Active-ism Run, Ride, Walk Palestine
Three authors discussed what running, riding and walking in Palestine has meant for them with each reading extracts from their own remarkable books.
Non-violent creative resistance
Holy Land Trust, in Bethlehem, enables creative programmes and projects – both locally and globally – that foster understanding, healing and empowerment of individuals and communities affected by the Israeli occupation.
Their community outreach team works tirelessly to strengthen communities and to unite local people in acts of non-violent resistance against the occupation.
Training programmes are run for all ages in non-violence and leadership – with unique workshops for women and children to enable them to rebuild self-esteem, and equip them with practical and creative strategies to deal with, and challenge, the oppression they experience daily.
The Trust’s 'Peace Research and Learning Centre' is a vital hub, from which they host conferences, run courses, offer outreach seminars and provide a comprehensive library. It also attracts scholars, experts and students from different fields from around the world – inspiring pioneering teaching and research on issues such as non-violence, peace, conflict resolution, non-linear thinking and healing traumas.
Please watch our short film which explains more about the work of Holy Land Trust and their unique relationship with Amos Trust.
Palestine Justice resources
Take a look through our range of resources, blog posts, downloads and products to find out more about our Palestine Justice work.
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Reconciliation Does the Coronavirus pandemic open up possibilities?
A discussion that centred around whether Coronavirus has created more opportunities for dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis, or if it has further polarised positions. With a call for urgent action over the new Israeli Government’s plans to annex large parts of the West Bank.
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Sami Tamimi What does hope taste like?
With plans to launch new cookbook ‘Falastin’ on hold due to Coronavirus, we invited Sami and Tara, the book’s authors, to join us in conversation with Amos trustee Gemma Bell, to recommend their favourite recipes from the book and share some top tips for that perfect Palestinian Lockdown meal.
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Coronavirus A Gaza Special
Featuring writer, director and academic Ahmed Masoud and journalist Hind Khoudary (above) in conversation with Amos Trust Director Chris Rose. As the blockade of Gaza enters its 13th year, the devastating impact on Gaza’s infrastructure, economy and health service meant that as the pandemic entered the general population, it had a devastating effect. Hear from Ahmed and Hind about what impact coronavirus had on life in the Strip.
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Palestine Campaigning for rights during lockdown
With Robert Cohen in conversation with Sami Awad and Elias D’eis discussing the situation in Bethlehem and throughout Palestine today and asking how we in the UK should look to focus our efforts during this time. Sami Awad is Founder of Holy Land Trust in Bethlehem, one of Amos Trust’s partners in the West Bank and Elias D’eis is Holy Land Trust’s Executive Director. Host Robert Cohen is a forthright blogger and one of the leading dissident Jewish voices on Israel-Palestine in Britain today and an Amos trustee.
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Christmas Event The Bethlehem ‘Big Give’
Although we could not be together in person for our Christmas event in 2020, we came together online for our Bethlehem ‘Big Give’ Christmas Event to stand in solidarity with the children and young people of Palestine this holiday season. With Christmas messages from our partners in Palestine and the premiere of two new films from Gaza, we also heard poetry from Harry Baker, Zena Kazeme and Justin Butcher, music from Martyn Joseph, Garth Hewitt and Beth Rowley and thought-provoking contributions from our friends around the world.
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Gaza Cycling Under Siege
We were delighted to be able to screen ‘Cycling Under Siege in Gaza’ when we were joined by the director Flavia Cappellini and Alaa al-Dali (the subject of the film), for a Q&A afterwards. We were also joined by We Are Not Numbers project manager from Gaza, Issam Adwan, cyclist and author Julian Sayarer and writer and playwright Ahmed Masoud.
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Book launch Seeds of Hope
The webinar celebrated the launch of our second book of creative writing, ‘Seeds of Hope: More Thoughts and Reflections from Amos Trust’ with special guest Abdelfattah Abusrour from Alrowwad Cultural Centre in Aida Camp, Bethlehem and special guests Garth Hewitt, Martin Wroe, Jane Walker, Katie Hagley and Jill Howard-Gunasekera.
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In conversation with: Raja Shehadeh
We are delighted to be joined by Palestinian author and lawyer Raja Shehadeh for this special interview and book reading on the 103rd anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. His book ‘Palestinian Walks’ first instilled in us a longing to walk in Palestine and was part of the inspiration behind our Just Walk To Jerusalem project back in 2017, when we walked to Palestine to apologise for the Balfour Declaration on its centenary.
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