Susan Greene, a Jewish American activist artist, and children from Silwan painted goldfinches, symbolizing freedom, and giant eyes on the walls. The eyes look toward the west of the city, demanding: "We are here, see us." Most of the painted eyes belong to social activists looking from the neighborhood toward Jerusalem and the adjacent City of David. The paintings provided employment for the children, added color and life to the neglected neighborhood, and drew attention to the process of home evictions and Jewish settlement in the area, led by the Ateret Cohanim organization in the Arab neighborhood.