Judson Memorial Church 55th Anniversary of the People's Flag Show
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On October 21st 2025 I received the following notice from "The Flag Show Team" #judsonmemorialchurch :
"Thank you for submitting your artwork for the 55th Anniversary People’s Flag Show! We are pleased to confirm that your work has been accepted."
"STOP THE USRAEL HOLOCAUST OF PALESTINE (RIGHT OF RETURN)
Delivery was scheduled for Nov 7th.
However.
On Nov. 6th, the day before I was to drop off my artwork, I received a call from Senior Minister Rev. Micah Bucey. I was told my artwork was being pulled from the Flag exhibition.
Considering the eruption and controversy the original flag show ignited in 1970, and this show was in celebration of its 55th anniversary, I was quite shocked. Bucey failed the litmus test of his own words "radical social justice seeking, and unfettered, uncensored creativity".
On Nov 11th, 2025 a group of comrades and myself stood outside during the opening reception of the 55th Anniversary The People's Flag Show in protest of the censorship. In commemoration of the 1970 People's Flag Show, the recent exhibit was sold as being loyal to the original: "Ever since Judson opened in the 1890s, there have been three legs to the stool that holds Judson up. Those are expansive spirituality, radical social justice seeking, and unfettered, uncensored creativity."
My current protest art aims to wield the heaviest hammer against the Israel fueled and US funded holocaust while acknowledging America’s own diabolical history. The attempted erasure of the Palestinian people, beginning in 1948, continues in broad daylight in hyper-demonic forms.
Art can force us to grapple with different perspectives, for hearing what we might rather ignore or prefer to hide, and for facing what makes us uncomfortable. Cultural organizations must make these encounters possible. They are key to the functioning of a democracy, as they promote freedom of expression, encourage critical thinking, and create vital opportunities for public discussion and dissent.