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  • Palestine Cinema Days Around the World – 2nd November

    As part of this year’s global event Palestine Cinema Days Around the World, Art Workers for Palestine Dundee have organised a screening of the film, Gazawyat, followed by a discussion on Palestinian feminism. This takes place on Monday 2nd November, 6-8pm, at Dundee Quaker Meeting House, 9 Whitehall Cres, Dundee DD1 4AR ‘Gazawyat‘ is four short…

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  • Education as a tool for Sumud

    For our last monthly meeting, we were pleased to welcome Saida Affouneh as our guest speaker. Speaking to us from Nablus, via Zoom, Saida is a Professor in Emergency Education and Online Learning at An Najah National University. In her talk, Education as a tool for SUMUD, she outlined the necessary changes and adaptation of…

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  • Sheffield Nablus Live-Link Concert 2026

    Sat 17 October 2026; 5:30–11:00 pm Crookes Social Club, Sheffield, S10 1TD and online live-stream It’s happening again – the annual Sheffield Nablus live-link event where local performers generously give their time to act in solidarity with those in Nablus and surrounding areas. The live-link will run from 5:30-7pm (if the situation allows) and will…

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  • Global Sumud Flotilla Report

    At a packed meeting at the Queen’s Hotel in Dundee, Dr Antonis Vardis, a lecturer at St Andrews University and member of DNTA, recounted his experiences aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla earlier this year. The aim of the flotilla was to bring life-saving aid to Gaza by boat, thereby breaking Israel’s illegal siege. The audience…

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  • Falastin Film Festival in Dundee & NE Fife

    This September, Falastin Film Festival is coming to Dundee and North East Fife! From 24-27 Sept, join us to celebrate Palestinian cinema and culture in a programme of films, talks, workshops and performance co-curated by Art Workers for Palestine Dundee.  Gather to mobilise against Zionist colonisation while learning from Palestinian resistance, cultural pride, stories of…

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  • Israeli settlers occupy Mt Ebal, Nablus

    This recent report from Nablus is reprinted from the newsletter of the Boulder-Nablus Sister City Project. The update offers a window into the current status and the myriad and mounting challenges our friends endure day in and day out: Sadly, today brought very disturbing news from Nablus.Israeli settlers have taken over the summit of Mount…

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