Last Weekend Annie Lennox’s Video For Save The Children Was Part Of A Powerful Projection for Gaza on Liverpool’s Liver Building

Over the weekend, a striking video was projected onto Liverpool’s iconic Liver Building, sending a clear and urgent message to the UK Government. The short film, created by Save the Children, Choose Love, Oxfam and Anti-Slavery International, featured a group of well-known voices including Annie Lennox, Guy Pearce, Laura Whitmore and Dame Vanessa Redgrave.

Timed to coincide with the Labour Party Conference, the projection called for immediate action to stop what the UN Commission of Inquiry has concluded is a genocide in Gaza. The video featured the poem Don’t Mention the Children, written by Michael Rosen in 2014, which was originally a response to the banning of a radio advert naming children killed in Gaza.

Annie Lennox, who has long been a vocal advocate for human rights and global justice, took part in the video alongside other artists, activists and creatives. Her presence added emotional weight to the message, which was broadcast across the city centre on Sunday 28 September.

The poem has already reached over 10 million views on social media, and the projection brought its words to life in a public and powerful way. Part of the message read:
“Since October 2023, more than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza by Israeli forces.”

Save the Children stated that the projection was designed to coincide with the Labour Party Conference at the Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre, urging leaders like Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper to suspend arms transfers and hold Israel accountable under international law.

Annie Lennox’s involvement in this campaign follows her recent UK visit to promote her new book Retrospective, and continues her long-standing commitment to humanitarian causes.

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