Find it at De Markten Brussel, Sunday, 12 November, at 4 p.m.!
In March 2023, the team of athletes from the Belgian NGO for the right to health, Viva Salud, travelled to Bethlehem to participate in the Palestine Marathon. They had no idea that they would be doing much more than just running. From Ramallah to Hebron, from Nablus to Bethlehem, their meetings with Viva Salud's Palestinian partners gave them a better understanding of the situation in the country and revealed the daily reality of Israeli occupation. Appreciating the incredible resilience of the Palestinian people and the beauty of their culture, the team developed a vlog documentary of their trip. It is a cocktail of revolt, solidarity and collective resistance.
Viva Salud works with three partner organisations in Palestine. The first is AWDA, a health organisation that runs two hospitals and six health centres in the Gaza Strip. Since 7 October, AWDA staff have been under unprecedented pressure. Hospitals and staff are struggling to cope with the increase in casualties, damage caused by bombing and shortages of medical supplies, electricity and food.
After the film screening, we will discuss the current war and health situation in Palestine.. We will see how 75 years of occupation preceded the genocide that is taking place today in Gaza. Are you wondering what we can do from Belgium? Stay around after the screening so we can discuss it over a drink and a snack.
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Programme:
- 4 p.m.: brief introduction + screening of Running for Freedom4
- 5 p.m. Discussion on health in Palestine with a Palestinian doctor and researcher
- 6 p.m.: snacks and drinks
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Reservations recommended via this link: https://forms.gle/TDxdndK46EpbsLmV6
The film will be shown in French and Dutch. Discussions will continue in Dutch and English.
