Banksy's Latest Work Protests Violence Against Syrian Children

Evening Standard, London  | by 

Banksy plans to project his latest picture, of a young girl, on to Nelson’s Column as part of a global protest against the situation in Syria.

The graffiti artist’s latest work was revealed on his website last night and will be projected in London and other locations across the world tomorrow.

A vigil is being organised in Trafalgar Square by the #WithSyria campaign — a coalition that includes Oxfam, Save the Children and Amnesty International — to mark the third anniversary of the conflict in Syria.

In a statement revealed by clicking on the figure, the artist recalls the arrest and torture of children in the Syrian town of Daraa in March 2011 for painting anti-authoritarian graffiti.

“The protests that followed their detention led to an outbreak of violence that would see a domestic uprising transform into a civil war displacing 9.3 million people from their homes,” he says.

Mayor Boris Johnson is backing the vigil and said: “The UK has a history of sticking up for oppressed people — and Londoners support all efforts to ensure the people of Syria do not lose another year to bloodshed and suffering.”

Heaven 17 founder Martin Ware has produced a 3D soundscape including Syrian voices and sounds from refugee camps in Jordan that will be played at the event which takes place at 6pm.

Check our Facebook Page for more acts of kindness ideas and stories