Rafeef Ziadah recites her poem 'We Teach Life, Sir' at

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Rafeef Ziadah is a Palestinian spoken word artist, poet and human rights activist based in the UK. She is also a leading activist in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and works to defy crackdowns on organising.
She recites a poem from the late Refaat Alareer, and delivers a powerful and emotional rendition of her 2010 poem 'We Teach Life, Sir' at the opening ceremony of And Still We Rise: The War on Want festival of Solidarity and Resistance.
Held on 24 February 2024 at Friends Meeting House, Euston, And Still We Rise brought together social justice movements from all over the world to forge global solidarity, inspire collective action, and build solutions to turn crisis into justice.

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18 мар 2024

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@reidamohammed5083 Месяц назад

I remember hearing this poem for the first time 12 years ago, I'm half syrian half palestinian and I first heard this poem when bombs were dropping over our heads . Rafeef has been one of the only voices that has been able to translate our suffering into a language they understand. I cried hearing this again . They want a human story. Our whole life has been walking around eggshells and censorships and journalists need for "human stories".. Life has become an evil waiting game. Waiting for the next massacre. Waiting and waiting and waiting. How much more do we have to lose? How many more children will have to hear the sounds of bombs for the rest of their lives? They say we teach hate but how can a child love the occupation that left them limbless and murdered their brother? That flattened their home and favorite restaurant? That forcibly starved them and deprived them of the privilege of sleeping and dreaming. Yet if there was one thing my baba and Palestinians in Palestine have taught me; it's how to hold on to joy when its there, because you never know when it might leave you. We Palestinians wake up every morning to teach the rest of the world life, sir Thank you Rafeef.