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'''Description of Artwork:''' Artwork made by children in Gaza who lived through Israel’s attacks in the winter of 2008-09. | '''Description of Artwork:''' Artwork made by children in Gaza who lived through Israel’s attacks in the winter of 2008-09. | ||
'''The Incident:''' The collection of original artwork was scheduled to be exhibited in September by the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland (MOCHA), but due to intimidation and pressure from Israeli lobby groups, the museum | '''The Incident:''' The collection of original artwork was scheduled to be exhibited in September by the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland (MOCHA), but due to intimidation and pressure from Israeli lobby groups, the museum cancelled the exhibit at the last minute. | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) arranged for the artwork to be shown at a vacant gallery space around the corner from the children’s museum. Days before the doors opened, MOCHA’s board told MECA’s executive director Barbara Lubin that they could reinstate the exhibit at the original museum space, but that the collection would have to be “modified.” | '''Results of Incident:''' Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) arranged for the artwork to be shown at a vacant gallery space around the corner from the children’s museum. Days before the doors opened, MOCHA’s board told MECA’s executive director Barbara Lubin that they could reinstate the exhibit at the original museum space, but that the collection would have to be “modified.” | ||