Washington DC – North-Press Agency
Hadeel Oueis
A few meters away from the United States Capitol, some Kurdish and American children sit in front of a white cloth to paint and color their messages to the children in northeastern Syria.
The Kurdish artist Luqman Ahmad found that, political decisions didn't play their desired role in protecting civilians in northeastern Syria, so he decided to launch the activity "Colors and hopes for Rojava", hoping that the art may play a role in conveying the message of the civilians affected by the Turkish military invasion.
Ahmad told North-Press that, he wanted to convey children's messages which have no political content in front of the U.S. Congress in order to make these children's views public.
"We have always found that, children are unable to change, but as I think, these children have an opinion which can help change", he said.
"We want, through art and human experience, to convey our message, which isn't linked to politics and militarization, but only to human beings. Children who have been displaced, have the right to return to their homes", he added.
"Draw a rainbow for Rojava"
In front of the white cloth which was colored by the children's feathers and their fingerprints, a little girl sit and said: "I paint a rainbow for Rojava", on the other hand, there is another girl who said: "I think that the whole world should be coherent".
The artist, Luqman Ahmad, who wanted to convey these messages, finds that the initiative involving children will at least affect the American public opinion.
"I think these small initiatives would have little impact, we may hold other initiatives on a broader scale in the coming periods", he said.
The event comes just days before the Turkish President Erdogan's planned visit to the United States, amid pressure from the American public opinion against Turkey's military campaign against northern Syria, which started on October 9 this year.