BAATN Gathering
Reading Group
Discussions on text, film, podcasts and/or other media, relevant to the theme of race
Bi-monthly â‹… Online
FORTHCOMING READING GROUP
Saturday 19th October 2024
If I must die
let it bring hope
let it be a tale
(Refaat Al-Areer)
In December 2023, the Palestinian poet, writer and Professor, Refaat Alareer was killed in Gaza. Many across Palestine and the world mourned. In this month’s reading group, we would like to dedicate space to Palestinian creatives, as an attempt to speak into the unfolding loss, pain and trauma over this past year. We have listed below a few suggestions for reading. Please read what you can:
Poems for Palestine: https://publishersforpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2024/02/poems_for_palestine_online.pdf
Science and non duality, Bloodlines: https://scienceandnonduality.com/audio/73-bloodlines/
Music as resistance: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FZQ7fQq8y6c
Nisreen Zahda, animator:Â https://youtu.be/o8Nn0EeyB-k
Malak Mattar, artist: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/art-design/2024/01/29/malak-mattar-gaza-artist/?outputType=amp
Maisara Baroud, artist:
https://www.instagram.com/maisarart?igsh=MTNmaHExNzNqcTN3dg==
Outline
BAATN Midlands will hold a bi-monthly Reading Group focusing on a particular piece of writing (fiction/non-fiction), film, podcasts and/or other media, relevant to the theme of race.
In the Reading Group we will discuss the background of the author(s), the socio-political contexts, the thoughts, feelings and experiences when engaging with the material and consider how the themes generated through reading and discussion are relevant to theory and practice.
This Reading Group has been created for the practitioners amongst us that enjoy to read, but find little space and time to immerse themselves in the experiences of reading.
Facilitators
Edieneh Spence | Vedia Maharaj | Ian Thompson | Jill Morgan
Gathering Statement of Purpose
Read the Statement of Purpose for all our gatherings.
Venue
Online meeting via Zoom.
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Time
2:00pm – 4:30pm
Dates
Saturday 19th October 2024
Saturday 14th December 2024
Saturday 25th January 2025
Saturday 22nd March 2025
Saturday 10th May 2025
Saturday 12th July 2025
Cost
Free to Psychological Therapist Members and Student Therapist Members, £10 for Non-members.
(Click here to become a member)
Booking Conditions
- Bookings can be made any time up until 15 minutes before the event.
- Only the next two upcoming dates will be open for registration at any one time.
- If you have difficulty booking, email the events administrator
- If an event is full, email the events administrator to go on the waiting list. If a place becomes available before 5 pm on the day before the event, priority will be given to those at the top of the waiting list.
Full payment will need to be made to guarantee a place.