Palestine Lives 2008 - Manchester Community Choir

Palestine Lives 2008 - Manchester Community Choir:

Manchester, England. 7th June 2008. Palestine Lives 2008 is a celebration of Palestinian art, culture, history and experience organised by Manchester Palestine Solidarity campaign. It brings together artists, poets and musicians from Palestine and England to celebrate Palestine and its culture 60 year after the Palestinian Nakba, Zionism's ethnic cleansing of Palestine.

There are stalls informing people of issues facing people in the Middle East, as well as peace organisations campaigning not just for peace in the region but against nuclear weapons and all war. Speakers bring messages of solidarity with the Palestinian people's struggle for peace and justice. This event comes at a time when the situation in Gaza is at crisis point with people, especially children, starving and dying due to lack of food, water and medicines, but first and foremost the actions of the Israeli occupation forces.

Speakers include:

* Baroness Jenny Tonge - Liberal Democrat
* Musheir al Farrar - Palestinian Human Rights Activist
* Khalidal Mudallal - Palestinian Student at Bradford University prevented from returning to his studies by Israel's blockade of Gaza
* Linda Ramsden - UK Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD)
* Richard Kuper - Jews For Justice for Palestinians (JFJP)
* Linda Clare - Manchester Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC)

During the event there is music, food, a march around the city centre, all in celebration of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

This clip shows Manchester Community Choir performing at the event. The lyrics of the first song were composed by a Palestinian poet.



During the event there is music, food, a march around the city centre, all in celebration of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

This clip shows the Salam band performing at the event. The song is called "Asfour" (The Little Bird)



Paletine Lives - Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions