Parallel Purpose Auction

Friends Gallery | 7040 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX 77011

Sunday, November 16 | 11AM – 7PM

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In a time when peaceful protest is met with detention, when art and identity are surveilled, and when state power criminalizes presence itself, we turn to creation as defiance, and community as defense.

This art auction uplifts the shared struggle of Palestinian communities and those targeted by ICE; two groups bound by histories of forced displacement, settler colonialism, and racialized dehumanization. As ICE expands its raids under sweeping arrest quotas, and as pro-Palestinian voices are silenced through visa revocations, green card denials, and politically motivated detentions, this moment demands not silence, but collective action.

Your bids directly support grassroots organizations providing legal defense, housing aid, emergency food relief, and trauma-informed care for those living at the intersection of these overlapping crises, on both sides of the border, and across continents.

There is currently an open call for artists and volunteers for this event. To submit your contributions please follow this link.