Exhibition Launch - 1 September 2025

The programme will begin at 4:00 PM sharp. Kindly arrive early to secure your seats

Join us for the launch of Palestinian Childhoods: Solidarity and Ṣumūd, an immersive experience to counter the dehumanisation of the Palestinian people. The programme features an exhibition and a series of events taking place from 1–14 September 2025 at UCL East.

The exhibition opens with a friendly gathering that includes short presentations, children’s activities and some light snacks.

Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a British-Palestinian Associate Professor of Surgery, war surgeon, founder of the The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children’s Fund, and Rector of the University of Glasgow.
Malak Mattar, Palestinian painter, illustrator, and author of children’s books
Spoken word performance by The Young Advisors Lewisham
Poetry reading by British-Lebanese primary school student, Yasmine Zaytoun

All are welcome, but space is limited. Please register to secure your place.

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Exhibition Open Daily 10.00am – 4.00pm

Featured works:

Art Against GenocideAhmed Al Daalsa is a visual artist, illustrator, and photographer from the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza. This selection of his work, taken since October 2023, portrays children’s daily life as it unfolds amid devastation.

Grief and RageSamer Abdelnour is a sculptor and visual artist. Grief and Rage includes three bronze sculptures representing the suffering and strength of Palestinians in Gaza.

Letters for Palestinian ChildhoodsA selection of the letters and images and accompanying soundscape produced by an international group of adults and children, from Poland to South Africa, Spain and the UK.

Life Aya Battiri and Mahmoud Hussein

Events include:

International Hybrid conference - Resisting the Silencing of Palestinian Children - 2 & 3 September
Film Screening - Ibrahim Handal's A Short Film About Kids, followed by Michel Khleifi's Tale of the Three Jewels - 4 September
Family Day - a day of workshops and film designed for families - 6 September
UCL Jews for Palestinian Justice (JPJ) discussion - In what ways can anti-Zionist Jewish researchers support Palestine? - 7 September
Each Child a Light - Children of Gaza Memorial Quilt - 10 September
Sabar Project - Children of Palestine Zine Project - 4 and 10 September
Critical Collective - Identity, Integrity and Solidarity: Words for Palestine - 11 September
SWANA Forum for Social Justice monthly webinar - Contours of Solidarity and Sumud: Voices of Palestinian Educators and Children - 12 September
Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association - Hear from teenagers from the West Bank/Jerusalem - 14 September

Check our website for the full event programme.

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