Supporters
and activists from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) gathered on Sunday
15th May for a cultural event to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the Nakba
catastrophe, Registered Alive, at
the Courtyard Theatre in London’s Hoxton district. The performances included a
Dabke dance by the Al Zaytouna Dance Theatre, the renowned actor Maxine Peake
reading from Masoud’s latest play [The Shroud
Maker], a reading by British Egyptian poet Sabrina Mahfouz (pictured right), a live score from musician and composer Dave Randall, and the comedian
Mark Thomas reading from his book [Extreme
Rambling], about his walk along the entire length of the Israeli Separation
Barrier in 2010. Introducing the event, Hugh Lanning, chair of the PSC, said:
“the Nakba catastrophe isn’t just history, it’s ongoing and continuing today.
Colonisation of the West Bank by Zionist settlers is actually accelerating and
there are now over 600,000 settlers in the occupied West Bank and East
Jerusalem.” The Nakba evening was one of 80 events organised by the PSC across
Britain. Lanning said that over 1.5 million people had viewed the PSC’s new
Twitter hashtag in the last 6 months.
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