Picnics For Palestine any where any time #PicnicsForPalestine

Today: taking the solidarity for #Palestine outside Parliament

Good Morning from Palestine

Join us in solidarity with the Palestinian people under an illegal oppressive occupation.

Throughout August and September we are asking everyone to head to parks, green spaces or your garden throughout the nation to show your support and solidarity for Palestinians.

Palestinians are subject to a system of oppression and control and one example of this is being forced out of public spaces by Israeli authorities, just because they’re Palestinians and often for something as simple as having a picnic.

To protest Israel’s colonisation of Palestine we ask you to grab your loved ones and head to any green space to show your support for Palestine. Take photos and videos and upload them on your social media using #PicnicsForPalestine to encourage others to take part.

If you’d like to organise or attend a Picnic for Palestine then please email picnic@foa.org.uk you will receive a Picnic Pack which will include:

• Information and ideas on how to organise your picnic
• Palestine Quiz for the picnic
• Palestine bunting
• Palestine flag
• ‘Most Creative Photo’ competition details
• Injustice illustrated booklet
• Free Palestine Stickers
• A4 ‘Picnic for Palestine’ Posters to promote in your area

We look forward to seeing all your picnics!  

https://www.foa.org.uk/events/picnics-for-palestine/

In Growing Gardens for Palestine "These little seeds hold the DNA of my culture—a culture that’s being attacked, eliminated and destroyed,” says Sansour, a Palestinian artist, scholar and conservationist.

          A Palestinian artist, Haya Kaabneh, designed the yakteen seed labels  for the Hudson Valley Seed Co.

In Growing Gardens for Palestine

"“These little seeds hold the DNA of my culture—a culture that’s being attacked, eliminated and destroyed,” says Sansour, a Palestinian artist, scholar and conservationist. “And so, when I share it, it becomes literally part of somebody else’s body and psyche. And in this way, we are not alone in our struggle.” 

The Hudson Valley Seed Co. and its co-founder, Ken Greene, were in many ways natural partners for Sansour, who was dubbed “The Seed Queen of Palestine” by Al Jazeera back in 2018 when her seed library first started to gain international attention. Greene also runs a non-profit focused on seed justice. His company prides itself on selling unique varieties in a sustainable way and also on telling the story behind each hard-to-find seed...." 

 
PLEASE GO TO THE ORIGINAL LINK TO READ THE ARTICLE IN FULL https://modernfarmer.com/2021/02/palestinian-seeds-come-to-america-stories-and-artwork-included/?fbclid=IwAR2n2lvc-QQXPcQAwZeJkPVQfxAvOvIVJVSs9fkkWZk-ftY6sm46Il3bhZA

Palestinian Seeds Come to America, Stories and Artwork Included

                    Vivien Sansour is bringing yakteen to the United States. 

Photo by Samar Hazboun

Gardeners please note this company, the Hudson Valley Seed Co., has many wonderful seeds and also some good gardening tools. This is the direct link to the Yakteen https://hudsonvalleyseed.com/products/yakteen-1