Artistic Freedom Initiative

The Artistic Freedom Initiative (AFI) provides pro bono immigration services and resettlement assistance to international artists at risk.

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

AFI partnered with Voices Unbound and @BerkeleyLaw to develop a comprehensive report detailing the Islamic Republic’s systematic attacks on artists and their crackdown on freedom of expression. Click the link to read our report now: https://t.co/wfYxP9ZjcY #IcreateIresist

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

We are proud to announce the release of AFI’s new advocacy report, I Create; I Resist: Iranian artists on the frontline of social change, created in partnership with Voices Unbound and @BerkeleyLaw.
Download and read our report here: https://t.co/wfYxP9ZjcY #IcreateIresist

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

💻 UPCOMING MOBILITY WEBINAR BY @OnTheMoveOTM

Tune in on 12 March at 11:00-12:30 (CET) to dive into the topic of international mobility of #disabled artists and #culture professionals.

Register now https://t.co/tSCupmr7bQ.

[Euronews Culture @euronewsculture]

🇵🇱 Poland’s nationalist government dismantled artistic freedoms over eight years.

But Donald Tusk’s coalition can and should undo the damage, according to the NGO Artistic Freedom Initiative. ⤵️
https://t.co/YtKdF6iBLX

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

AFI is pleased to feature the work of Afghan visual artist Jahan Ara Rafi throughout the Artistic Freedom Monitor’s newest report, “Artistic Exodus: Afghan Artists Fleeing Taliban Rule.” Read our report here: https://t.co/WJjFasLani

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

Meet Mehrdad! Join AFI on Wednesday, November 29th at 7:00pm with spectacular filmmakers, Faraz Arif Ansari and Mehrdad Hasani, at David Rubenstein Atrium at @LincolnCenter for the final event in AFI’s arts festival lineup! To reserve your ticket, visit: https://t.co/OG3oQIIR65

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

Thank you @TheArtNewspaper for writing this article about AFI's Artistic Freedom Monitor's newest report, "Artistic Exodus: Afghan Artists Fleeing Taliban Rule." Click here to download and read our report: https://t.co/cd6O4oTWhw #artisticfreedommonitor #afi

[The Art Newspaper @TheArtNewspaper]

Overtly targeted by the Taliban, artists in Afghanistan are at risk of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, arrests and public humiliation—a new report calls for international governments to confer refugee status @artistic_AFI @UCBerkeley https://t.co/IHWJyH8YHt

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

We are proud to announce the release of Artistic Freedom Initiative’s human rights report, “Artistic Exodus: Afghan Artists Fleeing Taliban Rule,” created in partnership with @BerkeleyLaw. Download and read our report here: https://t.co/WJjFasKCxK #artisticexodus #artisticfreedom

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

Charged with the conviction that it’s vitally important to present films that show the Palestinian experience, humanize Palestinian civilians, and explore history, @AnthologyFilm will be presenting screenings that feature Palestinian voices. Learn more: https://t.co/U7cCK2XN6m

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

Meet Faraz! Join AFI on Wednesday, November 29th at 7:00pm with spectacular filmmakers, Faraz Arif Ansari and Mehrdad Hasani, at the Atrium at @LincolnCenter for the final event in AFI’s arts festival lineup! To reserve your ticket, visit: https://t.co/OG3oQIIR65

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

Join our friends at @NationalSawdust as they present a night of music alongside local sex educators and public health experts!

Get your tickets now:
https://t.co/jDP6HP6OLO

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

Register for FREE at: https://t.co/7u7dVkm6nS

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

Join AFI and groundbreaking filmmakers, Faraz Arif Ansari and Mehrdad Hasani, on Wednesday, November 29th at 7:00pm. See you at @LincolnCenter's Atrium for the final event in AFI’s arts festival lineup! To reserve your FREE ticket, visit: https://t.co/OG3oQIIR65

[Avant-Garde Lawyers @AGLawyers]

⚖️Have you applied for The "Art" of Defending Artists 2.0 yet?

We have an excellent lineup of experts - including senior staff from the UN and regional mechanisms.

👉To sign up, visit https://t.co/t4mr06IpRs
🗓️Deadline: 25 October 2023.
#CapacityBuilding #ArtisticFreedom

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

THIS WEEKEND! Join Artistic Freedom Initiative at
@JoesPub
for the first two sensational performances of AFI's BEAUTIFUL FORMS: QUEER ART UNBOUND by
@iglesbiteriana
on 10/13 and Lama El Homaïssi on 10/14! To learn more and reserve your ticket, visit: https://t.co/J58zRgOt0S

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

Lama El Homaïssi lights up @JoesPub! Join AFI for the second extraordinary performance in our festival lineup - Saturday, October 14th at 9:30pm at Joe’s Pub! To learn more about BEAUTIFUL FORMS: QUEER ART UNBOUND and get your ticket, visit: https://t.co/ZjpHCHBxFz

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

Bia Ferreira is LIVE in concert! Join Artistic Freedom Initiative for the first powerhouse performance in our festival lineup - Friday, October 13th at 9:30pm at @JoesPub! To learn more about BEAUTIFUL FORMS: QUEER ART UNBOUND and get your ticket, visit: https://t.co/aJbXIFB2el

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

Join our friends at Habibi Festival Oct 1-7 at @JoesPub for 6 nights of incredible music spanning classical maqam to electronic raï to indie gnawa rock! Get your tickets here: https://t.co/wD3dtC55Dy

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

Join Artistic Freedom Initiative at @JoesPub for the first two sensational performances of AFI's BEAUTIFUL FORMS: QUEER ART UNBOUND by @iglesbiteriana on October 13 and Lama El Homaïssi on October 14! To learn more and reserve your ticket, visit: https://t.co/J58zRgOt0S

[Artistic Freedom Initiative @artistic_AFI]

Join AFI for the second extraordinary performance in our festival lineup - Saturday, October 14th at 9:30pm at @JoesPub! To learn more about BEAUTIFUL FORMS: QUEER ART UNBOUND, visit: https://t.co/l9y4z9flrH #beautifulforms #queerartunbound #artisticfreedominitiative