New additions to USyd’s Graffiti Tunnel call for a Free Palestine

Students grafting liberation slogans along the walls of the tunnel. Photography: Claudia Blane On April 23rd at 6:30pm, students congregated to spray-paint Palestinian flags, symbols and slogans of Palestinian Liberation on the walls of Sydney University’s Graffiti Tunnel. The art-making followed a small rally organised by Students For Palestine in front of the Quadrangle. Together, these two events christened the encampment occurring on Tuesday night in solidarity with the student protesters of Columbia University, who are facing police arrests en masse at their sit-ins.  “The graffiti is for a cause that is important right now,” said Jasmine Alrawi, the convenor of Students For Palestine and one of the rally’s main speakers.  “We’re painting slogans and flags for the hundreds of people that walk through the tunnel every day.” Among the new additions to the tunnel’s palimpsest of years-expired Revue dates are vibrantly-coloured calls to “Occupy 4 Palestine,” as well as “ALBO BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS”, and “From The River To The Sea” — phrases which were written in both Arabic and English by students donning their keffiyehs. Students graffitiing the Palestinian flag. Photography: Claudia Blane The graffitiing lasted for under two hours, at which time most of the red, white,...