Author: Nick Steff
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Nablus under attack
Dundee Trades Union Council publishes a statement highlighting the current emergency in Palestine and calls on political representatives and civic society to take action. The emergency facing Nablus and all governorates in the North of the West Bank demands action by UK and local government, journalists and all media outlets, major institutions and all civil…
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Barriers, blockades, impounds and occupation in the West Bank
A joint STUC fringe meeting hosted by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) as part of Dundee’s Speak Oot festival. 6:00pm Monday 28th April, Queens Hotel, Nethergate, Dundee. Speakers: Colin Brown (FBU), Dr Amina (Health Workers for Palestine) & Mary McGregor (DNTA) Join us to discuss the increasing violence being inflicted across Palestine’s West Bank and…
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DNTA Photographic Exhibition
After successful showings at Dundee’s Maxwell Community Centre and Dundee International Women’s Centre, our exhibition will next be hosted by ScrapAntics. It will be available to view on Thursdays from 12 to 3pm for 4 weeks from 10th April. ScrapAntics Community Space is on Level 2 of the Wellgate Shopping Centre, Dundee.
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Nablus priest visits Dundee
In January, Father Jamil Khader – priest of St Philip’s Episcopal Church in Nablus – spent two weeks in Dundee as a guest of St Luke’s Episcopal Church in Downfield. The church twinning between St Luke’s and St Philip’s was inspired by the wider civic partnership between Nablus and Dundee. The aim is to grow…
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Leila and the Wolves
The film Leila and the Wolves is our annual contribution to International Women’s Day to be screened at Dundee Contemporary Arts. Leila is a London-based Lebanese woman who explores her heritage through time-travelling journeys taking her back and forth to counter a friend’s assertion that women had no role in Lebanese history. This award-winning film…
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DNTA joins Bluesky
Dundee Nablus Twinning Association now has an account on Bluesky. For the latest news on our activities and news from Nablus, please follow us at: http://bsky.app/profile/dundee-nablus.bsky.social
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Release the fire engine for Nablus!
Israel must release the fire engine donated to Palestine by UK firefighters! Open letter launched by London firefighters and fire & rescue workers. Scottish firefighters and Fire Brigade Union members sourced, refitted and kitted out a fire engine with medical equipment and firefighting apparatus to send to Palestinian firefighters in Nablus. This life saving equipment…
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Report from Balata Refugee Camp
Earlier this week, DNTA members heard first-hand the immense difficulties faced by the Palestinian residents of Balata Refugee Camp, the largest refugee camp in the West Bank. Imad Zaki Haj, Chair of Balata Camp Services Committee and Nihaya Mousa Haj, an experienced English teacher who also works for the Balata Camp Services Committee, spoke to…
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Medical Centre for Askar Refugee Camp
Like Dundee, Boulder in Colorado (USA) is twinned with Nablus. Last year, their Boulder-Nablus Sister City Project (BNSCP) successfully purchased a fully-equipped ambulance for Askar Refugee Camp in Nablus. Now, their latest campaign is to set up and equip a medical centre for Askar. They have already made significant progress in raising funds to finance…
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On Our Land – a documentary film by Mohamad Zwahre
In December, DNTA, together with the University of Dundee Palestine Society and the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, hosted a well-attended screening of “On Our Land”, a film by Mohamad Zwahre. Mohamad is a 25-year-old photojournalist and human rights activist from Bethlehem. He has spent his entire life living under Israeli occupation, which has shaped his…