Renad Qubbaj is the General Director of the Tamer Institute for Community Education and a dedicated advocate for children’s rights. She is a visionary leader in the fields of culture, children’s and youth literature, education, community-based approaches, and child-centered learning. In her talk, Renad will focus on community education in Palestine and share insights from Tamer Institute’s current work with children and youth in Gaza.

Rim is a Palestinian based in Denmark, a school teacher, and a mother, with deep family roots in Gaza. In her talk, she will share her family’s story, their journey through the Nakba, and what it means to grow up in two worlds. Rim will tell us about the complexities of being a child of a country that is not recognized, and how her parents’ trauma became part of her own, a trauma that will only heal when Palestine is once again recognized.
Rim’s talk will be in Danish.

In conversation with esteemed author and poet Sara Rahmeh, a panel of Palestinian artists will explore the role of literature and art under occupation. The panel includes Khaled Juma, an author from Rafah with 37 published books and extensive experience in creative writing workshops, and Baraa Alawoor, a prize-winning illustrator from Gaza specializing in children’s and young adult literature, and an experienced artistic workshop facilitator. A third panelist is still TBA, will be updated soon.