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Since the start of the unfolding attroticies against Palestinians in Gaza, higher education institutions have been systematically destroyed. Campuses lie in ruins, academics and students have been killed or forcibly displaced, and what was once a thriving, intellectually vibrant student population now lives under daily threat of bombardment, forced starvation, and death.
1 November 14.15-16.00
Quaker Friends Meeting House
Ship Street Brighton
Bn1 1AF
For nearly two years, students have been cut off not only from their universities, but from their dreams, their futures, and even their most basic sense of safety. Yet, despite this unimaginable trauma, many are still writing.
We Are Still Here is an anthology of these voices—raw, unfiltered, and courageous. It features short and long stories, poems, essays, and testimonies written by students from Gaza’s universities. These are not retrospective reflections or distant analyses; they are real-time words, emerging from the depths of genocide, displacement, and grief. These writings may be their last hopes to reach the world, a final act of resistance through expression.
Programme
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Welcome and introduction
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Student voices from Gaza
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Video shorts
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Poetry and prose readings
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Book signing and fundraising sale, including artwork by the students
Speakers
Jacob Norris
Associate Professor in Middle East History, University of Sussex. He has written widely on Palestinian history in the 19th and 20th centuries and is currently researching the history of Palestinian solidarity in Latin America.
Zahid Pranjol
Professor of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sussex. He is a leading voice in inclusive science education and curriculum reform, with a focus on decolonising the biosciences curriculum by challenging Eurocentric biases and diversifying reading lists.
Support
100% of proceeds will support students in Gaza.
All welcome