Archive for February 2023

Palestinian women’s voices tour 2023 & list of events

Posted on February 28, 2023 by CADFA / Leave a response

Our annual international women’s day tour will take place this year between 9th and 21st March – We have invited twelve Palestinian women to join in International Women’s Day events across the country. They come from Jerusalem, Jenin, Hebron, Bethlehem, Abu Dis and more. The visit will include many chances to meet and hear from the women, in London, Bristol, Manchester and many more – see the list of events below.. … Read More →

Gazan children’s artwork

Posted on February 28, 2023 by CADFA / Leave a response

An open letter to the Chief Executive of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Dear Ms Watts 28-2-2023 I’m writing to you as the director of a charity that works for human rights in Palestine. We know a lot about the bad and worsening situation there. I read in some shock (initially disbelief) the report that your hospital has taken down some artwork by children in Gaza that you had had on … Read More →

Stories from Our Mothers at the Knighton Festival

Posted on February 22, 2023 by CADFA / Leave a response

The pictures show Nandita Dowson, editor of the CADFA Stories from Our Mothers book with Christine Brooks and Anne Mary Davies from Knighton, who read some of the Palestinian women’s stories, dressed in Palestinian thobs in solidarity. The occassion was the Knighton Festival in Powys, where a workshop on the book allowed a long talk and exploration of the situation the Palestinian women were describing.

Women’s visit news

Posted on February 16, 2023 by CADFA / 1 Response

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In Palestine our poor friends have been through agonies of submitting and resubmitting UK visa applications…How ashamed we are of this ugly system altogether. We are pretty certain it is going to be OK, and just hope when they come it will all be worth it! The programme has developed and is looking amazing -there are so many people in so many places working on events and meetings and the … Read More →

Press release on Palestinian women’s visit

Posted on February 15, 2023 by CADFA / Leave a response

Press release 15th Feb 2023 Palestinian Women’s Voices Tour / Camden Women in Camden – working with the human rights charity CADFA – are in the last stages of preparation now for the visit of twelve Palestinian women coming to Britain to take part in international Women’s Day events. The visitors – students, teachers, representatives from women’s organisations in towns and villages across the West Bank – are getting ready … Read More →

Preparing for the Palestinian women’s visit to the UK

Posted on February 15, 2023 by CADFA / Leave a response

Preparations are taking place all over the country for the visit of our Palestinian women friends in March (to celebrate International Women’s Day). There will be so many events and exciting things going on including these three events in Camden. Full list of events and information about the visit are being updated all the time on this website.