# Event Details

- **Event Name**: BOOK WEEK 4 PALESTINE: Authors & Journalists on the Struggle to Free Palestine
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: BOOK WEEK: Authors & Journalists on the Struggle to Free Palestine

Chair: Mark Gillespie, social anthropologist, frequent visitor to the West Bank, and City of Sydney for Palestine activist

Speakers: Palestinian Khaled Ghannam, author and journalist,  Socialist Alliance member, recently returned from Jordon and West Bank, with many family members in the West Bank. 

Plus Kavita Naidu, human rights lawyer, co-founder of activist group, Pasifika for Palestine Australia which is a grassroots community advocacy group uniting members of the Pacific diaspora to advocate for Palestinian rights and oppose regional government complicity in the occupation of Gaza.

Plus, Jude Alexander, journalist and author based in Gadigal Country/ Sydney has been interviewing Palestinians in Gaza for two years. She is interviewing anti-war campaigners, councillors and Greens MPs for a book 'Solidarity with Gaza'

Plus, Judith Treanor is a Jewish dual citizen of Australia and the United Kingdom of Ashkenazi heritage and an activist with Jews Against the Occupation ‘48 based in Gadigal Country/Sydney. She is a voracious writer for various publications: Michael West Media, Green Left and Pearls and Irritations. Due to her tireless efforts to have Anti-Zionist Jewish voices heard by the Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism,
she was finally quoted in the opening statement by Assisting Counsel - at the Protest hearing block. 

A panel featuring authors and journalists discussing how essays, books, and long‑form journalism have shaped public understanding of Palestine — past and present.

Speakers will explore the role of political writing in documenting truth, challenging propaganda, and preserving histories of resistance.

The conversation will address censorship, media bias, and the responsibilities of writers in moments of crisis, followed by an audience Q&A and informal discussion.

As part of the Symphony of Resistance Book Week events taking place in the Resistance Centre between August 22-29.

See also Symphony of Resistance: Palestine Art Exhibition https://www.facebook.com/events/1677466386697947

Sydney Socialist Reading Group: Behind the Genocide in Gaza
https://www.facebook.com/events/2209763812898362/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pyrmont/book-week-4-palestine-authors-and-journalists-on-the-struggle-to-free-palestine/200030423809628
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 23

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Pyrmont
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: 22 Mountain Street Ultimo, Ultimo, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2007
- **lat**: -33.88234
- **long**: 151.19664
- **full address**: 22 Mountain Street Ultimo, Ultimo, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2007, 22-36 Mountain St, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia, Pyrmont

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is BOOK WEEK 4 PALESTINE: Authors & Journalists on the Struggle to Free Palestine being held?
  - **A:** BOOK WEEK 4 PALESTINE: Authors & Journalists on the Struggle to Free Palestine takes place on Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm at 22 Mountain Street Ultimo, Ultimo, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2007, 22-36 Mountain St, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia, Pyrmont.
- **Q**: Who is organizing BOOK WEEK 4 PALESTINE: Authors & Journalists on the Struggle to Free Palestine?
  - **A:** BOOK WEEK 4 PALESTINE: Authors & Journalists on the Struggle to Free Palestine is organized by Resistance Centre - Green Left.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** BOOK WEEK 4 PALESTINE: Authors & Journalists on the Struggle to Free Palestine is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Pyrmont, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If BOOK WEEK 4 PALESTINE: Authors & Journalists on the Struggle to Free Palestine sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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