Artists in Solidarity NL
Artists in Solidarity NL is a fundraiser initiative of Turkish artists in the Netherlands (among them 2021-2022 COOP tutor Müge Yilmaz and Ulufer Çelik (DAI, 2018) ) that collects money for earthquake victims through cultural activities. In the months following the two powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on the 6th of February 2023, international support and solidarity proved extremely important in providing first aid, and psychological support, and starting rebuilding key infrastructures.
Artists in Solidarity NL primarily focuses on supporting marginalized groups that receive less or no support through regular international aid programs: the LGBTQ+ community, the Kurdish people, refugees, children, and women by collaborating with local partners such as Mor Dayanışma and Lubunya Deprem Dayanışması / LGBTQ Earthquake Solidarity.
