Date/Time
Date(s) - 7 Sep 2024
11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Brighton & Hove PSC invite you to
‘Palestine in the Lanes’
An all-day of celebration of Palestinian art and culture
Saturday 7 Sept 2024
11am till 4.30pm
Friends Meeting House
Ship St, Brighton BN1 1AF
Open to the public – donations welcome
Disabled access
This will be our third summer festival of Palestinian art and culture. Join us!
Art…Film…Food…Dabke…Theatre…Ceramics…Embroidery…Music by Trio Zain..Free workshops for children and adults…See provisional programme below, and our listing on the Brighton What’s On Guide here.
And we’re delighted to announce our guest speaker will be Malak Mattar. Malak is a Palestinian from Gaza. She is a painter, illustrator, and author of children’s books, and she will speak on the importance of art as resistance. Malak will be speaking at 4pm.
In these dark times, when Palestinian culture is threatened with total erasure, it is more important than ever for us to come together to celebrate these crucial elements of Palestinian history and identity, and the enduring steadfastness and resistance of the Palestinian people.
Note: Unfortunately the date of our event clashes with the next national demonstration for Palestine in London. We have been planning our local event for many months, and it was not possible to re-schedule it. We naturally hope for a good turnout on Sept 7, but will also naturally understand people’s decision to join the demo in London.
Provisional programme for the day
Food by Wild Cherry Café
Stalls
Ceramics and craft from Palestine
Tatreez embroidery
Children’s craft
Henna
Zaytoun fairtrade products from Palestine
Second-hand bookstall
Block printing (11am and 2pm)
Dabke dancing (2pm)
Story-telling
Music by Trio Zai (3pm)
Brighton Liberation Choir singalong (2.45pm)
Exhibitions
Moon tell me the Truth – illustrated poems, children 9-to-15 from Palestine
Dress of Impossible Dreams
Palestine Solidarity Street Art Exhibit
Photography – Natasa Leoni
The 2014 project “Beyond Words Gaza” by Kerry Beall
Short films (all day)
Ave Maria 2015
My Neighbourhood 2012
Rabeea Eid: Last May in Palestine 2021
The place that is ours 2021
