Learning Palestine is a group of artists, academics, intellectuals and community members, who aim to disseminate knowledge on the history of the ongoing struggle for justice, liberation, and freedom of Palestine and the Palestinian People. One of their methods is the (re-)publishing of texts that ought to be read, circulated and acted upon urgently. These texts are printed as small pamphlets and spread through cultural institutions, book shops and other parties.

So far, Learning Palestine has (re-)published contemporary voices such as Rana Issa, Noura Alkhalili and Layal Ftouni, as well as classical texts by the likes of Jean-Luc Godard, Gilles Deleuze and Jean Genet. The pamphlets are printed at Lumbung Press.

To spread the word and localise the knowledge about Palestine in the Dutch context, we are organising English to Dutch translation sessions at Casco Art Institute and de Appel. During these evening sessions, we will study and discuss one or more texts, eat together and collectively work on a translation.

Wednesday 11 March, 17:30–21:30
Casco Art Institute, Lange Nieuwstraat 7, 3512 PA Utrecht

Wednesday 18 March, 17:30–21:30
de Appel, Tolstraat 160, 1074 VM Amsterdam

Wednesday 20 May, 17:30–21:30
de Appel, Tolstraat 160, 1074 VM Amsterdam

If you’d like to attend and contribute, please send an email to Luke (luke[at]casco.art) and Jan-Pieter (janpieter[at]deappel.nl) shortly introducing yourself.