to help us: put out the fires in the middle of the night, clean up, document, fix the external damage to our walls and so much more.
We will rebuild.
We thank you for your beautiful messages of support. We will remain steadfast and continue to stand by our mission to protect cultural life and heritage for artists, students and community members.
In solidarity,
The team at Dar Jacir
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