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Our experience in Lebanon was incredibly moving for everyone involved. Here we are in a centre for the elderly. We were privileged to hear the stories of residents at the centre, some of whom still cherished memories of Palestine. A wizened 83 year old named Fatima told us of her…
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Goldsmiths University on Friday 2nd December for ‘Palestine Verses’. We were privileged to hear from so many fantastic spoken word artists, thank you to all our performers for sharing your inspiring and thoughtful work with us. Here’s a quick clip of Maya K…
This Autumn, Interpal’s illustration competition asked aspiring artists and illustrators to contemplate what ‘Palestine is’ to them. On the final day of our competition we were delighted to receive several submissions from an orphanage located just outside of Hebron in the West Bank. The children had heard about our competition and…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbOFnIrCKq4 On our last day in Lebanon we visited a family living in Jal al-Bahr, an unofficial Palestinian refugee camp located on the Tyre coast. With no barrier to protect the camp from the harsh winds of winter, houses are destroyed and damaged year after year. Every winter, crashing waves,…