On 16 December, Make Freedom Ring hosts a fundraising concert for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Ticket proceeds will be donated to the NRC’s Gaza fund.

With performances and readings by Michael Barenboim, Raul da Costa, Candice Breitz, and others. Program coming soon.

"Make Freedom Ring" is organizing an international classical concert series that draws attention to the current humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and collects donations for various aid organizations.

Proceeds for this event will go towards the Norwegian Refugee Council's Gaza fund. These concerts has been produced by a loose collective of musicians and culture workers across London, Berlin, Lisbon, and Barcelona. You can find us on Instagram @makefreedomring2024 and at makefreedomring.co.uk.

Background

On March 8 in London and March 10 in Berlin, the group Make Freedom Ring organized parallel concerts to fundraise for institutions providing humanitarian aid in Gaza, as well as to generate conversation and support. Since then, several more concerts across Berlin, Manchester, Munich, and Lisbon have raised approximately 40.000€ for various charities and foundations, such as Medical Aid for Palestinian, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Medico International.

These concerts were organized as a response to the classical music industry’s relative silence regarding the ongoing human casualties and loss of life in Gaza, in the hopes of not only showing support for the people of Palestine and those that are suffering, but of starting a conversation within the sector about this world event. Make Freedom Ring has mobilized musicians and artists to draw attention to the plight of Palestinians through music with the help of media coverage and the public. Please spread the word.