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A Palestinian woman looks at the bulldozer working in front of her house in the West Bank city of Beit Jala, March 3, 2010. A group of around 30 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals held an action to stop the work of the bulldozers, which have started to uproot trees and level lands. As soon as the group reached the land, the Israeli soldiers forcibly ejected them. The group then sat down and refused to move further, but the Israeli army used force to push them out the area. About 300 dunums owned by 35 families are subject to confiscation, for the purpose of buidling the Separation Wall. Beit Jala has already lost three quarters of its lands because of the building of Road 60 and the Gilo settlement.
The Activestills collective was established in 2005 by a group of documentary photographers, out of a strong conviction that photography is a vehicle for social change. We believe in the power of images to shape public attitudes and to raise awareness on issues that are generally absent from public discourse.
We view ourself as part of the struggle against all forms of oppression, racism, and violations of the basic right to freedom. We do work on various topics, including the grassroots movement and the popular struggle against the Israeli occupation, women’s rights, immigration, asylum-seekers, social justice, the siege on Gaza, and housing rights inside Israel.
