Of Course Palestine "طبعا فلسطين" is the brainchild of Ms Mahi Arnaout, who was responding to the horrific attacks on Gaza in autumn 2023. She wrote poems and poetic prose in response to the media images at the time. Then MMKN (educational charity organisation) requested the same from other well known authors. The texts were translated to English and French. The collective trilingual book was published in the second half of 2024.
The book was officially launched by MMKN in Beirut on 17/04/2025m, coinciding with Palestinian Prisoners' Day.

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Join us for this landmark opening in London and stand in solidarity with Gaza through art and photography.

"Against Erasure – Photographs from Gaza" brings together the extraordinary work of eleven Gaza-based photographers, documenting the realities of life under war and siege. Through artistic photography, the exhibition resists the erasure of Palestinian lives, presenting intimate stories of survival, resilience, and dignity in Gaza.

This event presented by Theatre for Everybody (Gaza) and Az Theatre (London) will be a session run by MAKAN whose work is dedicated to equip people with the knowledge and skills they need to become effective advocates and informed allies in the struggle for liberation and justice in Palestine. This session will be run in collaboration with Theatre for Everybody co-directors, Hossam Madhoun and Jamal Al Rozzi. It will take its inspiration from ideas expressed at the event on Thursday 11th September on Stories of Activism.

ON THE CLOSING NIGHT OF THIS EMOTIONAL EXHIBITION COME AND EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF SOLIDARITY AND EMPATHY WITH WORDS AND MUSIC

On Friday, 12th September, our exhibition, 0710 Journeys, at the P21 Gallery, comes to an end, but we will not be going off quietly. Join us for an evening of spoken word and live music featuring some of London's finest poets and artists, sharing their voices in solidarity with Palestine. This evening promises to be enlightening, entertaining, and powerfully emotional. Get your tickets early to avoid disappointment.

This event will be a public conversation about activism and creativity. It will engage with activists in the UK and Palestine and ask what people in both contexts consider effective and inspiring. There will be a bias towards asking how art activity relates to furthering the movement for justice and liberation in Palestine. We will talk about building community, gatherings, meetings, posters, performances, direct action. Also about how far activism relates to sanity and mental health.

Participants will explore colour and flow using silk painting techniques. Each person will create a small silk square, templates provided or design your own. Discover the therapeutic joy of painting on silk paints, cold wax and Gutta resists. Suitable for ages 8+

Come to P21 Gallery for a thought-provoking evening with acclaimed Czech photojournalist David Sladek as we view his powerful photographs focused on the culture of protest in London and his journey into visual activism. Over a lengthy interview and Q&A with the audience, David will reflect on his journey and why photography is his passion. Doors will open from 6pm.

This reflective workshop invites you on a poignant journey through Wayne’s powerful images of Palestine and the London demonstrations. In a world overwhelmed by narratives of struggle, we will turn our gaze towards the enduring spirit of hope and the unwavering strength of resilience that permeate these compelling photographs.

Join us for a captivating evening exploring the power of photography as a tool for activism with acclaimed photographer Wayne Campbell. This special event will begin with an insightful PowerPoint presentation, where Wayne shares his journey and the stories behind his striking images. The night will then transition into an intimate gallery walk and talk, offering a unique opportunity to engage with the emotions, thoughts, and narratives embedded in his work.

Join artist Rithu Jagannath for FREEDRAW – Images of Resistance, a creative workshop blending art and activism. Participants will draw on pre-made postcard templates, inspired by powerful images of resistance available to scan on iPads or computers. On the reverse, you’ll craft a polite but firm message to your MP or a relevant policymaker, before sending it off as part of a collective call for change.

Spotlight on Photography is a series of talks between Wayne campbell and a selection of photographers. They will touch on the personal, practical, technical and political aspects of their work. Each conversation will have its own unique flavour just as their work is visually unique.

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Palestinian embroidery, or “Tatreez”, is a vital cultural practice that embodies the history, identity, and resilience of the Palestinian people. Recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, Tatreez dates back over 3,000 years to the Canaanite era and has evolved into a profound symbol of Palestinian heritage and resistance.

A conversation with four diverse artists in three different mediums on the power and place of art in creating change. How does art support activism.

A panel discussion with moderation and time for an open conversation with the audience.

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0710 Journeys, features the work of photographer and visual activist Wayne Campbell. His brand 'A Celebration of Demonstration' has over the last 5 years, focused on capturing protests and demonstrations primarily through Wayne's powerful artistic eye and skilled documentary photography.

This powerful collection of beautiful images illuminates the Palestinian protests which took place on the streets of London from November 2023 and more recently, the views, emotions and people of the occupied West Bank in Palestine.

Palestinian embroidery, or “Tatreez”, is a vital cultural practice that embodies the history, identity, and resilience of the Palestinian people. Recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, Tatreez dates back over 3,000 years to the Canaanite era and has evolved into a profound symbol of Palestinian heritage and resistance.

British-Israeli artist Dr. Gil Mualem-Doron will host a talk about his exhibition Villa in the Jungle and Other Stories at P21 Gallery (21-27 Chalton St, NW1 1JD) on 5th July 2025 at 12:00. The exhibition runs from 2nd to 5th July 2025, supported by contributions from the Britain Palestine Project (BPP).

Mualem-Doron reckons with the Israeli settler colonial project of genocide, land accumulation, and apartheid through strikingly absurdist, jarring and brutal imagery.

This event will raise and listen to voices of arts, drama and theatre practitioners and those who are impacted by this work in Palestine and throughout the world. Playwrights, comedians, drama and arts workshop leaders, actors, designers, singers, musicians, puppeteers, painters, sculptors, installation artists, clowns, storytellers, producers and their audiences will talk about how in the midst of genocide, struggle for liberation, displacement and armed violence their work continues and how vital and important it is.

British-Israeli artist Dr. Gil Mualem-Doron will hold a private view for his exhibition Villa in the Jungle and Other Stories at P21 Gallery (21-27 Chalton St, NW1 1JD) on 2nd July 2025 at 6 pm. The exhibition will run from 1st to 5th July 2025, supported by contributions from the Britain Palestine Project (BPP).

Mualem-Doron reckons with the Israeli settler colonial project of genocide, land accumulation, and apartheid in strikingly absurdist, jarring and brutal imagery.

Art was and still is perceived as a threat to Israeli authorities. In the West Bank and Gaza in the 1970s and 1980s, there were no official galleries, and artists showed their work in schools, churches, and town halls. The popularity of these exhibitions among ordinary Palestinians also drew an unexpected audience — the IDF. Artists have always been a front in cultural resistance. Forced to apply for permits to exhibit work, painters and sculptors found their artwork censored. Israeli soldiers even conducted studio visits.

The evening will comprise a showing of Helena Aksentijevic’s film about the group "Holocaust Survivors and Descendants Against the Genocide", a group which attends every march and other events supporting Palestine.

Following the film there will be a discussion between the films subjects and Luca Salice, Chair of Westminster PSC. This will be open to questions from the audience.

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Palestinian embroidery, or “Tatreez”, is a vital cultural practice that embodies the history, identity, and resilience of the Palestinian people. Recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, Tatreez dates back over 3,000 years to the Canaanite era and has evolved into a profound symbol of Palestinian heritage and resistance.

A public conversation presented by Theatre for Everybody (Gaza) and Az Theatre (London) 

Palestinian embroidery, or “Tatreez”, is a vital cultural practice that embodies the history, identity, and resilience of the Palestinian people. Recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, Tatreez dates back over 3,000 years to the Canaanite era and has evolved into a profound symbol of Palestinian heritage and resistance.

Exhibition of Palestinian posters, animations and films reveals the many facets of vital campaigning and strategic messaging for Palestine. Palestinian artists, including those who laid the foundations for Palestinian modern art, respond to the war on Gaza in meaningful, expressive poster art never before exhibited in London.

Palestinian embroidery, or “Tatreez”, is a vital cultural practice that embodies the history, identity, and resilience of the Palestinian people. Recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, Tatreez dates back over 3,000 years to the Canaanite era and has evolved into a profound symbol of Palestinian heritage and resistance.

Palestinian embroidery, or “Tatreez”, is a vital cultural practice that embodies the history, identity, and resilience of the Palestinian people. Recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, Tatreez dates back over 3,000 years to the Canaanite era and has evolved into a profound symbol of Palestinian heritage and resistance.

Launch of Disorientation exhibition, a body of work stems from artist Josh Sutton’s experience of travelling, studying and volunteering in the MENA region.

Josh Sutton’s formal art training came to an end in 1985 having completed an art foundation course at Bradford & Ilkley Community College, after which he proceeded to make it up as he went along. This makes him either an adept self-starter, or a bit of a slacker - you decide.

You can meet the artist Josh Sutton during this event.

This event, presented by Theatre for Everybody (Gaza) and Az Theatre (London), is a public conversation live from P21 Gallery and online, that presents testimonies, videos, live interventions, giving accounts of the return of the people of Gaza to their homes, both from the displaced tent encampments and from the prisons and torture centres in Israel. These will also include accounts of the consequences of the end of the ceasefire and of the escalation of the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank. 

Launch of "Puppets" Invisible Strings exhibition, which explores the vulnerability of the human condition in an age marked by psychological fragility. In this exhibition, Shihab creates a visual trauma using artistic elements to forcefully engage the audience, making them feel the invisible strings that control them, and encouraging them to break free. Through a unique blend of abstraction and realism, Shihab’s work confronts emotional shocks that provoke deeper reflection.

Palestinian embroidery, or “Tatreez”, is a vital cultural practice that embodies the history, identity, and resilience of the Palestinian people. Recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, Tatreez dates back over 3,000 years to the Canaanite era and has evolved into a profound symbol of Palestinian heritage and resistance.

This ‘Public Conversation’ event will be led by Jamal Al Rozzi, CEO of a major Palestinian rehabilitation organisation. There will be contributors from activists and experts in Palestine and around the world. Hear what wisdom and invention Palestinian culture has demonstrated in its response to the attempt by the Israeli state to disable so many of its people, understand the development of psycho-social support as a resistance strategy, especially important because the disabilities are consciously inflicted by other human beings.

Palestinian embroidery, or “Tatreez”, is a vital cultural practice that embodies the history, identity, and resilience of the Palestinian people. Recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, Tatreez dates back over 3,000 years to the Canaanite era and has evolved into a profound symbol of Palestinian heritage and resistance.

Palestinian embroidery, or “Tatreez”, is a vital cultural practice that embodies the history, identity, and resilience of the Palestinian people. Recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, Tatreez dates back over 3,000 years to the Canaanite era and has evolved into a profound symbol of Palestinian heritage and resistance.

Palestinian embroidery, or “Tatreez”, is a vital cultural practice that embodies the history, identity, and resilience of the Palestinian people. Recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, Tatreez dates back over 3,000 years to the Canaanite era and has evolved into a profound symbol of Palestinian heritage and resistance.

Under military occupation, Palestinian farmers face intensifying and catastrophic challenges across the territory. The Israeli military assault has weaponised hunger hunger, systematically targeted food and water infrastructure, destroyed farmland and contaminated soils in Gaza. In the West Bank, land confiscations, settler attacks and restrictions on movement and trade have all accelerated at an unprecedented rate.

Living with Drones tells a story about the sounds of war, in particular the use of drones, and their devastating, traumatic impact on the residents of Gaza. By tying together first-person stories from Gaza with wartime diaries from story-sharers, this show weaves a compelling, nuanced narrative about the use of drone technology on human lives and the international legal and human rights questions such a consistent bombardment raises.

Living with Drones tells a story about the sounds of war, in particular the use of drones, and their devastating, traumatic impact on the residents of Gaza. By tying together first-person stories from Gaza with wartime diaries from story-sharers, this show weaves a compelling, nuanced narrative about the use of drone technology on human lives and the international legal and human rights questions such a consistent bombardment raises.

Join us for the launch of the “Collateral Damage”, an exhibition of a body of artworks by journalist artist Abdelfatah Bouakaz. A visual statement by Abdelfatah on his inner pain, helplessness and oppression. And it’s a visual presentation on the war on Gaza, a powerful medium to convey the profound impact of the genocide. Through the use of colours, textures, and forms, Bouakaz is depicting the harsh realities and emotional toll of war.

This event is a part of the Theatre for Everybody and Az Theatre's PALESTINE: REPAIR & RETURN project which seeks to create links between 'skill and knowledge' communities outside Palestine with projects and people in Palestine. The project takes the form of a series of events where thinkers, practitioners and artists come together through public conversation. We will hear the voices of people in Palestine managing water supplies, seeking sources of good water and concerned with this vital natural resource.

Meet Miko Peled and listen to him talk about, “Genocide and Denial: What’s Next in the Struggle to Free Palestine” at Palestine Museum US, exhibit 'Art of Palestine,' at P21 Gallery, London, UK..

Miko Peled is the founder and head of the newly formed Palestine House of Freedom, Dar Alhurriya, in Washington DC, USA.

Peled is a writer and activist, author of The “General’s Son, Journey of an Israeli in Palestine,” and “Injustice, the story of the Holy Land Foundation Five.”

Palestinian embroidery, known as Tatreez, is a vibrant expression of creativity and cultural heritage. Each stitch tells a story, with patterns and colours reflecting the history, geography, and identity of the Palestinians.

This event will present voices and stories from Palestine about how Palestinians are managing to continue learning and teaching, how communities are resisting attempts at ‘scholasticide’ and the destruction of schools and universities. They will be joined by educators and learning communities from the UK and elsewhere. We are asking how we can work together with Palestinians to keep learning and teaching activities alive.

Palestinian embroidery, known as Tatreez, is a vibrant expression of creativity and cultural heritage. Each stitch tells a story, with patterns and colours reflecting the history, geography, and identity of the Palestinians.

The event presents an opportunity to hear the inspiring personal stories of bereaved Palestinians and Israelis who choose reconciliation over retaliation.

Bassam Aramin, PCFF Spokesperson.

An artistic workshop aimed at children and young people to help develop their creative expression through poetry and embroidery.

Life After the Fall/حياة ما بعد السقوط (Kasim Abid, 2008)

In 2003, in the immediate aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, a London-based Iraqi director returns to his country for the first time in 30 years. Over the next 5 years, he intermittently films his large multi-generational Baghdad family. The result is a film both intimate and epic, juxtaposing the rhythms and concerns of everyday life with the massive upheavals of history.

At the Freedom Theater in Jenin refugee camp, the next Palestinian Intifada is brewing. A group of brave theater actors risk their lives every day to fulfill a dream they are not willing to abandon: to show their play in New York.

The BAYT بيت (Arabic for home) exhibition will be launched on 18 January 2019 at the P21 Gallery in London. The exhibition is part of an intercultural and interfaith project that will be on a tour around the UK for the next three years; it is a marriage between East and West, where the Abrahamic faiths entwine in harmony. 

I AM BRITISH PETROLEUM: KING OF EXPLOITATION, KING OF INJUSTICE is an interdisciplinary exhibition of work by artists both in Iraq and in the diaspora, inclusive of all ethnicities found within Iraq. The exhibition will focus on uncovering the realities and consequences of BP’s intervention in Iraq. Alongside the exhibited pieces, workshops, panel events and interviews will be taking place across the two weeks.

The Israeli Government tries to legitimate their murder, occupation and apartheid against Palestinians by promoting ‘Brand Israel’. This paints Israel as a peaceful, democratic and progressive state. An important part of this lie involves selling Israel as a cultural hub, paying established foreign artists to perform in the country while sending Israeli artists abroad.