THE architecture of genocide
“The Architecture of Genocide” is a large-scale, tactile map display of Gaza before and during the genocide. The maps trace the annihilation of Gaza’s education, healthcare, energy, water, and food systems, exposing the way in which Israel deliberately targets and destroys Gaza’s life saving infrastructure. While Israel massacres journalists in attempt to hide the brutality of its genocide, the Gaza maps serve as a tool to document the genocide and confront Israel’s disinformation campaign. They tell not only the story of Zionist genocide, but also that of Gaza’s steadfastness, by detailing the strip before October 2023, showing how despite a 17-year long siege, the people of Gaza built homes, communities, and critical infrastructure in order to remain on their land.
Launched at our Third Annual Kitchener-Waterloo Palestine Festival in 2024, the maps have since been displayed in the Montreal Palestine Annual Festival, and at the People’s Conference for Palestine in Detroit, Michigan.
The Architecture of Genocide exhibit is a tool to build, teach, organize and fight for our people in Gaza who have given the ultimate sacrifice. Panelists offer a path forward: to expose the architecture of genocide, confront the systems that sustain it, and equip ourselves with the clarity, grounding, and tools needed to rebuild, organize, and fight for the total liberation of Palestine.
