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Gibanje za pravice Palestincev skupaj s Cankarjevem domom vabi na pogovor z dr. Tomom Potokarjem. Dogodek poteka v okviru Kulturne ambasade Palestine, letnega dogodka, ki ga že trinajst let organizira Gibanje za pravice Palestincev. Kulturna ambasada Palestine je letos posvečena Gazi in poteka med 29. septembrom in 3. oktobrom 2025. Z gostom se bo pogovarjal novinar Aljaž Vrabec.
Dogodek bo potekal v angleščini, na voljo bo simultano prevajanje v slovenščino. Vstop z brezplačnimi vstopnicami, ki jih dobite na blagajni Cankarjevega doma ali po spletu na:
https://www.cd-cc.si/delovni-cas-blagajne
Tom Potokar je plastični kirurg, še bolj natančno, je strokovnjak za opekline in vojno medicino. Seznam držav, v katerih je deloval kot vojni kirurg, je seznam tragedij človeštva: Bosna in Hercegovina, Ruanda, Irak, Afganistan, Sirija, Sudan, Ukrajina, Libanon … Največkrat je bil v Gazi, kar šestnajstkrat, nazadnje letos spomladi. Pravi, da še nikdar ni bilo huje.
Ko ni v operacijski dvorani, vzdržuje stik s svetom, poroča, kaj se dogaja. Je priča zločinov. Je tudi dragocena priča za vse, ki zbirajo dokaze o hudodelstvih, ki jih je Izrael storil v Palestini.
Po očetovi strani je Slovenec, po mamini Anglež, njegovo celotno ime je Thomas Stephen Potokar. Danes je upokojen in si prizadeva, da trpljenje v Gazi ne bi bilo tako neskončno. Pred slabim desetletjem je za svoje delovanje, povezano z zdravljenjem žrtev opeklin po svetu, prejel red britanskega imperija. »Ko ljudem začnem govoriti, kaj vse počnem, me večkrat hvalijo, vendar ne gre zame, temveč za ljudi, ki so tam. Jaz lahko grem tja, a lahko tudi odidem. Oni ne morejo.«
Več o Kulturni ambasadi Palestine na
https://www.palestina.si/category/kulturna-ambasada-palestine/
Spremljajte naše objave o drugih dogodkih v sklopu letošnje Kulturne ambasade Palestine, posvečene Gazi.
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Gibanje za pravice Palestincev (Campaign for the Rights of the Palestinian People) in collaboration with Cankarjev dom invites you to a talk with Dr. Tomo Potokar. The talk is part of the Cultural Embassy of Palestine, an annual event which Gibanje has organised over the past 13 years. This year's Cultural Embassy of Palestine is dedicated to Gaza and takes place between September 29 and October 3, 2025. Dr. Tomo Potokar will be in conversation with the journalist Aljaž Vrabec.
The event will be held in English with simultaneous translation into Slovene. Admission is free with tickets available at the Cankarjev dom box office or online at:
https://www.cd-cc.si/delovni-cas-blagajne
Dr Potokar is a plastic surgeon specialised in burns and war medicine. Dr Potokar has worked in many war zones to improve the care of victims of burn injuries by building the capacity of those treating them. He has been to Gaza 16 times, most recently this spring. He says it has never been worse.
When not in the operating room, Dr. Potokar has been describing the horrors and crimes he witnessed to the international media. He is also a valuable witness for all the agencies gathering evidence of the crimes committed by Israel in Palestine.
Born to a Slovenian father and an English mother, the British doctor's full name is Thomas Stephen Potokar. Today dr. Potokar is retired, working to alleviate the unbearable suffering of Gaza. Less than a decade ago, he was awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his work treating burn victims in war zones. »When I tell people what I do, they often start praising me. But it's not about me, it's about the people who are there. I can go there, but I can also leave. They can't.«
More about the Cultural Embassy of Palestine at
https://www.palestina.si/category/kulturna-ambasada-palestine/
Follow our posts about other events in this year's Cultural Embassy of Palestine, dedicated to Gaza.
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