The Real Narrative of Gaza: Through the lens of Media, Healthcare and the Global Solidarity Movement

01/05/2025 - 01/05/2025

6pm - 8pm

LTB 3

Join us for an interactive panel where we’ll uncover the connections between these fronts—and how they expose the colonial violence at the heart of Palestine’s oppression. This is not just a talk; it’s a space to engage deeply with experts on the importance of acting, share questions on different fields and underlying connections, and strategise how we fight back.

Speakers:

Dr. Aalisha Mariam Karimi (Anaesthetist & Recently returned medic volunteer from Gaza)

  • Worked at Nasser Hospital before its destruction, witnessing direct violations of international law

  • Will share firsthand accounts of Israel’s attacks on healthcare: targeting hospitals, starving patients, and weaponising medicine

  • How British complicity fuels these crimes

Prof. Muhammad Idrees Ahmad (Director of Journalism, University of Essex)

  • How Western media whitewashes genocide, from Syria to Gaza

  • The war of narratives: why Israel targets journalists (over 100 killed)

  • Tools to challenge propaganda and amplify Palestinian voices

Gina Romero (UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly & Association)

  • Expert on global protest repression, from Colombia to Palestine

  • How states criminalise solidarity with Palestine—and how movements resist through protests and direct action

  • The role of student activism in shifting narratives and policies

From boycotts to pressuring UK institutions, how do we escalate? Learn and challenge yourselves and others in this upcoming workshop. 

This panel doesn’t just expose the system—it shows how to break it. Whether you’re a student, medic, journalist, or activist, you’ll leave with:

  • Deeper analysis of Israel’s strategic war crimes

  • Tools to challenge propaganda in media, schools, and workplaces

  • Pathways to action—because justice won’t wait.

No more passive learning. Come ready to engage, question, and act.

 

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