What does solidarity mean to people facing occupation, war, genocide even? And what can we learn from the past 1,5 years when it comes to standing in solidarity with the people of Palestine, and people being oppressed across the globe? No easy questions, but we are exploring them in this episode with three amazing women.
Rana al Qawasmi is a Palestinian nutritionist and public health specialist, Lyla Adwan-Kamara is a Palestinian-Irish disability rights activist and leader, and Michaela Rafferty is an Irish youth worker and activist with a longstanding solidarity bond with Palestine. The three of them will reflect on their experiences with solidarity both within Palestine and internationally, and what we can all do to strengthen our solidarity practice.
From local to international realities, finding a moral compass to addressing fear, and small scale action to systems change – this is an opportunity to learn and reflect. So grab a coffee or tea and listen in on the conversation!
*This episode is part of the People vs Inequality season ‘Let’s talk about Solidarity’ and a project of Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (AFSEE) trying to understand, critique and reimagine solidarity in these challenging times. https://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/blogs/afsee-incubation-labs-lets-talk-about-solidarity
Credits: The People vs Inequality Podcast is a co-production between Barbara van Paassen (host, creator) and Elizabeth Maina (producer). This episode was edited by Charles Righa.
Resources - learn more about:
Rana: https://healthequity.atlanticfellows.org/fellows/rana-al-qawsmi/
Lyla: https://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/2023/lyla-adwan-kamara
Michaela: https://afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/2019/michaela-rafferty
Their work and references in this episode:
Atlantic Fellows for Palestine – Medium
Solidarity action in Belfast Ireland;
-Big Ride 4 Palestine The Big Ride for Palestine
-Cycle for Palestine Ireland https://www.instagram.com/cycleforpal.ireland?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
-BDS Belfast https://www.instagram.com/bdsbelfast?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
More about the Solidarity Incubation lab:
Community reflections on solidarity - https://www.canva.com/design/DAGbiB8gN2Q/KfaoUMAKBy0bnqEUv6dCQg/view
