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| SYMPOSIUM Sumud and Solidarity: International mental health networks united for liberation and justice Friday 18 October at 6pm – 8pm (UK time) The Brazil, Turkiye and South Africa Palestine mental health networks invite you to attend the symposium: Sumud and Solidarity – International mental health networks united for liberation and justice. Registration/Zoom link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86135814190?pwd=NbLhfbvWsdWbJDqVZnjvfBP1Gs9XLM.1 Teach, Play, Love, from the heart of Gaza Sunday 20 October at 2pm (UK time) From the Hands Up Theatre project in collaboration with ETL Professionals for Palestine. English teachers in Gaza have been doing inspirational work teaching English through stories for traumatized children. Come to this live session to meet Ashraf and the children he’s been working with for the past six months. There will be live performances and show and tell from the children themselves. https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUoc-isqDwtGNFWPqZu-imUjtgNrDc19bOU?#/registration UKPALMHN Solidarity Space Monday 21 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 this meeting. Collective care, ‘sumud” and resistance with Dr Yoa’d Ghanadry Hakim Monday 21 October at 6pm – 7.30pm (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 PalMusic’s 10th Anniversary concert Thursday 14 November at 7pm (UK time) in Southwark Cathedral This major concert will feature international masters Saied Silbak (oud) and Faris Ishaq (nay/composer), together with PalMusic UK Scholar Marc Kawwas (piano), in collaboration with the St Paul’s Sinfonia under the baton of Wissam Boustany. https://www.palmusic.org.uk/10th-anniversary-concert-at-southwark-cathedral-new-date/ UN: Gaza home to largest number of amputee children in modern history In a statement to the UN General Assembly, Lisa Doughten from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned of the dire humanitarian situation in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, saying the besieged Strip ‘is home to the largest cohort of child amputees in modern history’. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241011-un-gaza-home-to-largest-number-of-amputee-children-in-modern-history/ Seeing and not seeing the catastrophe: Notes on fragmentation What prevents us from seeing and comprehending the catastrophe in Gaza? And why is there silence? A joint article between Professor Marie Saglio-Yatzimirsky of the France-Palestine Mental Health Network, and Professor Ana Gebrim from the Brasil-Palestine Mental Health Network. https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/seeing-and-not-seeing-the-catastrophe-notes-on-fragmentation/ A Year of Scholasticide – The struggle for the survival of education in Gaza A Friends of Birzeit University blog post. ‘The Israeli occupation forces have demolished our buildings but our universities live on.’ Unified Statement by Gaza academics and university administrators to the world . https://fobzu.cmail19.com/t/d-e-euihryk-ijwhhckl-g/ Update on the conditions and torture violations committed against Gazan detainees A report from Addameer, the Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association. It provides an update on the situation of the detainees from Gaza who were taken by the Israeli Occupation Forces and remain under their control in various military camps and prisons. Addameer would like to stress the unlawful character of their detention as well as the inhuman treatment that residents from Gaza are subjected to […] that, in many cases, amounts to torture. https://www.addameer.org/media/5406 Hind Rajab Foundation files historic ICC complaint against 1,000 Israeli Soldiers for war crimes in Gaza The Hind Rajab Foundation, a branch of the March 30 Movement, has filed an unprecedented and historic complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against 1,000 Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) soldiers for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Gaza. These individuals, all of whom have been identified by name, are accused of participating in systematic attacks against civilians during the ongoing genocide in Gaza. https://30-3.org/news/details/25 Voices from Gaza A moving, 17-minute compilation of videos over the past year from Emmy-winning citizen journalist Bisan in Gaza https://x.com/Wizard__Bisan/status/1843902093934940380 Personal Notes from a Palestinian in the Diaspora: Thoughts on my own generational trauma The author is a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist working in a Trauma Service specialising in developmental and generational Trauma. She would like to remain anonymous to protect her patients present and past. Note: Professor Veronika Cohen is mentioned in this article. Professor Cohen was shown the text and expressed a hope that it may raise awareness of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention on behalf of whom she campaigns. https://ukpalmhn.com/resources/personal-notes-from-a-palestinian-in-the-diaspora/ 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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