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Palkveld: Visit West Bank volunteer meeting and iftar

Thursday, March 27

Melahuset
18:00
Join Visit the West Bank and iftar (breaking the fast at sunset!)
 
Time: Thursday, March 27, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Melahuset
Welcome to Palkveld!
 
Would you like to get involved in the best and most important festival of the spring? Join us at the Visit Vestbredden volunteer meeting!
 
On Saturday, May 10th, we will fill the "west bank" of the Akerselva River for the fourth year in a row with beautiful Palestinian culture, resilience and solidarity. There will be Palestinian food, music, dance, art exhibitions, theatre, and activities for all ages, such as face painting, a kite workshop, T-shirt printing, tatreez (Palestinian embroidery), dabke courses (Palestinian folk dance) and even more. In the evening, there will be a concert at Kulturkirken Jakob with Palestinian artists, followed by a club concept at Hausmania.
 
The day will start with a large commemoration at Youngstorget, and a demonstration march to the festival area, to mark Al-Nakba, the "catastrophe" in 1948, when approximately 750,000 Palestinians were driven into exile, and that the injustice against Palestinians is not only still being committed, but is constantly worsening. With the ethnic cleansing that is taking place in Palestine, it is more important than ever to highlight and preserve the Palestinian culture, which is being tried to be erased. The festival will also show the enormous support for and solidarity with the Palestinian people and the fight for a free Palestine.
 
To be able to run the festival in the best possible way, we need you! Come to Palkveld and get information about this year's program and what you can help with.
 
We order pizza and break the fast with our fasting fellow activists!
 
If you want to volunteer, you can register here! https://forms.gle/WJziiUXNZDU8FL1i7