Greek Illustrators for Gaza – We Join Our Voices with the Global Sumud Flotilla

Athens, September 2025

The image is our way of speaking when words are not enough.

As people who express ourselves through images, we cannot close our eyes to the unimaginable humanitarian catastrophe unfolding right now in Gaza. Marking the departure of the Global Sumud Flotilla and the Greek ship joining in, aiming to break the blockade by sea, we are launching the collective initiative, Greek Illustrators for Gaza.

We stand openly against the genocide of the Palestinian people by the state of Israel. We take a stand with solidarity movements across the world and demand the end of the destruction and the occupation so that the Palestinian people can live free, in peace and dignity. This is not a “conflict between equals” but a systemic abuse that is annihilating people and stealing their future.

We are sending our message by creating our own flotilla: boat illustrations that will form a collective visual banner and will be presented on a dedicated Instagram account. We invite anyone who wishes to join this symbolic act to send their own boat to be added to the fleet.

Let our little boats become symbols of hope, resistance, and solidarity!

We also call on all people of art and literature – authors, poets, translators, educators and publishers – to stand with us.

How you can help: