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| UKPALMHN Solidarity Space Monday 14 October at 1pm (UK time) This is an open space where people exchange their emotional responses with a view to remaining resilient amidst a constant stream of distressing news. Please contact ukpalmhn@gmail.com if you would like a link to the meeting. Systemic Way free online event Monday 21 October at 6pm – 7.30pmm (UK time) Webinar featuring recorded interview with Dr Yo’ad Ghanadry Hakim and panel discussion, Dr Ghanadry Hakim is a Palestinian Psychotherapist who has presented at Cafe Palestine (Cafe no 4) and wrote a chapter for Psychoanalysis under Occupation edited by Lara and Stephen Sheehi https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-systemic-way-free-online-event-tickets-1033781527377 New UKPALMHN group focusing on Palestinian infants, children, and teenagers A new group is being formed for those of us who work with/write about/research into the mental health of Palestinian infants, children and teenagers. At the moment, it is made up of child psychotherapists but other child mental health professionals are welcome to join. Our focus will be specifically on babies, children and teenagers, their compromised physical, cognitive and psychological development as a result of what is happening to them and around them. We will also be asking our professional organisations to end their silence and make their voices heard on behalf of children. Please contact us via the Network email if you are interested in joining: ukpalmhn@gmail.com A Year of Lost Childhood: Palestinian children in Gaza suffer amid ongoing Israeli genocide From Defense for Children International – Palestine It has been an impossibly long year, and we are grateful for everyone who has continued organising, protesting, advocating, and more to demand justice and protection for Palestinian children. An arms embargo, coupled with urgent accountability, will save Palestinian children’s lives. If you are organizing in support of an arms embargo, let us know how DCIP can support your efforts by replying to advocacy@dcips.org https://www.dci-palestine.org/a_year_of_lost_childhood_palestinian_children_in_gaza_suffer_amid_ongoing_israeli_genocide More women and children killed in Gaza by Israeli military than any other recent conflict in a single year More women and children have been killed in Gaza by the Israeli military over the past year than the equivalent period of any other conflict over the past two decades, new Oxfam analysis has found. https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/more-women-and-children-killed-gaza-israeli-military-any-other-recent-conflict Gaza’s broken lullaby: Genocidal unchilding and the impossibility of mothering An article by Lama Khouri of the Palestine-Global Mental Health Network. The article describes the devastating impact of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the strategies used to dismantle the social and familial structures of Palestinian people, particularly targeting women and children. It sheds light on the severe conditions and the complex layers of violence that affect these mothers, who struggle to provide a semblance of normalcy and safety for their children amidst such adversity. […] By disrupting the ability to mother and nurture, the settler colonial forces aim to erase the continuity and resilience of the Palestinian identity, culture, and community. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15240657.2024.2379204 A Humiliating Charity: How scenes of aid distribution violate the dignity of Gaza’s children From Dr. Samah Jabr, Head of the Mental Health Unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health. https://www.instagram.com/p/DAtZMFKowdf/ Where Olive Trees Weep: Processing the trauma of occupation A 45-minute video discussion The new documentary Where the Olive Trees Weep offers a rare view into the everyday experience and psychological ramifications of occupation. Filmed in 2022 in the West Bank, the film follows Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, Israeli journalist Amira Haas, activist Ahed Tamimi, Dr. Gabor Maté, and others. On this episode of The Chris Hedges Report, Chris Hedges speaks with Ashira Darwish and with the film’s directors and producers, Zaya Ralitza Benazzo and Maurizio Benazzo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol2Y8iUkz78 Israel subjects northern Gaza to one of the most violent campaigns of its genocide An unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe is imminent as the Israeli occupation tightens its siege on the Jabalia camp and Beit Lahia project in the northern Gaza Strip for the fourth consecutive day. Israel is accelerating the pace of its genocide against the Palestinians there by carrying out mass and planned killings, as well as widespread forced displacements. The international community, led by the United Nations, must act swiftly and decisively to save 10s of thousands of residents who are being subjected to one of the most violent campaigns of genocide the Strip has ever witnessed. https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/israel-subjects-northern-gaza-one-most-violent-campaigns-its-genocide-intl-intervention-required Launch of the Social Workers’ Pledge for Palestine If you are a social worker, social care worker, social work academic, social work student, or a retired social worker, please sign and share the Social Workers’ Pledge for Palestine. You can also sign up to receive email updates. https://www.sw4palestineuk.org/ Want to take Action? Our website has a list of up to date of petitions, letter writing campaigns and other ways you can express your solidarity. https://ukpalmhn.com/gaza-crisis/ Think it’s all hopeless? Look at this link celebrating the successes of the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement on its 19th anniversary in July 2024: https://bdsmovement.net/BDS_Impacts-In-Times-Of-Genocide |
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الشبكة البريطانية الفلسطينية للصحة النفسية 