Solidarity Space: #ReadPalestineWeek
Note: unlike most of our spaces, which are closed to Black writers and writers of colour based in Scotland, this event is open to everyone. White allies are welcome. People outside of Scotland are welcome.
When and where
Tuesday 3rd December, 2024
12pm – 1pm BST
Online
Register here: https://forms.gle/UPVe857W67UYqooY8
What is #ReadPalestineWeek
Publishers4Palestine have put out a call of action encouraging people to #ReadPalestineWeek: “read fiction and poetry by Palestinian and Palestinian diaspora authors, as well as nonfiction about Palestinians and Palestinian history, politics, arts, culture, and life, and other books about organizing, resistance, and solidarity for a Free Palestine.”
Session information
Over the lunch hour on 3rd December, we will share space together and read aloud from works like And Still We Write, a free e-zine distributed by Publishers4Palestine, Forest of Noise by Mosab Abu Toha, Ash and Air by Nadine Murtaja, trans. by Fatema Alhashemi, and others. If you would like, please bring work by Palestinian writers to the session, which you will be invited to share with the group. We will hold space together, and participate in our continued resistance through this sharing of information and creative work.
Helpful links
Publishers4Palestine will be collating and releasing free books during #ReadPalestineWeek (starting 29th November). There are currently 25 titles that will be released for free. You can find them here: https://publishersforpalestine.org/
Pamenar Press is hosting “Global Reading for Freedom of Expression and Solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon,” a 24 hour reading starting 29th November. You can watch it live or playback here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxJNpyXNDQQ
Scottish BPOC Writers Network stands in solidarity with Palestine and the people of Gaza and condemns the genocidal violence led by apartheid state Israel – read SBWN’s full statement here.
SBWN’s Palestine Solidarity Space is open to volunteers. Want to help run a space? Mention it in the form below.
Are you Palestinian and would like to be a guest at a future event? We work toward paying our Palestinian and BPOC guests fairly. Email us, mention it in the form below, or complete our get involved form