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Gathering with Palestine unites 15+ organisations - including charities, institutions, grassroots and community groups - committed to joining and contributing to the mass movement for Palestinian national liberation.
Whilst institutions celebrate the presentation of historical civic and artist revolt when it is safe to do so, the sector has yet to - but must - contend with the most urgent matters of our time as they are unfolding. In part, our role is to support artists and our communities in their response to such matters whilst providing space for our communities to gather, discuss and debate. Read more
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EVENTS and WORKSHOPS
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What Will Survive of Us with Kit Green
A series of creative workshops in June & July, hosted by Kit Green, exploring what might survive of yourself after you have gone. This is an opportunity to create a personal legacy through our love of art, commissioning six pieces that reflect who you are, your values and unique sense of self.
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ENCHANTMENTS: Trans Chorus
30.06.2024 | 1.30 - 4.30 PMFor this workshop, we will be collectively learning and sharing chants which affirm our existence as trans people. Chants for protest, chants for solitude, chants for resonating. We will use embodied exercises and games to engage with our unique voices and improvising instincts, guiding us to create chants together
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03.07.2024 | 6.30 - 9 PM
In this training we delve into the key frameworks and concepts through which the Palestinian struggle can be understood, such as settler-colonialism, occupation, apartheid, peace process, Nakba, and more. Through interweaving a historical and conceptual analysis of the trajectory of the Palestinian cause, this workshop offers a critical understanding of Palestine, its history, and the discourse around it.
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04.07.2024 | 6 - 9 PM
This event centres three contemporary works, two anthologies, We Wrote in Symbols: Love and Lust by Arab Women Writers by Selma Dabbagh, This Arab is Queer, an anthology of Arab queer voices compiled by Elias Jahshan and The Arab Queer Glossary by Marwan Kaabour, a survey of the linguistic landscape surrounding queerness in the Arab world. In a discussion chaired by Elizabeth Briggs, the Editorial Director of Saqi Books.
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14.07.2024 | 11 - 5 PM
11 -2 PM: In this discussion, we’ll reflect on solidarity organising in the industry, discussing coalitions, strikes and BDS strategies. Samir Eskanda will speak about artwashing and cultural boycott strategies.
2 - 4 PM
The Phenomenology of the Radical Artist in a Time of Genocide
Join luxx and Taghrid Choucair-Vizoso for a collective discussion on how artists and cultural workers are developing parallel, emancipatory streams outside the oppressive structures.
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17.07.2024 | 6.30 - 9 PM
In this interactive workshop we examine the concepts of indigeneity and imperialism in relation to Palestine. Through growing our understanding of indigeneity and imperialism, participants will understand Palestine as a local Indigenous struggle for decolonisation, frame Palestine as part of a global anti-imperialist struggle, and explore how together these frameworks shape our demands and strategies.
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Breaking Points with Daniel Regan
20.07.2024 | 2 - 4 PMIn this workshop we will explore and discuss the tensions and push & pull of tending to needs - both ours and others, in the caring work that we do. Daniel Regan is a visual artist & Creative Health expert. Daniel's creative practice involves both digging deep into his own mental health lived experiences, and the experiences of others within his socially engaged practice as a facilitator.
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Home Studio x Kumbirai Makumbe, Where do we go from here?!
24.07.2024 | 6.30 - 8.30 PMWhere do we go from here?! is an eclectic on-going series of conversations I have with invited guests. We delve into the intimate roots of our practices and what fuels us but also of the similarities and parallels of our practices. This is all in an endeavour to never answer but explore the question of “where do we go from here?” collectively.
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Supporting someone through gender-affirming surgery (online)
25.07.2024 | 7.30 - 8.30 PMJoin an informal online forum to share experiences on supporting those who are preparing for or recovering from gender-affirming surgery. What do you need to know and what advice can we receive from others who have been there before? Partners and friends will celebrate and reflect on their experiences.
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31.07.2024 | 6.30 - 9 PM
In this interactive workshop, co-developed with Palestinian scholars and activists, we examine the concepts of intersectionality, feminism and queerness in relation to Palestine.
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28.04.2024 | 11 - 2 PM
During this discussion we will consider health as the embodiment of wider violent systems and the devaluation of life and health as a tactic of colonialism. Whilst Palestinians struggle in the most profound way to maintain their existence, our more privileged selves have also been living it, passively through our phones.
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Gathering with Palestine unites 15+ organisations - including charities, institutions, grassroots and community groups - committed to joining and contributing to the mass movement for Palestinian national liberation.
Whilst institutions celebrate the presentation of historical civic and artist revolt when it is safe to do so, the sector has yet to - but must - contend with the most urgent matters of our time as they are unfolding. In part, our role is to support artists and our communities in their response to such matters whilst providing space for our communities to gather, discuss and debate. Read more