The Freedom Theatre wishes to inform all partners and friends of changes in its leadership.<\/p>\n
Jonatan Stanczak, co-founder of The Freedom Theatre\u00a0who has been the managing director\u00a0for five years, has resigned from his position. He will continue to work\u00a0as a member of staff at\u00a0The Freedom Theatre.<\/p>\n
Mustafa Sheta, who was previously the secretary of the board of The Freedom Theatre, has taken on the role of\u00a0general secretary, acting as a link between the members, board and staff\u00a0with the aim of strengthening the organisation’s identity and sustainability.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0was a great pleasure and honour for me to suggest\u00a0to the board that\u00a0Mustafa become the general secretary”,\u00a0says Jonatan Stanczak. “It\u00a0is part of an ongoing\u00a0process in The Freedom Theatre to stimulate the creativity, responsibility and commitment of all\u00a0staff members.\u00a0My hope is that with the new organisational structure, we will become even stronger in our ability to oppose the\u00a0oppression that\u00a0the Palestinian people are subjected to.”<\/p>\n
Read Jonatan Stanczak\u2019s resignation speech as managing director<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mustafa Sheta has long experience in the Palestinian civil sector as a researcher, journalist and coordinator for various organisations and projects, such as the Palestinian Refugee and Diaspora Center (SHAML), Bisan Center for Research and Development and Muwatin Institute for Democracy Study. He was previously a researcher with the American University of Beirut and\u00a0has a BA degree in Journalism and Political Science from Birzeit University and an\u00a0MA degree in Conflict Resolution and Development from the Arab American University in Jenin. Sheta has been a member of the Board of directors of The Freedom Theatre since 2014.<\/p>\n “The Freedom Theatre will remain the same organisation but having a Palestinian general secretary is important”, says Mustafa Sheta.\u00a0“Jonatan’s decision symbolises the merging of our cause with the international solidarity for Palestine.\u00a0I would like to thank Jonatan for all he has done and will continue to do for the theatre, and I hope others can learn from his example.\u00a0We\u00a0need change within Palestinian civil society\u00a0and within the cultural sector we need to strengthen relationships between different organisations.”<\/p>\n Read more about the general assembly,\u00a0new board of directors and plan for 2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n