 FEATURED EVENTS “WITHOUT HOPE, WE WOULDN’T BE HERE” Thursday 16 January from 6pm- 8pm (UK time) Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP), Palestine-Global Mental Health Network, Gaza Mental Health Foundation, and No Child A Target Campaign are proud to announce a joint event launching the second report from GCMHP Please register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/TnpRhaPkRRC9Acf0zEhTog#/registration ABOUT THE EVENT This event will explore how Gaza’s mental health professionals continue to work under siege, providing care and hope amidst unimaginable challenges. It will shed light on how Gaza’s people survive the ongoing genocide. It will highlight the need for global solidarity and effective support. Join us for this critical conversation. Your participation matters. SPEAKERS AND PROGRAM Opening remarks and Introduction Lama Khouri- Palestinian Psychoanalyst and Co-founder of the Palestine-Global Mental Health Network. Reflections with Victoria Brittain – Journalist and Author Victoria will reflect on the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the unthinkable conditions faced by its children and families, and the refusal of key global powers to intervene. She will draw from her recent article: Miraculously, therapeutic care for Gaza’s deeply traumatised people is happening Summary of Report Findings Lama Khouri will provide an overview of the findings from the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme’s latest report: “There, People Suffer And Die”. Conversation Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei – Director General of Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP), and Gwyn Daniel – Family therapist, writer, and activist. This conversation will delve into the heroic work of Gaza’s mental health teams, the challenges they face, and strategies for addressing the widespread trauma and fostering community resilience. Members of the GCMHP team will also join to share on-the-ground experiences. This will be followed by Questions and Reflections and Closing Remarks UKPALMHN Solidarity Space Next meeting: Monday 13 Januiary 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. Link for meeting on Monday 13 January: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81482157529?pwd=cbhcCxejZ38t3WTtybkAti9PIotL1q.1 You may want to look at this short video before the meeting #SickFromGenocide https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEgQGsBM304/?igsh=YWI2NHN6cWR4MDFm Please note: There will be a new Zoom link for Solidarity Space meetings starting from Monday 20 January: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87533983179?pwd=nQ3lHKPGmz8vzSWVaHf0HkvhZaHeLG.1 National March for Palestine Saturday 18 January Assemble at 12noon at the BBC, Portland Place, London. https://palestinecampaign.org/events/18-january-national-demonstration-for-palestine/ Genocide Sickness An insightful contribution to a recent Doctors Against Genocide webinar. “Humans are wired to be in connection with one other as a survival mechanism from birth. [… But] In this moment, we are being expected to disconnect and ‘other’ Palestinians, to cut off empathy and immerse in distracting frivolity and faux ‘self-care’. To feel helpless to protect. Accepting genocide as an inevitable condition for anyone is in opposition to our very neurobiology. Genocide Sickness is our bodies’ vehement rejection and resistance to genocide.” #SickFromGenocide https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEgQGsBM304/?igsh=YWI2NHN6cWR4MDFm Please join Amnesty International in calling for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyeh, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital to be released From Agnes Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International The tweet provides detailed information about why Amnesty International has taken up Dr Hussam’s case. https://x.com/AgnesCallamard/status/1875181572166500514 Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyeh’s life in danger due to torture: Immediate international intervention needed for his release Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has received information that Dr. Abu Safiyeh’s health has deteriorated due to the torture he endured during his detention, particularly while being held at the Sde Teyman military base in southern Israel. Euro-Med Monitor warns of the grave risk to his life, following patterns of deliberate killings and deaths under torture previously suffered by other doctors and medical staff arrested from Gaza since October 2023. https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/6587/Dr.-Hussam-Abu-Safiya%27s-life-in-danger-due-to-torture:-Immediate-international-intervention-needed-for-his-release Palestinian Healthcare Under Attack: A Call to Global Action From Dr Samah Jabr, Head of Mental Health Unit, Palestinian Ministry of Health To the global medical community: Silence is complicity. Speak out. Demand accountability. Mobilize your networks to support Palestinian health workers and challenge the weaponisation of healthcare. An attack on healthcare anywhere is an attack on humanity everywhere. It’s time to act. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/samah-jabr-25509883_palestinian-healthcare-under-attack-a-call-activity-7279403275106308096-AYbK There’s no such thing as International Law: 10-minute video of Dr Tanya Haj Hassan conveying Gaza medics message to United Nations Security Council Dr. Tanya Haj Hassan, a respected medical practitioner, addresses the UNSC, shedding light on the dire situation in Gaza. She highlights the unchecked violence and Gaza medics’ plea for justice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVtU6c4fZeo A year of shame, and many more to come By Jonathan Ofir Israeli musician and conductor The shame of Israel’s genocide in Gaza will haunt the international moral conscience and the Israeli psyche for the coming century, though Israelis, accustomed to the perpetual shaming of Germany, are unprepared for the shame they must now confront. https://mondoweiss.net/2025/01/a-year-of-shame-and-many-more-to-come Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh from Bethlehem, Palestine nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Nobel Peace Laureate, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, has recently nominated Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh for the Nobel peace prize. Maguire said “I have great pleasure in nominating Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh for the 2025 Nobel peace prize. I have met professor Mazin and have followed his inspiring peace work for many decades. Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh is a life scientist, teacher and activist for peace, nonviolence and the sustainability of human and natural communities over the past 50 years.” https://www.peacepeople.com/nobel-peace-prize-professor-mazin-qumsiyeh-bethlehem-palestine/ EVENTS ‘Hope is a Radical Act’: Reflections on my travels in the Occupied Territory of Palestine with Miranda Pinch Thursday 9 January at 3pm UK time https://mailchi.mp/balfourproject/enewsletter-13534605?e=69c36205de No child should be a target. Ever. Tuesday 14 January at 9pm (UK time) Join us in a Praxis and Power Hour to demand protection of Palestinian children. Organised by USA-Palestine Mental Health Networks https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvcOqvqj4rH9I3qWBbbgoCU07cPVZ6Nkuc#/registration Stories of Food and Seeds of Resistance Thursday 16 January from 6.30pm to 8.30pm P21 Gallery, 21-27 Chalton St, London NW1 1JD Public conversation in the Palestine: Repair & Return programme. This session discusses Palestine’s embattled food and farming heritage, and considers food sovereignty as a popular form of Palestinian self-determination. https://p21.gallery/node/384 The Crisis of Public International Law: The Case of Palestine and Impunity for Genocide Thursday 16 January from 5pm – 7.30pm (UK time) From The People’s Academy of International Law Speakers include: Raji Sourani, Director of Palestinian Centre for Human Rights; Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories; https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8KXoCLCfSGCYFJrkz6ScTQ#/registration “Without Hope, We Wouldn’t Be Here” Thursday 16 January from 6pm- 8pm (UK time) Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP), Palestine-Global Mental Health Network, Gaza Mental Health Foundation, and No Child A Target Campaign Are proud to announce a joint event launching the second report from GCMHP Please register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/TnpRhaPkRRC9Acf0zEhTog#/registration National March for Palestine Saturday 18 January Assemble at 12 noon at the BBC, Portland Place, London. https://palestinecampaign.org/events/18-january-national-demonstration-for-palestine/ First Palestinian Women’s Conference in Britain An open invitation to all Palestinian women in the UK and all women who support the Palestinian cause. A unique event aimed at supporting Palestinian women, highlighting their vital role and contributions to building and developing the community, and hearing their voices and needs. Sunday 19 January from 4:00pm – 7:00pm Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton, 2-8 Hanger Lane, Ealing W5 3HN Registration: https://58893.aidaform.com/the-first-conference-of-the-palestinian-woman-in-the-uk-copy For questions and more information: women@apc-uk.org Censoring Palestine – World Premiere Wednesday 22 January at 6.40pm at Genesis Cinema, 93 – 95 Mile End Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 4UJ A genocide is happening in Palestine, but the newspapers and TV aren’t telling us the truth. Even social media is being censored. Those who speak out or protest face dawn raids, arrest, detention. Dissent has been criminalised. This shocking documentary feature film exposes the most outrageous attack on free speech in modern times. With Ken Loach, Roger Waters, Alexei Sayle, Jackie Walker and many more. https://www.genesiscinema.co.uk/about Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions: Extended Study Tour “Visit Palestine/Israel on an Extended Study Tour that will change your life” Monday, 31 March to Thursday, 10 April 2025 https://icahd.org/extended-study-tours/ ACTION Write to your MP: Palestinian healthcare workers under attack From Palestine Solidarity Campaign In recent days Israel has carried out multiple airstrikes across Gaza, indiscriminately killing hundreds of Palestinians. It has also intensified its attacks against hospitals, and is currently illegally detaining hundreds of healthcare workers. Please write to your MP to demand Britain ends its arms trade with Israel, and also takes action to protect healthcare workers. https://palestinecampaign.eaction.online/healthcareworkers Not Another Child Not Another Hospital “Not Another Child Not Another Hospital” campaign invites medical institutions to take a long overdue stand against genocide. Healthcare workers around the world will organize vigils and hold press conferences in solidarity with hospitals and healthcare workers who have been targeted and violated during this genocide. Alongside these vigils, we will be sending letters to our institutions, urging them to join us in advocating for the following demands […] https://doctorsagainstgenocide.org/not-another-hospital-1 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 message from the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign. ***NEW*** Together we are ending this genocide! BDS impacts in the second half of 2024 BDS is working! Thanks to your support, our ongoing struggle to end Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza is bearing fruit. https://bdsmovement.net/BDS-Impacts-Second-Half-2024 The UK-Palestine Mental Health Network is one of 19 national mental health networks working under the umbrella of the Palestinian-led Palestine-Global Mental Health Network.  |
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