On Saturday, November 25th, we gather writers from around the world for a 24-hour reading in support of Palestinian writers, Palestinian voices in diaspora, and their allies. We gather in the spirit of fundamental respect for life and liberation. As individual poets, artists & writers, and representatives of independent arts organizations, we call for an end to all ongoing genocidal aggression globally. We condemn the collective punishment of Palestinians, we condemn actions that perpetuate cycles of violence, and we call for a global commitment to protect freedom of expression and critical dissent.
International Reading for Freedom of Expression & Solidarity with Palestine
November 25 – November 26, 2023
Start Time: 3pm EEST / 1pm GMT / 8am EST / 5am PST
Times below are GMT
Saturday 25 November
1-2:30pm Palestine, hosted by Munir Nuseibah
2:30-3pm Algeria, hosted by Habib Tengour
3-3:30pm Galicia, Spain, hosted by Oriana Mendez
3:30-4:30pm UK, hosted by Camilla Nelson
4:30-5:30pm Argentina, hosted by Robin Myers
5:30-6:10pm New York, US, hosted by E. Tracy Grinnell
6:10-6:30pm New York, US, hosted by Jade Hickey
6:30-7pm New York, US, hosted by Sarah Riggs and Malvika Jolly
7-7:30pm Chile, hosted by Carlos Soto Roman
7:30-8pm Montreal, Canada hosted by Erin Moure
8-8:30pm New York, US, hosted by Stephen Motika
8:30-9pm New York, US, hosted by Marine Cornuet & Rebekah Smith
9-10pm San Francisco Bay Area, US hosted by David Buuck & Noah Ross
10-10:30pm Vancouver, Canada hosted by Stephen Collis
10:30-11:30pm Puerto Rico, hosted by Raquel Salas Rivera and Mara Pastor
11:30pm-12am Colorado, US, hosted by Jeffrey Pethybridge
Sunday 26 November
12-12:30am San Francisco, US, hosted by Steve Dickison
12:30-1:30am Toronto, Canada, hosted by Ghazal Mosadeq & Ami Xherro
1:30-3:00am Le Trio Joubran featuring Mahmoud Darwish, plus other readings and screenings
3-3:30am Arizona, US, hosted by Farid Matuk
3:30-4:30am Australia, hosted by Samah Sabawi
4:30-5am Afghanistan, hosted by Bobuq Sayed
5-6am Cuba, hosted by Eilyn Lombard & Jamila Medina
6-7am India, hosted by Mamta Sagar
7-8:30am Film Screening of De tout cœur… by Safaa Fathy and Multi-national readings
8:30-9am Pakistan, Qudsia Akhtar
9-10am Iran, hosted by Aidin Poori & Granaz Mousavi
10-11am Turkey, hosted by Oyku Tekten
11-11:30am Ireland, hosted by Tapasya Narang
11:30am-1pm Palestine, hosted by Munir Nuseihbah