Here you will find curated material in the spirit of critical curation, inspired by the Coventry Biennial that was established in 2017, and the works of scholars like Marie Fraser and Alice Ming Wai Jim.
Drawing on intersubjective systems theory and Open Dialogue, this curation challenges fixed narratives after October 7, centering relational listening and multi-voiced witnessing to support understanding and accountability across divided communities.
The material curated here pushes back at the place of Palestine in popular imagination. For still too many people, and for too long, Palestine has been a political problem marred by violence, oppression, and dispossession. Though this is still true, sadly, it is important to stress that the idea of Palestine is bigger than its devastation. Surviving genocide requires clinging on to life and the stories, identities, traditions, histories that give life its character. Culture here stands in defiance against the machinery of war.
Marking one year since the Hamas attack. This page was on our home page for one week last week when the world returned to the terrible events of Oct 7th (2023). Our curation was designed to provoke tough reflections and honest alternative thoughts that were not visible or articulated in mainstream media outlets.
Alliances of Understanding 