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You're invited to a day of creativity and solidarity, specially designed for families. With a mix of hands-on workshops, film, and cultural activities, young people and their families can take part in meaningful sessions together, at their own pace.
This family day is part of the events accompanying the exhibition Palestinian Childhoods: Solidarity and Ṣumūd taking place between 1-14 September 2025 at UCL East.
10.00 - 11.30am: Children's Letters for Palestinian Childhoods
Ages range - KS2 and above
This workshop offers young people space to engage with the exhibition and respond to personal messages created especially for them by children from Gaza Great Minds. It provides a beautiful opportunity to connect with peers in Gaza, reflect and respond in solidarity.
The workshop will also include storytelling and a special نطبخ بالفلسطيني (Cooking in Palestinian Arabic) session, where children will prepare simple snacks while learning Palestinian Arabic words and phrases.
Facilitated by Shahrazad (from bidchen kitchen), Rana and Feryal.
12:00 - 1:30pm: Street Art Workshop with Maslaha
Ages range - KS1 and KS2
This hands-on workshop invites children to explore themes of solidarity and resistance through the bold and expressive medium of street art.
Afternoon Activities: Two Options (2:30 PM – 4:00/4:30 PM)
After lunch, you are invited to choose between two simultaneous activities:
2.30pm - 4.00pm: Film Screening - Giraffada (1 hour 25 minutes)
All ages welcome
Book your place for the film screening here.
A powerful, family-friendly film celebrating courage, friendship and hope in Palestine.
Yacine is a veterinarian in Palestine's only remaining zoo. His ten-year-old son Ziad spends a lot of time with the animals and has a strong bond with the zoo's two giraffes. One night, after an air raid on the city, the male giraffe dies. The female giraffe can't survive alone and starts to slowly let itself die. Yacine must absolutely find a new companion for the beast, but the only zoo that can help him is in Tel Abib.
2.30- 4.30pm - Children of Gaza Memorial Quilt with Each Child a Light (كل طفل نور)
All ages welcome
A collaborative, community-based fabric arts project naming and honouring the children killed in Gaza. In this creative workshop young people will design and make a square dedicated to a child in Gaza, to be included in the Children of Gaza Memorial Quilt. Completed squares will be stitched into the panels of the quilt alongside those created by other artists, crafters and creatives from across the UK and internationally.
Come for the whole day or drop in for a session – all are welcome!
This family day is part of the events accompanying the exhibition Palestinian Childhoods: Solidarity and Ṣumūd taking place between 1-14 September 2025 at UCL East.
Exhibition Open Daily 10.00am – 4.00pm
Opening event: 1 September | 4:00 - 6:00 PM | UCL East, Marshgate | Book here.
Full programme of events available on our website.