The full list of signatories to Tricycle Theatre support letter

As the local newspapers did not publish the full list of names on our letter of support for the Tricycle Theatre's originakl decision not to accept Israeli government funding for the UK Jewish Film Festival we repoduced the letter and the signatures below. As you will see signatories include local councillors, well known activists, local residents and people of all religions and none, including Jews, Christians and Muslims.

We, the undersigned, activists and local residents, support the decision of the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn not to accept funding for the UK Jewish Film Festival (UKJFF) from the Israeli Embassy due to the ongoing war in Gaza. The theatre has hosted this film festival for the past eight years, and has a broad and inclusive repertoire that reflects its location in one of the most multi-ethnic and religiously pluralist parts of the country. Brent is also one of the most tolerant and diverse with a rich cultural heritage made up of people from various backgrounds. 

The theatre has decided not to “accept funding from any party to the current conflict” and has offered to provide funding with "money from our own resources". We hope that the chair of the festival will retract his decision to withdraw so that the UKJFF can go ahead at this venue, which remains at the cutting edge of artistic production in the UK, tackles a wide variety of issues and embraces many cultures and communities. The decision cannot be construed as anti-Semitic, anti-Jewish or political, but a cultural boycott of a party that currently stands accused of war crimes by the UN and potential genocide by other agencies. It is a humanitarian gesture that should be applauded and emulated elsewhere.

 

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Signatories

Abbie Spallen

Abe Hayeem

Aisha Maniar

Aisling MacSweeney

Alberto Zerda-Noriego

Andrew Papworth

Ann Drinkell

Anna Dolezal

Anna Ferrie

Armine Mouffok

Asa Winstanley

Ashok Sethi

Audrey Bomse

Ayse Hassan

Basma Elshayyal

Beatrix Campbell

Beryl Maizels

Beverley Lyn-shue

Charlie Pottins

Christine McLeod

Cllr Ahmad Shahzad

Cllr Aslam Choudry

Cllr Claudia Hector

Corinne Mullin

Dave Statham

David Berridge

David Kay

Diana Neslen

Diane Robin

Dr Hamza Hamouchene

Dr RF Leao Neto

Dr Yonit Percival

Faduma Hassan

Faical Ragbi

Frances Ellery

Gerry Downing

Graham Barratt

Graham Durham

Hazel Chelqi

Hiadee-Laurie Giles

Ian Saville Ibrahim Taguri (Brent Central Lib Dem PCC)

Ilana Machover

Jacqui Brown

Jamie Ritchie

Jane Bell

Jane Bell

Jenny Doble

Jenny Morgan

Joanthan Boud

John Snelling

John Tymon

Judit Druks

Judith Jones

Khalida Khan

Kam Datta

Karin Barratt

Kate McLean

Lane Atwood

Leena Dhingra

Leon Rosselson

Leslie Safran Barson

Linda Reid

Lionel Morrison OBE

Liz Floyd

Liz Lindsay

Liz Morrison

Liz Rowland

Luca Salice

Maha Rahwanji

Maree Shaw

Margaret Mann

Margaret Mann

Margery Hancock

Marie Lynam

Martin Francis

Mary Holmes

Meg Graham

Mehrzad Mazkoory

Mike Baker

Mike Griffin

Mike Phipps

Mona Bani

Mona Mansour

Moshe Machover

Nadia Idle

Natalie Holmes

Neil Walsh

Pam Lawrence

Paul Scott

Pete Firmin

Rahila Gupta

Ratha Lehall

Ravinder Randhawa

Riva Joffe

Roaa Al -Hassan

Rosamine Hayeem

Rukhsana Ahmad

Ruth Teddern

S. Albertson

S. Sharkey

Sarah Cox

Shane McKenna

Sharly Kibbat

Sheila Robin

Steven Payne

Sujata Arora

Tamara Abood

Tessa van Gelderen

Theresa Peters

Tom Grosvenor

Tony Traub

Txus Santacara

Viv Stein

Zainab al -Shariff

Zainab Maniar