 Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture Friday 8 November from 6pm to 9pm St James’s Church, Sussex Gardens, Bayswater, London, W2 3UD Launch of a new book humanising the people dismissed as statistics, with drinks and mezze supper. Proceeds go to the Spafford Children’s Center, East Jerusalem. https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/TellerMunaStJamesNov24 UKPALMHN Solidarity Space Monday 11 November 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 for a link to the meeting. Decolonization of People and Nature in Palestine and Globally Monday 11 November at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (UK time) Bookmarks Bookshop, 1 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B 3QE Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh will explain why and how the colonization of Palestine led to destruction of human and natural communities. He articulates how working for environmental justice and for human rights is key to peace and sustainability. https://www.instagram.com/bookmarksthesocialistbookshop/ Palestine: Repair & Return – Stories of Women and Health Wednesday 13 November from 6.30pm – 8.30pm P21 Gallery 21-23 Chalton Street London NW1 1JD Voices of Palestinian women, health practitioners and therapists will explore the significance and crucial importance of women’s health and the actions that communities in Palestine are taking to safeguard and regenerate this major aspect of life. https://p21.gallery/node/377 The Role of Non-violent Resistance for Palestinians in the Light of the Gaza War Thursday 14 November at 3pm (UK time) With Jonathan Kuttab, international human rights lawyer who was the co-founder of Al Haq, the leading Palestinian human rights organisation. https://mailchi.mp/balfourproject/enewsletter-13534420?e=69c36205de Responding to ‘Scholasticide’ in Gaza: The Role of the UK International Education and Training Community Monday 18 November from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm (UK time) A conference organised by Friends of Birzeit University Hear first-hand from representatives of Palestinian educational institutions in Gaza and Palestinian. Consider how best respond to the immediate needs of learners and educators in Gaza. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ukfiet/1399229 Global Week of Action Wednesday 20 to Friday 29 November From the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign Never again is now: Sanction Israel’s genocidal apartheid regime. Pressure states and the UN to impose lawful sanctions on Israel. The web page details five objectives of the campaign and three actions that you can take https://bdsmovement.net/UNGA-2024-Global-Week-of-Action Recent photos from the Palestine Trauma Centre (UK) in Gaza The PTC (UK) has produced a shareable PDF file containing 19 recent pictures taken close to the location of PTC (UK). These show the desparate circumstances but also the continuing, inspiring work of the PTC (UK) team. Most of the photos are annotated and the photographers are acknowledged.The first picture is shown here and the full document is available at the link below. https://ukpalmhn.com/resources/palestine-trauma-centre-uk-photos-november-2024/  Martyrs under the Rubble This picture, taken by journalist Osama Kahlout, show the ruins of the Engineers Tower in Nuseirat. A year ago, it was targeted and destroyed. The portraits being placed here are of families whose bodies still lie under the rubble. How Israel’s starvation of Gaza is affecting Palestinians elsewhere By Samah Jabr, Head of the Mental Health Unit within the Palestinian Ministry of Health As a mental health practitioner, I increasingly encounter eating disorders among Palestinians caused by socio-political trauma. https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2024/11/2/how-israels-starvation-of-gaza-is-affecting-palestinians-elsewhere Anatomy of Genocide in Gaza A powerful 90-minute presentation by Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including an extended (45 minute) Q&A session with the audience and web participants. She highlights her findings in the 2024 report ‘Anatomy of a Genocide’ and describes the relationship between settler-colonialism and genocide, the genocidal acts and intent present in this current moment, and the act of ‘de-civilianizing’ Palestinians to conceal those acts and intentions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnYc7uuyr4s We Won’t Be Silent Updates from activist groups working for Palestine in professional associations The UK-Palestine Mental Health Network signed a letter along with almost 30 other organisations, calling on the Foreign Secretary, David Lammy to clarify his recent, deeply troubling comments about the definition of genocide. The letter is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FR0RoYMCS7N-gLsNq9yhE5s9qGAWs8w19tCOf8ecAo8/edit?tab=t.0 Want to take Action? Our website has a list of up to date 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 |
الشبكة البريطانية الفلسطينية للصحة النفسية 