We are sleepwalking into a catastrophic global conflict.

Our political class shows no interest in de-escalation, diplomacy or restraint — and it is always other people's children who pay the price.

In a world of endless war, we need voices for lasting peace.

The speech that I could not deliver because German police burst into our Berlin venue to disband our Palestine Congress (1930s style). Judge for yourselves the kind of society Germany is becoming when its police bans the following words:

Friends,

Congratulations, and heartfelt…

Wow - not only did Germany refuse Dr Ghassan entry to the country but he was threatened with jail time if he even joined the conference via zoom *in Britain*??? Or sent in a pre-recorded video???

Watch for his analysis of why this happened:

Early Bird tickets for the IBBY Congress have been extended until April 20th!

More information is available below!
ibbycongress2024.org/registration/

There is less than a week until our Round the World in Children’s Books!

Tickets are still available online 👀

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Our first event of 2024 will be a series of recommendations of children’s books from across the world! Members and guest speakers will discuss books in translation, those they believe should be translated, and other books from outside the UK

sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/round-the-wo…

At least 250k marched to the Israeli embassy in Kensington today to demand a #CeasefireNOW and a #FreePalestine

And we were joined by hundreds of thousands more around the world for #GazaGlobalAction day.

See you all again on 9 March.

Today 250,000 people took to the streets to demand an immediate #CeasefireNOW to #StopGazaGencide . We won't stop until Palestine is free 🇵🇸

Outside In World and cbcp_UniRdg have announced their latest seminar for February 28th, 5pm.

They will focus on Scouting, Translating, and Publishing Young Adult Literature from Latin America.

Sign up and find out more here: outsideinworld.org.uk/zone-education…

We better all just shut up, make art that’s as interesting as a sack of porridge and hope nobody asks us any questions about our politics, principles or convictions.

Yet another step to further censor freedom of expression. This is the antithesis of art and literature.

28th FEBRUARY!

Come and join us!

Part of Grand Junction’s “Our Shared Heritage Programme”, celebrating the role Arab, Black & Asian people/cultures have played in London’s history.

Israeli damage and destruction of museums and other cultural sites impoverishes the collective identity of the Palestinian people and irrevocably denies them their history. Visit the link in bio to read the full report.

Please find a couple of minutes to watch this important interview with Meir Baruchin, an Israeli history teacher who explains with great clarity what few in the West seem able understand: the daily discriminations & dispossessions suffered every day by the Palestinians living…

People are pulling out their own teeth! This dentist is so concerned he’s started a petition about it. I’ve signed – will you join us?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save… via 38 Degrees

Reinstate UNRWA Palestinian Aid - Sign the Petition! chng.it/44SJdj5V via Change.org UK

Excited to see there will be THE SE LONDON BOOKFEST later this year organised by the founders of THE PECKHAM PECULIAR

Surely the post purporting to be from World Book Day UK 📚 is from someone masquerading as them. If it’s genuine World Book Day UK 📚 should apologise to all librarians immediately!! Absolutely disgraceful!!

Schools DON’T just need a library. We had a library in my last school that I ran. I was SLT and the English Lead and a Phase Leader! I couldn’t run that library properly and didn’t have the right knowledge or skills. We need libraries AND amazing, wonderful, skilled LIBRARIANS!