On Thursday Eva Bartlett as part of her tour of Ireland speaking on Gaza spoke to the Transition Studenst on Kinsale Community School. The talk was so well recieved that there was a long standing ovation by students and staff alike. The mmeting was arranged by Padraig Fitzgerald and Lisa Lee-Fitzgerald of the Kinsale Peace Project and warmly welcomed by all of the teaching staff. Afterward we spoke together with many of the students who were very moved at the footage and incredulous that this can continue and at the media blackout on coverage of such injustice. Later that day one of the students, Lala Albert, emailed me with these words: Thank you so much for everything. Youve opened my eyes to the real world and Im not living in a fairy tale any more, thank you. Lala, also called Laura, expressed strong interest in humanitarian work in her future. She has connected to many of the Facebook pages that I manage for Gaza and in the area of human right. She is a very bright and positive person with a strongly developed sense of justice. This is what the world needs. This is what will support change. This is the purpose of facilitating talks such as these during this week. From one seed a full orchard can grow. The people of Gaza and the West Bank have their own voice but they need people outside of the enclosed walls at the moment to scream their volices out louder and demand an end to this human shame and they also need greater connections to their international brothers and sisters. This is why it is so important to keep the energy and momentum that has been created in this talking tour going. With all of the facilitators linking together and young people like Lala coming together inshaAllah this will happen. Eileen
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:12:05 +0000
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