"FROM PALESTINE TO MEXICO"
This political poster is a visual representation of a common protest chant, "From Palestine to Mexico border walls have got to go!" The chant signifies solidarity between Palestine and Mexico in their collective struggle to abolish the border/apartheid walls that prohibit its indigenous people to move freely in their lands. The artist depicts the Palestinian woman dancing dabke while holding the Mexican man's hand as he performs danza de los concheroes. Dabke is a Levantine Arab folk dance, meaning “stamping of the feet” or “to make a noise”. In the context of Palestine, dabke is used as a form of resistance against Israeli apartheid to display joy in the face of brutal occupation. Danza de los concheroes, translates as "dance of the Chichimecas, Aztecas and Mexicas" that predates colonization and is used in indigenous rituals deriving from Mexica culture symbolizing the unity of man with the universe and to maintain harmony. The two are performing their indigenous dances on top of the border wall to break the wall's structure down. This is done to show that their people were there and will remain once the walls are gone, and liberation is achieved.
Alexis Judeh was born and raised on the South and West side of Chicago, coming from a Mexican/Palestinian household. Her upbringing has been the primary reason for being an activist. Alexis organizes for all low-income people and racial justice within the Black and Brown community as a S.T.E.A.M educator. She uses poetry and visual arts to convey a message of resistance in the fight for the liberation of all stolen lands.
Source:
https://www.codepink.org/peace_gallery