You are invited to join the Feminist Therapy Network’s Grieving for Gaza Bearing Witness Vigil on the eve of one year of genocide in Occupied Palestine.
Sunday 6th October at 7pm UK time on Zoom
This is an invitation to hold silence and reflection together, allowing our hearts to bear witness to the mass destruction, killing and displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians that has followed Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7th 2023.
By pausing together, by taking a collective breath, we tend to both ourselves and to each other, we open our hearts and commit to the ongoing practice of individual and collective liberation. We recognise the sufferings of settler colonialism and refuse to separate ourselves from these ongoing acts of violence and dehumanisation.
We will begin with a period of silence (for around 15 minutes). Please bring a candle to light, if you are able to. A time of reflection will follow (around 20 – 25 minutes), held by the simple guidelines of Council practice. You are welcome to share a poem, short reading or personal reflection, or simply to hold presence for others. Please note this will not be a space for conversation or dialogue, but for bearing witness.
Please email feministtherapynetwork@protonmail.com to let us know of your intention to join. A Zoom link will be sent out the day prior.
To learn more about feminism and Palestine, visit our resource page.
May all beings be free from suffering. May all beings know peace.
In loving solidarity,
Rebecca Esho Greenslade
Candle photo by David Tomaseti on Unsplash