FEJN KONTU?! - Banda Workshop
2024-11-21 18:30 - 20:00 (Europe/Malta) | Società Dante Alighieri – Comitato di Malta, 134 Triq l-Ifran, Valletta, Malta
Moviment Graffitti’s Banda are indubitably an iconic part of our history – drumming up beats of resistance in the numerous protests and rallies over the years. As part of Moviment Graffitti’s 30th anniversary celebrations, our Banda members will be hosting a workshop on the 21st of November at 18:30.
It will be held in the exhibition space, at Società Dante Alighieri at 134, Old Bakery Street (a few doors down from Drunken Dumpling).
The workshop will go through the basics of protest drumming, including the different sounds and types of drums, communication signals while drumming, and of course drumming a short rhythm.
No previous skills are required and anyone is welcome to join. The workshop is free, and donations to Moviment Graffitti are welcome.

Echoes of Silence: A tribute to Bernice Cilia on the second anniversary of her passing
2024-11-22 07:30 - 08:30 | MCAST, The Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology, Paola, Malta
Last year, we walked together in silent tribute to remember and honour the life of Bernice, whose life was tragically taken by femicide. Your presence during ‘Echoes of Silence’ symbolised our shared commitment to fighting domestic and gender-based violence, and we were deeply moved by your solidarity.
This year, we invite you again to join us in another march of remembrance and awareness. Together, we will continue to stand in solidarity, honouring Bernice’s memory and demanding a world free from violence against women.
If you knew Bernice, were touched by her story, or have faced the pain of domestic or gender-based violence, we invite you to join us to stand with us in remembrance, strength, and hope for a world free from violence.
Please share this invitation with others who may wish to join and support this important cause.

Her Plight, Our Fight - Demonstration
2024-11-24 15:30 - 17:00 | Law Courts, VGX6+9RQ, Republic Street, Valletta, Malta
25th November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Moviment Graffitti, along with MGRM and YPB, are organizing a demonstration in front of the Law Courts on Sunday 24th at 3:30pm as resistance to this violence that women face every day, and to empower women to take a stand against our culture of violence.
We are protesting the pervasive culture of violence that is normalised, in Malta and worldwide, – the visible and the violence behind closed doors, the violence concealed behind jokes and the femicides we hear about far too late. For all the women who have been made fun of, catcalled, harassed, and killed.
Be part of the fight against gender-based violence, which affects mostly women and girls, but also non-binary and trans people. You are encouraged to bring your placards and energy against this patriarchal violence.

Aħna Pożittivi - World AIDS Day Rally 2024
2024-12-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Castille Square, VGW6+88F, Valletta, Malta
On Sunday, 1st December, Moviment Graffitti will be joining other organisations to commemorate World AIDS Day. This is an international day of remembrance for all those lost to the AIDS epidemic.

To mark this day, a coalition of organisations, Checkpoint Malta, HIV Malta, MGRM, Moviment Graffitti, LGBTI+ Gozo, Allied Rainbow Communities – ARC and aditus, will be organising We Are Positive: Time for Action – World AIDS Day Rally, at Castille Square in Valletta at 11.00 a.m.
The aim of the rally is to give visibility to HIV, to fight the stigma that still surrounds HIV, and to give a human face to HIV. The rally will also emphasise the importance of testing for HIV since that is the only way that HIV can be managed. Not knowing one’s status and not taking medication will lead to advanced HIV (AIDS).
People living with HIV face a great deal of stigma to the extent that they often keep their status a secret. As a result, they have very few sources of support. Additionally, there is very little public awareness about this topic. Not many people may know that nowadays, with regular medication, the virus is controlled to the extent that it cannot be passed on to others during sex. Therefore people with HIV who have access to medication can live long and healthy lives. Therefore, the coalition believes that HIV medication should be accessible to everyone regardless of nationality and residency status.
The organisations will also remind the government that it has yet to fulfil its electoral promise of providing free preventive medication, PrEP and PEP for those who are at risk of contracting HIV and spreading it to others. Malta has one of the highest HIV diagnoses in Europe and there are hundreds of people living with HIV in Malta.

Come and join us in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

Marċ għal Jum il-Mara - Kull Mara, Kuljum, Kullimkien
2025-03-08 15:30 - 17:30 | Triton Fountain, Vjal Nelson, Valletta, Malta
Ingħaqdu magħna għal marċ il-Belt Valletta, fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-Mara.
Ejjew u ħeġġu lil nisa oħra, ħbieb oltre mill-ġeneru, u lil dawk li jappoġġjawna biex jiġu magħkom. Ejjew b’kartelluni li jesprimu r-rabja, il-karba għad-drittijiet riproduttivi u l-ħolm tagħkom għal liberazzjoni femminista. It-titlu ta’ din is-sena jenfasizza kif nisa minn kundizzjonijiet ekonomiċi, oqsma soċjali u pajjiżi differenti spiss jitqabdu mal-istess ostakli.
Din is-sena qed nagħmlu enfasi fuq il-ġustizzja riproduttiva – id-dritt li jkollok it-tfal kif u meta tiddeċiedi int, id-dritt li ma jkollokx tfal, id-dritt li trabbi lil uliedek f’ambjent sikur, b’mod sostenibbli u f’ambjent li jipprijoritizza lil saħħithom. Nafu li l-kontraċezzjoni mhijiex aċċessibbli biżżejjed, li l-abort huwa kriminalizzat, nies b’kundizzjonijiet bħal endometriosi ma jirċevux l-għajnuna li għandhom bżonn, u li mhux kull persuna li jkollha ċ-ċiklu mestrwali tiflaħ tħallas għal prodotti neċessarji.
Għal nies li jridu jkollhom it-tfal – hemm biżżejjed appoġġ? Huma finanzjarjament stabbli biżżejjed biex ikunu jistgħu jrabbu t-tfal? Tniġġis, kostruzzjoni bl-addoċċ, nuqqas ta’ spazji ħodor – dan kollu għandu x’jaqsam mal-ġustizzja riproduttiva.
Lil hinn minn dan, ma nistgħux ninjoraw ir-realtà ta’ kuljum li n-nisa jiffaċċjaw – sessiżmu, fastidju, stalking, stupru, vjolenza verbali u fiżika, kummenti misoġeni, differenza medja inġusta fil-pagi tan-nisa u l-irġiel, u fil-qsim tax-xogħol tad-dar u tat-trobbija tat-tfal. Xi drabi dawn huma ovvji ħafna, imma kemm-il darba jkunu tant sottili li diffiċli tagħrafhom u tindirizzahom.
Niftakru wkoll fil-femmiċidji li saru f’Malta f’dawn l-aħħar snin. Nappellaw biex dawk fil-poter jiaħdmu għal bidla soċjali sinifikanti, biex ikollna trasformazzjoni ħolistika tas-soċjetà patrijarkali li ngħixu fiha.
Aħna – nisa, ħbieb oltre mill-ġeneru, trans, u alleati tagħna – jeħtieġ li nsemmgħu l-vuċi tagħna flimkien, biex niġġieldu kontra l-oppressjoni tal-ġeneru f’jum simboliku bħal Jum il-Mara kif ukoll kuljum u kullimkien għal kull mara.
Niltaqgħu fil-Pjazza Tritoni u nimxu fil-Belt Valletta, sakem ningabru fi Pjazza San Ġorġ biex nisimghu diskorsi, kant mill-Kor Re-Sisters, u żifna komunitarja minn Fran Zammit (appoġġjata mid-Dipartiment tal-Istudji taż-Żfin, fi ħdan l-Università ta’ Malta).
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March for Women’s Day – Every Woman, Every Day, Everywhere
Join us for a march in Valletta, on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
Come with other women, non-binary friends, and allies, and bring placards voicing your anger and dreaming of a feminist liberation. This year’s title underlines how women from different social backgrounds, economic conditions, and diverse countries share the same struggles.
Our focus this year is on reproductive justice – the right to not have children, the right to have children, and the right to parent children in safe, healthy, and sustainable environments. We know that contraception is not accessible enough, abortion is criminalised, people with conditions like endometriosis lack care, and not everyone can afford period products.
For people who want to have children – is there enough support? Are people financially stable to be able to have and raise children? Pollution, over-construction, lack of green spaces – all of this relates to reproductive justice.
Beyond reproductive justice, we cannot ignore women’s everyday reality – facing sexism, harassment, stalking, rape, verbal and physical violence, misogynistic comments, an unjust pay gap and unfair sharing of parenting and housework. Sometimes these are very obvious, sometimes they are more subtle, which makes it harder to denounce and address these issues.
We must also continue to remember the femicides committed in Malta over the past years. We call for those in power to create meaningful change, and work towards societal transformation.
We – women, non-binary people, trans people, and allies – can use our voices to fight together against gender oppression, on a symbolic day like Women’s Day, as well as every day, everywhere, for every woman.
We will meet at Triton Fountain in Floriana, walk through Valletta, and gather in St. George’s Square to have speeches, songs by the Re-sisters Choir, and a community dance performance by Fran Zammit, supported by the Department of Dance Studies at the University of Malta.

Detention is NOT a Solution - Protest
2025-03-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Safi Detention Centre, Triq Carmelo Caruana, Safi, Malta
Join us at 18:00 on Friday, 28 March, in front of the Safi Detention Centre in order to stand in solidarity with our detained brothers and sisters.
Vulnerable people are being detained for up to two years in degrading, unhygienic conditions without adequate access to legal aid or contact with the outside world.
Vulnerable people, women and children, LGBTQ+ individuals, migrants traumatised by shipwreck, and people with special needs should never be imprisoned.
We call on the authorities to:

Release all vulnerable persons and children from detention immediately, including members of our LGBTQ+ community;
Increase transparency at Safi and allow NGOs and legal counsels greater access;
Halt the practice of detaining people for extended periods of time who pose no threat to the community;
Expand the use of alternatives to detention that are already well-established in Malta;
Halt the raids that target long-standing members of our community, whilst providing a pathway for those that remain undocumented to regularise their status.

We cannot abide and standby as the authorities imprison vulnerable members of our community for years on end in inhuman and degrading conditions without access to adequate legal aid.
We firmly believe that all people, not least children and vulnerable members of our communities, deserve liberty, the right to speedy due process and the right to a dignified existence.

NAKBA 77 - March for a Free Palestine
2025-05-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Ġnien il-Kunsill tal-Ewropa, WF2W+R56, Ta' Xbiex, Malta
** POSTPONED TO SATURDAY 17TH MAY, 15:00 DUE TO WEATHER **
On Thursday, 15th May, we will march along the Gżira waterfront to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, condemn the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and raise our voices in solidarity for a free Palestine.
The Nakba – meaning The Catastrophe – refers to the mass killing and expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 to make way for the establishment of the Israeli state.
What followed – the theft of land and resources, mass imprisonments, apartheid, occupation, blockades, and now genocide – represents the continuation of the project of colonisation and oppression by Israel of the Palestinian people.
We call on Malta’s government, institutions, companies, and citizens to
Officially recognise the State of Palestine Enforce an arms embargo Sanction vessels, aircraft, and individuals involved in the arms trade supporting the genocide Prevent Israeli war criminals from entering our peaceful islands
We also call on Members of the European Parliament, European institutions, and European companies to
Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement until Israel complies with the rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Suspend Israel from participating in sports and cultural events, including the Eurovision Song Contest, following the precedent set with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine
We will gather at the Council of Europe Garden in Gżira at 6:00pm.
Bring Palestinian flags and keys — symbols of the Palestinian right and determination to return to their stolen homes and lands.
FREE PALESTINE
Ġustizzja għall-Palestina | Moviment Graffitti | The Watermelon Warriors | The Lebanese Advocates | Youth for Palestine | Embassy of Palestine in Malta

Act NOW Against Genocide in Gaza
2025-07-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Parliament Square, Valletta City Gate, Valletta, Malta
On Tuesday 29th July at 6:30pm, we will gather at the Triton Fountain in Valletta and march to Castille Square to demand meaningful action by the Maltese Government against Israel’s mass starvation of Palestinians in Gaza.
Children, women, and men in Gaza are currently being starved to death. After 1 year and 10 months of genocidal mass murder of civilians – including the deliberate targeting of journalists, healthcare professionals, aid workers, and aid seekers – Israel is now intensifying its genocide through mass starvation.
Images of children dying from hunger, and of the elderly collapsing to their deaths while waiting in vain for food, should trigger the strongest reaction from any human being with even a shred of empathy!
It is therefore deeply hurtful and outrageous that Western governments continue either to proactively support the genocidal state of Israel or to take no meaningful action to stop the Israeli-imposed mass starvation of the Palestinian population in Gaza.
Regrettably, the Maltese Government is also failing abysmally to take the actions within its power to oppose this genocide.
In contrast with other European countries such as Ireland and Spain, it has consistently failed to condemn Israel’s genocide on the international stage, has reneged twice on its promise to recognise the State of Palestine, and continues to allow ships flying the Maltese flag to transport weapons and military material to Israel.
In view of this inaction and complicity, on Tuesday we will be calling for:

A strong and unambiguous stand by the Maltese Government condemning Israel and calling for its sanctioning, including the cancellation of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
The prohibition of ships flying the Maltese flag from transporting weapons and military material to Israel, along with a clear and enforced policy preventing ships carrying such material from entering Maltese waters or being serviced by vessels from Malta.
The immediate recognition by the Government of Malta of the State of Palestine.

FREE PALESTINE
Organisations:
Embassy of Palestine in MaltaĠustizzja għall-PalestinaMoviment GraffittiThe Lebanese AdvocatesThe Watermelon WarriorsYouth for Palestine

Safe Space Before Malta Pride 2025
2025-09-12 14:00 - 16:30 | Moviment Graffitti Premises, 67, Strait Street, Valletta, Malta
As in previous years, Moviment Graffitti will be participating in the Pride March on Saturday, 13th September. The March will start at around 5.00 pm.
Before the March, Moviment Graffitti will once again be opening its premises to provide a safe space for anyone who would like to come and have a drink with us and prepare for the March.
Those who would like to come and dress for the Pride, do their makeup, make placards (we have the materials), or meet others are welcome to come to our premises at 67 Strait Street, Valletta.
Just be yourself. No judgement. Just Pride!
The premises will be open between 2.00 pm and 4.30 pm.
We would love to meet you there! Come and bring others with you.
Please note that unfortunately our premises are located in an old Valletta building with steep steps. Therefore the space is not accessible for persons with serious mobility issues. We regret the inconvenience.
Note: The guest list for this event is not visible.

Placard-Making Session for the Abortion Rally 2025
2025-09-16 18:30 - 21:00 | Moviment Graffitti Premises, 67, Strait Street, Valletta, Malta
We’re excited to announce the Malta Abortion Rights Rally placard-making session!
Join us on Tuesday, 16th September, between 18:30 and 21:00, to get creative and prepare banners, signs, and placards together.
Bring along any materials you’d like to use (we encourage the use of recycled items!), and don’t worry if you don’t have anything, as the Coalition will provide some supplies.
This is a great chance to connect, share ideas, and make your voice visible for the Rally. Everyone is welcome!

Abortion Rights Rally Malta 2025: L-Abort Mhuwiex Reat
2025-09-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Law Courts, VGX6+9RQ, Republic Street, Valletta, Malta
Mara oħra ġiet kriminalizzata talli għamlet abort f’Malta. Dan mhux aċċettabbli.
L-abort huwa kura tas-saħħa. L-abort huwa dritt uman. L-abort MHUWIEX reat.
Ir-rally ta’ din is-sena issejjaħ għall-ġustizzja – kemm għal mara f’dan il-każ, u anke għal kull persuna oħra li ġiet imġiegħla tiskot, tistħi, jew tibża’ minħabba l-liġijiet ta’ Malta. L-ebda mara m’għandha qatt tgħaddi minn investigazzjoni tal-pulizija, awla tal-qorti, jew akkużi kriminali miġjuba kontriha talli ħadet deċiżjoni dwar ħajjitha stess.
Post: Quddiem il-Qorti, il-BeltData u Ħin: 27/09/2025 fl-10 am
Ningħaqdu għax:

L-abort GĦANDU jiġi dekriminalizzat. X’qed nistennew?!
Il-professjonisti tal-kura tas-saħħa u soċjali għandhom jipprovdu kura mingħajr biża’, mhux jaġixxu bħala pulizija.
Nisa li għamlu abort jistħoqqilhom kompassjoni. M’intomx waħedkom.

Aħna qegħdin ningħaqdu f’solidarjetà man-nisa li kellhom jgħaddu minn dawn il-każijiet. Malta fallietkom.
Ġibu l-kartelli tagħkom, il-vuċijiet tagħkom, u l-kuraġġ tagħkom. Ejjew nimlew it-toroq b’messaġġ wieħed ċar u tond: L-Abort Mhuwiex Reat.
Kulħadd huwa mistieden – din il-ġlieda hija għal kulħadd.
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Yet another woman has been criminalised for an abortion in Malta. This is unacceptable.
Abortion is healthcare. Abortion is a human right. Abortion is NOT a crime.
This year’s rally is a call for justice – for the woman in this case, and for every person who has been forced into silence, shame, or fear because of Malta’s laws. No one should ever face a police investigation, a courtroom, or criminal charges for making decisions about their own life.
Location: In front of the courts, VallettaDate & Time: 27/09/2025 at 10 am
We rally because:

Abortion MUST be decriminalised. What are we waiting for?!
Healthcare & social care professionals should provide care without fear, not act as police.
People who have had abortions deserve compassion. You are not alone.

We stand in solidarity with the women in these cases. Malta has failed you.
Bring your placards, your voices, and your courage. Let’s fill the streets with one message loud and clear: Abortion is Not a Crime.
Everyone is welcome – this fight is for all of us.

Ġustizzja għal Artna: Iritrawhom Issa! - PROTESTA NAZZJONALI
2025-10-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Law Courts, VGX6+9RQ, Republic Street, Valletta, Malta
A national protest, Ġustizzja għal Artna: Irtirawhom Issa!, is being called for Saturday 4th October at 10am in response to the total assault on our environment and quality of life being pushed through under the guise of a planning “reform”.
The need for action is urgent and dire. Government is intent on forcing through two planning bills and three legal notices that will dismantle existing safeguards, place serious obstacles to effective public appeals, and regularise all kinds of illegalities across the country.
If this legal package is approved, Malta and Gozo will be ruled entirely by the wishes of developers, while the common people will be left under siege from harmful development permitted without even today’s minimal regulatory controls and scrutiny.
This is a grave threat to our country, and only the people’s resistance can fend it off.
Our demands are:

The immediate withdrawal of the draft bills and legal notices. Consultation cannot take place on legislation that is fundamentally flawed, malicious in intent, and beyond repair.
The urgent introduction of a measure suspending works on developments approved by the Planning Authority while an appeal is ongoing, through an amendment to existing law.
The publication of a White Paper to launch a genuine consultation on the broader planning reforms Malta truly needs.

People will gather at the Law Courts at 10am and march to Castille, where speeches will take place.
The national protest is the first action announced as part of the Ġustizzja għal Artna campaign launched last week. Groups across Malta and Gozo, both formal and informal, are invited to join the protest and the campaign by emailing info@gustizzjartna.org.
More information about the campaign and its demands can be found at www.gustizzjartna.org.
BirdLife Malta | Din l-Art Ħelwa | Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar | Friends of the Earth Malta | Front Żgħażagħ għall-Ambjent | Għawdix | Moviment Graffitti | Nature Trust – FEE Malta | Ramblers Association | Wirt Għawdex
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Se ssir protesta nazzjonali, Ġustizzja għal Artna: Irtirawhom Issa!, nhar is-Sibt 4 ta’ Ottubru fl-10am bħala reazzjoni għall-attakk totali fuq l-ambjent u l-kwalità tal-ħajja tagħna, li qed jiġi ppreżentat bħala taparsi “riforma” tal-ippjanar.
Il-ħtieġa għall-azzjoni hija urġenti u serja. Il-Gvern jinsab determinat li jmexxi ’l quddiem żewġ abbozzi ta’ liġi dwar l-ippjanar, u tliet avviżi legali, li se jeqirdu l-protezzjonijiet eżistenti, joħolqu ostakli serji għall-appelli effettivi mill-pubbliku, u jirregolarizzaw kull tip ta’ illegalitajiet madwar il-pajjiż.
Jekk dan il-pakkett legali jiġi approvat, Malta u Għawdex se jkunu mmexxija kompletament mir-rieda tal-iżviluppaturi, filwaqt li n-nies komuni jispiċċaw taħt assedju minn żvilupp ta’ ħsara li se jkun permess saħansitra mingħajr il-kontroll u l-iskrutinju minimu li jeżisti llum.
Din hija theddida gravi għal pajjiżna, u hija biss ir-reżistenza tal-poplu li tista’ twaqqafha.
It-talbiet tagħna huma:

L-irtirar immedjat tal-abbozzi ta’ liġi u l-avviżi legali. Ma tistax issir konsultazzjoni dwar leġiżlazzjoni li hija fundamentalment difettuża, malizzjuża fl-intenzjoni tagħha, u li ma tistax tissewwa.
L-introduzzjoni urġenti ta’ miżura li tissospendi x-xogħlijiet ta’ żviluppi approvati mill-Awtorità tal-Ippjanar waqt li jkun għaddej appell, permezz ta’ emenda għal-liġi eżistenti.
Il-pubblikazzjoni ta’ White Paper biex titnieda konsultazzjoni ġenwina dwar ir-riformi usa’ tal-ippjanar li Malta verament teħtieġ.

In-nies se jinġabru quddiem il-Qorti fl-10am u jimxu lejn Kastilja, fejn se jsiru xi diskorsi.
Il-protesta nazzjonali hija l-ewwel azzjoni mħabbra bħala parti mill-kampanja Ġustizzja għal Artna li ġiet imnedija l-ġimgħa li għaddiet. Gruppi madwar Malta u Għawdex, kemm formali kif ukoll informali, huma mistiedna jissieħbu fil-protesta u fil-kampanja billi jibagħtu email fuq info@gustizzjartna.org.
Aktar tagħrif dwar il-kampanja u t-talbiet tagħha jinsab fuq www.gustizzjartna.org.
BirdLife Malta | Din l-Art Ħelwa | Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar | Friends of the Earth Malta | Front Żgħażagħ għall-Ambjent | Għawdix | Moviment Graffitti | Nature Trust – FEE Malta | Ramblers Association | Wirt Għawdex

Ġustizzja Għal Artna: Flimkien, Inwaqqfuhom! - PROTESTA
2025-10-27 17:30 - 20:00 | Law Courts, VGX6+9RQ, Republic Street, Valletta, Malta
Il-kampanja Ġustizzja għal Artna qed issejjaħ lin-nies biex jerġgħu jingħaqdu fi protesta t-Tnejn, is-27 ta’ Ottubru. Il-protesta se tibda fil-5.30pm minn quddiem il-Qorti u tibqa’ miexja lejn il-Parlament.
Ripetutament stqarrejna li nippreferu npoġġu madwar mejda u niddiskutu r-riformi urġenti li pajjiżna għandu bżonn fil-qasam tal-ambjent u l-ippjanar. Madankollu, minkejja l-għajta tal-poplu għal ġustizzja — inklużi dawk l-eluf li s-Sibt, 4 ta’ Ottubru ħarġu jipprotestaw fit-toroq tal-Belt — il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela qed jibqa’ jirrifjuta li jisma’ lill-poplu.
L-hekk imsejħa “riforma” tal-ippjanar hija mannara mdendla fuq għonq in-nies. Il-fatt li din il-protesta se taħbat mal-jum li fih jiġi ppreżentat il-Baġit mhuwiex kumbinazzjoni. Il-messaġġ tagħna huwa ċar: dan mhuwiex ‘business as usual’.
Iż-żewġ abbozzi tal-ippjanar u t-tliet avviżi legali jippreżentaw theddida imminenti għall-postijiet li huma l-aktar għal qalbna, għall-komunitajiet tagħna, għall-ġustizzja soċjali, u għad-demokrazija.
Se jżarmaw is-salvagwardji eżistenti kollha kontra l-iżvilupp bla rażan billi jneħħu s-saħħa effettiva tar-regolamenti tal-ippjanar u jagħtu kontroll assolut lill-Awtorità korrotta tal-Ippjanar.
Id-dritt tal-pubbliku li jappella deċiżjonijiet illegali b’mod effettiv se jiġi severament limitat, u l-Qorti se titlef is-setgħa tagħha li tirrevoka permessi illegali.
L-avviżi legali se jagħtu amnestija totali għal kull xorta ta’ illegalità li saret sas-sena l-oħra, b’ebda limitu fuq it-tip, id-daqs jew il-post li fih saret.
Nemmnu bis-sħiħ li n-nies għandhom is-saħħa li jwaqqfu dan l-attakk fuq il-kwalità tal-ħajja tagħhom. Għalhekk qed nerġgħu nsejħu lill-pubbliku biex insaħħu din il-ġlieda kontra l-bullies ta’ dan il-pajjiż — dawk li jemmnu li l-flus jagħtuhom id-dritt li jirfsu fuq iċ-ċittadini komuni.
It-Tnejn 27 ta’ Ottubru, se nerġgħu nuruhom li aħna mhux se naċċettaw li ngħixu taħt il-ħakma tal-iżviluppaturi.
Flimkien, inwaqqfuhom!
www.gustizzjartna.org
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The Ġustizzja għal Artna campaign is calling on the people to join a protest on Monday 27th October. The protest will start at 5:30pm from the Law Courts and move towards Parliament.
We have repeatedly stated that we would much rather sit around a table to discuss the urgent planning and environmental reforms our country needs. However, despite the people’s cry for justice, including the thousands who took to the streets on Saturday 4th October, Prime Minister Robert Abela continues to refuse to listen.
This so-called planning reform is a Damocles’ sword hanging over the people’s heads. It is no coincidence that this protest will coincide with the presentation of the annual Budget. Our message is clear: this is not business as usual.
The two planning bills and three legal notices pose an imminent threat to our most cherished places, our communities, social justice, and democracy.
They would dismantle all existing protections against unbridled construction by rendering planning regulations ineffective and placing full control in the hands of the corrupt Planning Authority.
They would also severely undermine the public’s right to effectively appeal illegal decisions, and strip the Court of its power to revoke illegal permits.
Additionally, the legal notices would grant a blanket amnesty for all sorts of illegalities committed up to last year, with no limits on type, size, or location.
We strongly believe that the people have the power to stop this assault on their quality of life and are the last lines of defence against the greed of developers. Thus, we call on the public to intensify this fight against the bullies of this country – those who believe that money gives them the right to trample over the common citizen.
On Monday 27th October, we’ll show once again that we refuse to live under the reign of developers.
Together, we’ll stop them!
www.gustizzjartna.org

One Voice Against Patriarchal Violence
2025-11-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Law Courts, VGX6+9RQ, Republic Street, Valletta, Malta
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Moviment Graffitti invites the public to a demonstration on Sunday 23rd November at 4pm in front of Law Courts, Valletta.
We want to underline the culture of verbal violence permeating our society on a daily basis, from the hateful and sexist comments on social media to cat calling and disempowering insults. We want to give visibility to the violence, physical and psychological, happening inside houses, behind closed doors, in workplaces, in schools, and in other institutions. We want to remember the victims of all the femicides that happened in the past years in Malta, and to say their names.
We invite the public to join us in the communal fight against patriarchal violence and to empower us to bring change. Join us with your placards and loud voices, so that we will be one united strong voice against patriarchal violence!
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Vuċi Waħda Kontra l-Vjolenza Patrijarkali
Biex infakkru l-Jum Internazzjonali għall-Eliminazzjoni tal-Vjolenza kontra n-Nisa, il-Moviment Graffitti qed jistieden lill-pubbliku għal dimostrazzjoni nhar il-Ħadd 23 ta’ Novembru fl-4.00 ta’ waranofsinhar quddiem il-Qorti fil-Belt Valletta.
Irridu nenfasizzaw il-kultura tal-vjolenza verbali li tinxtered fis-soċjetà tagħna ta’ kuljum — mill-kummenti ta’ mibegħda u sessisti fuq il-midja soċjali, sal-“cat calling” u l-insulti li jnaqqsu d-dinjità tan-nisa. Irridu nagħtu viżibilità lill-vjolenza, kemm fiżika kif ukoll psikoloġika, li qed isseħħ ġewwa d-djar, wara bibien magħluqa, fil-postijiet tax-xogħol, fl-iskejjel u f’istituzzjonijiet oħra. Irridu nfakkru lill-vittmi tal-femmiċidji kollha li seħħew f’dawn l-aħħar snin f’Malta, u ngħidu isimhom.
Nistednu lill-pubbliku biex jingħaqad magħna fil-ġlieda komuni kontra l-vjolenza patrijarkali u biex flimkien nissaħħu u nġibu l-bidla. Ejjew bil-kartelluni u b’leħinkom għoli, biex inkunu leħen wieħed, qawwi u magħqud kontra l-vjolenza patrijarkali!

World AIDS Day: Silence = Death
2025-11-30 14:30 - 16:00 | Parliament Square, Valletta City Gate, Valletta, Malta
This Sunday, 30th November at 2.30 pm at Freedom Square in front of Parliament, a coalition of organisations will be marking World AIDS day which falls on Monday with a silent protest. We will meet in front of parliament to protest against the indifference, the silence, the stigma and the misconceptions that still surround living with HIV. We will protest silently with red cloths/ribbons on our mouths, eyes or ears to symbolise the silence surrounding HIV and the Government’s silence and inaction regarding the promise of free PrEP and PEP, which are essential medications in stemming the tide of new HIV diagnoses, continues to harm at risk communities. The silence is deafening. This needs to stop.
Join us on Sunday, bring your placards and your red cloths and ribbons to raise awareness about HIV silence, stigma and inaction. We ask people to wear red material around their mouths, eyes and/or ears, to show that just because one ignores HIV, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
In Malta, HIV is now a chronic manageable condition and not the death sentence it once was, however there are still issues that negatively impact the lives of people living with HIV and those around them. People living with HIV often carry the burden on their own because the huge stigma keeps them from sharing their status with others. Therefore, they lack the necessary support structures that would help them cope better with HIV. There are still many misconceptions about HIV, even though today, HIV medication suppresses the virus to the point that it cannot be transmitted to others, what we call U=U, Undetectable = Untransmittable.
HIV healthcare has improved greatly. However, there is still much that needs to be done. HIV medication is not accessible to everyone, due to issues with their residency status, and the government has still to deliver on its promise to invest in free HIV prevention medication such as PrEP and PEP. This has now become urgent, especially considering that Malta has one of the highest rates of HIV diagnoses in Europe.
Organisations endorsing the World AIDS Day rally:Checkpoint MaltaLGBTI+ GozoMGRMMoviment GraffittiARCaditus foundationDrachma LGBTIQ
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Il-Jum Dinji tal-AIDS: Silenzju = Mewt
Nhar il-Ħadd, 30 ta’ Novembru fis-2.30 pm f’Misraħ il-Ħelsien quddiem il-Parlament, koalizzjoni ta’ organizzazzjonijiet se tkun qed tfakkar il-Jum dinji tal-AIDS, li jaħbat it-Tnejn, bi protesta siekta. Se niltaqgħu quddiem il-Parlament biex nipprotestaw kontra l-indifferenza, is-skiet, l-istigma u l-ideat żbaljati li għadhom marbuta mal-HIV. Se nipprotestaw b’mod sieket b’biċċiet jew żigarelli ħomor jgħattulna ħalqna, għajnejna jew widnejna bħala simbolu tas-skiet li jikkaratterizza l-HIV u s-silenzju u n-nuqqas ta’ azzjoni tal-Gvern dwar il-wegħda tiegħu li jipprovdi PrEP u PEP b’xejn—mediċini essenzjali biex jitwaqqaf it-tixrid ta’ każi ġodda tal-HIV—li l-assenza tagħhom tkompli tagħmel ħsara lill-komunitajiet li jinsabu f’riskju. Hawn skiet itarrax. Hemm bżonn li nwaqqfuh.
Ingħaqdu magħna nhar il-Ħadd waranofsinhar; ġibu magħkom il-kartelluni u l-biċċiet u l-faxex ħomor biex inżidu l-għarfien dwar is-skiet, l-istigma u n-nuqqas ta’ azzjoni dwar l-HIV. Nitolbu lin-nies jilbsu faxex jew żigarelli ħomor fuq ħalqhom, għajnejhom u/jew widnejhom biex nuru li għalkemm l-HIV qed tiġi njorata ma jfissirx li ma teżistix.
F’Malta, l-HIV illum hija kundizzjoni kronika li tista’ tiġi kkontrollata u mhux is-sentenza tal-mewt li kienet darba, iżda għad hemm kwistjonijiet li jaffettwaw b’mod negattiv il-ħajja tan-nies li jgħixu bl-HIV u ta’ dawk ta’ madwarhom. Persuni li jgħixu bl-HIV spiss iġorru l-piż waħedhom minħabba l-istigma kbira li żżommhom milli jaqsmu l-istatus tagħhom ma’ ħaddieħor. Għaldaqstant, ma jkollhomx l-appoġġ meħtieġ li jgħinhom jinnavigaw l-HIV aħjar. Għad hemm ħafna ideat żbaljati dwar l-HIV, minkejja li llum il-mediċina tal-HIV tirrippressa l-virus sal-punt li ma jistax jiġi trażmess lil ħaddieħor—dak li nsejħulu U=U, Undetectable = UntransmittableIl-kura tal-HIV tjiebet b’mod sinifikanti. Iżda għad hemm ħafna xi jsir. Il-mediċina tal-HIV mhijiex aċċessibbli għal kulħadd minħabba kwistjonijiet relatati mal-permess tar-residenza, u l-Gvern għadu ma wettaqx il-wegħda tiegħu li jinvesti f’mediċini ta’ prevenzjoni tal-HIV b’xejn bħal PrEP u PEP. Dan issa sar urġenti, speċjalment meta wieħed iqis li Malta għandha waħda mill-ogħla rati ta’ dijanjosi tal-HIV fl-Ewropa.
Organizzazzjonijiet li qegħdin jappoġġjaw din id-dimostrazzjoni:Checkpoint MaltaLGBTI+ GozoMGRMMoviment GraffittiARCaditus foundationDrachma LGBTIQ

March of Solidarity for Peace
2025-12-20 14:30 - 16:30 | Parliament Square, Valletta City Gate, Valletta, Malta
“The world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over,” said Agnes Callamard, secretary-general of Amnesty International.
Come to stand in solidarity with the peoples of Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria — and to demand action:– An end to Israel’s illegal occupation and apartheid.
– Full military embargo of Israel– Sanctions on Israel
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝟮.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮 to send a clear message, that the people of Malta stand with international law, human rights, and justice.
𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗘.
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Malta: L-Ebda Mużika għall-Ġenoċidju - PROTESTA NAZZJONALI
2026-02-21 15:00 - 16:30 | Parliament Square, Valletta City Gate, Valletta, Malta
We are calling a national protest on Saturday, 21 February, at 3pm, starting from outside Parliament in Valletta.
Artists, organisations, communities, and members of the public will unite to march for Malta’s withdrawal from the Eurovision 2026 as long as the genocidal state of Israel is allowed to participate.
Israel’s conduct constitutes a threat to all of humanity. Its ongoing genocide in Gaza has massacred over 70,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom are children, and has razed the territory to the ground. This genocide follows decades of illegal occupation, apartheid policies, settler expansion, and the mass kidnapping, expulsion, and dispossession of Palestinians. Israel is also currently extending its colonial occupation into Lebanon and Syria.
The arts and culture sphere – and the Eurovision in particular – does not exist separately from these realities. Cultural platforms are used by Israel to launder its blood-soaked reputation. Last year, in the midst of the genocide in Gaza, the Israeli broadcaster allocated a record budget to its Eurovision participation. In contrast, Russia was immediately barred from the Eurovision following its invasion of Ukraine.
Israel should never have been allowed to participate in this competition or to present itself as a normal state while exterminating Palestinians and stealing their land. However, since the European Broadcasting Union took the shameful decision to allow Israel’s participation, Malta now has the opportunity to take a stand for justice and international law by joining Spain, Iceland, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Ireland in withdrawing from this compromised competition.
It is not too late for Malta to stand for justice. Withdrawing from the Eurovision would represent a principled stand against the normalisation of genocide and in favour of freedom, dignity, and self-determination.
On Saturday, 21 February, we will march in Valletta to send a clear message to the Government: we refuse to be complicit in genocide. We want to be able to say, with pride, that Malta stood on the right side of history.
Endorsements can be submitted via www.maltanomusicforgenocide.org or by emailing info@maltanomusicforgenocide.org
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Qegħdin insejħu protesta nazzjonali nhar is-Sibt, 21 ta’ Frar, fit-3.00pm, li tibda minn quddiem il-Parlament fil-Belt Valletta.
Artisti, għaqdiet, komunitajiet u membri tal-pubbliku se jingħaqdu f’mixja biex jitolbu li Malta tirtira mill-Eurovision 2026 sakemm l-istat ġenoċidali tal-Iżrael jitħalla jipparteċipa.
L-imġiba ta’ Iżrael hija ta’ theddida għall-umanità kollha. Il-ġenoċidju kontinwu tiegħu f’Gaża qatel aktar minn 70,000 Palestinjan, il-maġġoranza tagħhom tfal, u qered it-territorju kważi kompletament. Dan il-ġenoċidju qed jitwettaq wara għexieren ta’ snin ta’ okkupazzjoni illegali, politiki ta’ apartheid, espansjoni tas-settlers, u ħtif, tkeċċija u esproprjazzjoni tal-massa tal-poplu Palestinjan. L-Iżrael bħalissa qed jestendi wkoll l-okkupazzjoni kolonjali tiegħu fil-Libanu u fis-Sirja.
Il-qasam tal-arti u l-kultura – u l-Eurovision b’mod partikolari – ma jeżistix separatament minn dawn ir-realtajiet. Pjattaformi kulturali jintużaw mill-Iżrael biex jaħsel ir-reputazzjoni mdemmija tiegħu. Is-sena l-oħra, f’nofs il-ġenoċidju f’Gaża, ix-xandar Iżraeljan alloka baġit rekord għall-parteċipazzjoni tiegħu fl-Eurovision. B’kuntrast, ir-Russja ġiet eskluża immedjatament mill-Eurovision wara l-invażjoni tagħha tal-Ukrajna.
L-Iżrael qatt ma kellu jitħalla jipparteċipa f’din il-kompetizzjoni jew jitħalla jippreżenta ruħu bħala stat normali waqt li qed jeqred lill-Palestinjani u jisraq l-art tagħhom. Madankollu, peress li l-EBU ħadet id-deċiżjoni tal-mistħija li tippermetti l-parteċipazzjoni tal-Iżrael, Malta issa għandha l-opportunità li tieħu pożizzjoni favur il-ġustizzja u d-dritt internazzjonali billi tingħaqad ma’ Spanja, l-Iżlanda, is-Slovenja, l-Olanda u l-Irlanda fl-irtirar minn din il-kompetizzjoni kompromessa.
Għadu mhux tard wisq biex Malta tieħu pożizzjoni favur il-ġustizzja. L-irtirar mill-Eurovision ikun att ta’ prinċipju kontra n-normalizzazzjoni tal-ġenoċidju u favur il-libertà, id-dinjità u l-awtodeterminazzjoni.
Nhar is-Sibt, 21 ta’ Frar, se nimxu fil-Belt Valletta biex nibagħtu messaġġ ċar lill-Gvern: nirrifjutaw li nkunu kompliċi fil-ġenoċidju. Irridu nkunu nistgħu ngħidu, kburin, li Malta kienet fuq in-naħa tas-sewwa tal-istorja.
Appoġġ jista’ jingħata permezz tas-sit www.maltanomusicforgenocide.org jew billi jintbagħat email fuq info@maltanomusicforgenocide.org.

Il-Marċ ta' Jum il-Mara 2026: Jum il-Mara Kuljum!
2026-03-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Triton Fountain, Vjal Nelson, Valletta, Malta
Join us on the 8th of March in our fight for solidarity, liberation, and equality. This International Women’s Day we are marching the streets of Valletta to raise our voices and demand dignity and justice for all women, non-binary, and trans folk.
The first Women’s March in 1909 grew out of the labour movement as women marched for shorter working hours, better pay and the right to vote. While International Women’s Day celebrates how far women’s rights and gender equality have come, it is critical to highlight the erasure of women’s rights across the world, as well as the effects of gender violence and abuse.
In the past years, women around the globe, including in Iran, Palestine, Afghanistan and Sudan, have been fighting for their rights amongst war and violence. 1 out of 3 women in the EU aged 18-74 have experienced physical or sexual violence. And women in Malta are still denied their reproductive autonomy due to the criminalisation of abortion.
Women face struggles every day, which is why this year our theme is “Women’s day every day”.
Whilst women continue to fight for what they deserve, we will keep advocating for policies and legislations that help women, we will keep calling out sexist and abusive behaviour, and we will not stop being loud until every woman is free.
The Women’s March will start at Triton Fountain in Floriana at 15:00 and will finish at St. George’s square with speeches, and live music.
Let’s voice our anger against the injustices that we face on a daily basis.
Let’s march together as one voice, as sisters united in our struggle for change.
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Ingħaqdu magħna fit-8 ta’ Marzu fil-ġlieda tagħna għas-solidarjetà, il-libertà u l-ugwaljanza. F’dan il-Jum Internazzjonali tan-Nisa, se nimxu fit-toroq tal-Belt Valletta biex ngħollu leħinna u nitolbu dinjità u ġustizzja għan-nisa kollha, persuni non-binary u trans.
L-ewwel marċ ta’ Jum il-Mara fl-1909 ħareġ mill-moviment tal-ħaddiema, meta n-nisa ħarġu fit-toroq biex jitolbu sigħat tax-xogħol iqsar, paga aħjar u d-dritt tal-vot. Filwaqt li l-Jum Internazzjonali tan-Nisa jiċċelebra l-avvanzi fid-drittijiet tan-nisa u l-ugwaljanza bejn is-sessi, huwa kruċjali li nkomplu nenfasizzaw it-tnaqqir tad-drittijiet tan-nisa madwar id-dinja, kif ukoll l-effetti tal-vjolenza u l-abbuż ibbażati fuq il-ġeneru.
Fl-aħħar snin, nisa madwar id-dinja — inkluż fl-Iran, fil-Palestina, fl-Afganistan u fis-Sudan — ilhom jiġġieldu għad-drittijiet tagħhom qalb gwerer u vjolenza. Mara waħda minn kull tlieta fl-UE, bejn it-18 u l-74 sena, esperjenzat xi forma ta’ vjolenza fiżika jew sesswali. U n-nisa f’Malta għadhom miċħuda mill-awtonomija riproduttiva tagħhom minħabba l-kriminalizzazzjoni tal-abort.
In-nisa jaffaċċjaw sfidi kuljum, u għalhekk it-tema ta’ din is-sena hija “Jum il-Mara Kuljum”
In-nisa se jkomplu jiġġieldu għal dak li jistħoqqilhom. Aħna se nkomplu ninsistu għal politiki u liġijiet li jappoġġjaw lin-nisa, se nkomplu nikkundannaw imġieba sessista u abbużiva, u mhux se nieqfu nsemmgħu leħinna sakemm kull mara tkun ħielsa.
Il-Marċ se jibda mill-Funtana tat-Tritoni fil-Furjana fit-15:00 u jintemm fi Pjazza San Ġorġ b’diskorsi u mużika live.
Ejjew ngħollu leħinna kontra l-inġustizzji li naffaċċjaw ta’ kuljum.
Ejjew nimxu flimkien, b’vuċi waħda, bħal aħwa magħqudin fil-ġlieda tagħna għall-bidla ta’ veru.

NAKBA 78 - March for the return of stolen lands
2026-05-16 16:30 - 18:00 | Ġnien il-Kunsill tal-Ewropa, WF2W+R56, Ta' Xbiex, Malta
On the 15th of May 1948, the Israeli State was created. For several months before this date, Zionist militias began attacking, killing, and expelling Palestinians from their land. Israel seized nearly 70% of historic Palestine, killed thousands of Palestinians, and expelled 750,000 Palestinians from their homes. These people and their descendants still live till today as refugees.
This is the story of the Nakba – the Palestinian catastrophe carried out by the Zionist colonialism.
On the 16th May we will gather at 4:30pm in Gżira to commemorate the Nakba, condemn the illegal occupation, genocide, and raise our voices for a FREE PALESTINE: NAKBA 78 – March for the return of stolen lands
The Nakba is not a past event. The Nakba continues everyday through military occupation, resource theft, apartheid policies, sieges, mass imprisonment, and ongoing genocide.
Over the past two years and a half, Israel has massacred more than 72,000 Palestinians in the open-air prison of Gaza through bombing and starvation. For the past two years and half we witnessed Israel committing genocide in Gaza. Despite the ceasefire agreement Israel is still attacking and killing Palestinians in Gaza whilst blocking humanitarian aid.
Israel has been expanding its borders and seizing more lands from Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank with Israeli officials describing this territory they seized as “buffer zones.” In Gaza, more than half of the Strip’s territory” is under Israeli control. The yellow line introduced by Israel in the south of Lebanon had placed around 16 percent of Lebanon’s total area under its control.
In addition, Israeli military forces are illegally abducting more and more Palestinian people holding them under terrible conditions. Over 20,000 Palestinians have been held in these terrifying conditions since October 2023. In this period, at least 110 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody. Currently, the Israel Prison Service (IPS) is holding 9,900 Palestinians – approximately 3,532 detainees held without charge and about 350 children.
Israel has burned alive thousands of children taking shelter in refugee camps and hospitals, and has destroyed everything – homes, schools, health centers. It has cold-bloodedly killed thousands of doctors, nurses, journalists, and workers.
See you on Saturday, 16 May, as we remember the horrors of Zionism and continue the fight for a FREE PALESTINE
