Nakba Day 2025
Flowers for Palestine Exhibition
This Nakba Day truly gave weight to the expression that “the Nakba never ended” with the ongoing genocide in Gaza at the hands of Israel only escalating. We were happy to present portions of a display from the Palestine Museum in Ramallah, the 7 months-long community embroidery project piece created by the Flowers for Palestine - Putiputi mō Parihitini group, works by local Whanganui artist Patrick Baker, and a project called “Know Their Names” after the early 2024 Al-Jazeera list of children killed in the genocide, consisting of children aged 0 - 17 years of age.
The writing of names portion of the exhibition allowed the public a tangible means of grasping the sheer scale of children killed by the Israeli state, let alone the women and men and thousands upon thousands unaccounted for under the rubble. Many were deeply moved. One writer who attended the exhibition went away and wrote a 5 page poem about the name-writing portion of the exhibition and their reflections on it.
We also collected signatures for our open letter to support the Illegal Occupation of Palestine Sanctions Bill, which you can sign here.
Captured during installation of the Flowers for Palestine exhibition
Book Launch “If I Must Die”
with author Dr Yousef Aljamal
POSTPONED TIL JUNE
We are very privileged to be hosting back-to-back events on Thursday 8th May with visiting writer and journalist Dr Yousef Aljamal as part of his PSNA National Tour of Aotearoa.
The first event is a book launch of his latest work, “If I must Die” - an anthology of the works of the recently killed Palestinian writer and academic, Dr Refaat Alareer.
The event will be held at Paige’s Book Gallery.
Public Lecture with Dr Yousef Aljamal
POSTPONED TIL JUNE
Directly after the book launch at Paige’s Book Gallery, there will be a public lecture held at the Davis Lecture Theatre - a short walk from Paige’s Book Gallery.
Dr Aljamal will be recounting his experiences living in Gaza and under apartheid military siege.
Whanganui Palestinian Film Festival
AUGUST 8 - 16
A series of award winning films that explores the Palestinian struggle through the eyes of Palestinian artists, activists, musicians, refugees, dairy farmers and young American Jews.
Brought to you by WPSG and with support from Justice for Palestine and Winter Wonderfest.
Davis Lecture Theatre
Watt Street, Whanganui
Flowers for Palestine - Putiputi mō Parihitini
Wednesdays 5.30pm
Awa Room
Whanganui Community Arts Centre
Dr Mazin Qumsayeh
(Nobel Peace Prize Nominee 2024)
Public Lecture
“Water, Nature and Environment: Insights from a Palestinian Environmentalist”
Organised with the
Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa
25 May 2024
WEEKLY SATURDAY RALLY
Every Saturday 11am - 12pm
Outside of the Tram Shed,
Taupō Quay, Whanganui
We have merch, petitions to sign,
letter templates to MPs,
information on the BDS movement,
signs to hold, flags to wave.
We do not tolerate any of the following at our rallies or events (i.e. you will be asked to leave):
Racism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, violence, bigotry, sexism, transphobia, or homophobia.