Nakba Day in Bristol

bristol | peace | feature Wednesday May 21, 2008 17:34 by imcvol

St. Werburghs Tree Planting to Remember the Nakba, or Catastrophe

St. Werburghs Tree Planting to Remember the Nakba, or Catastrophe

For Palestinians writes; the 15th May 2008, a group of people from Bristol observed 60 years of suffering in Palestine by planting a holly tree in the Narroways Nature Reserve above St. Werburghs, Bristol. We planted the holly tree in St Werburghs as a symbol of friendship, to show the world that the people of Bristol empathise with the people of Palestine as they struggle for co-existence in an increasingly alien environment. And to show that we acknowledge and condemn the failings of our politicians. Full article.

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