To what extent does the history of Israel-Palestine inform the response to human suffering in present day Gaza? 
This discussion took place in Bristol on Saturday the 4th of November 2023 during a march and rally co-ordinated by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
Jonathan Kempster spoke to Linzy Na Nakorn, a human rights and cycling campaigner (co-director of The Big Ride for Palestine, https://www.thebigride4palestine.com/), and with Kathe Jacob, a local resident and activist who is of Jewish heritage.

Image © Bristol PSC
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Gaza - does history matter?

Sarah O'Reilly discusses this series of interviews with well-known poets, novelists, children's writers, historians and biographers. Interviewed by Ellie Russell.

The Writing Life: Authors Speak

Recollections of 10 April 1968, the day of the Wahine storm and disaster in Wellington, New Zealand from a retired butcher who was 20 at the time.

Sources with thanks:
Oral History recording for the Butchers Stories Oral History Project archived in the Oral History Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington https://natlib.govt.nz/collections/a-z/oral-history-and-sound and made possible with funding from the NZ Oral History Awards. The project blog is https://butchersstoriesblog.wordpress.com/

The Wahine Disaster Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision, reference 35818 https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=211190

Wahine Day 1968

In this track we hear from oral historian Sue Berman who shares a background on the content selected, and some sound clips for the exhibition 'Don't leave town till you've seen the country' The interviewer is Haunui Royal. 2018

Hear more oral histories here: https://soundcloud.com/auckland-libraries/sets/dont-leave-town-till-youve

Reference: 
Olive Ashby https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1842/rec/5
Juliet Batten
https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/1071/rec/4

Oral history stories with Sue Berman

Stella Bell is a cheerful member of the Prahran Pool community. She not only enjoys swimming, but also cooking, hiking, computers and even watching Mountain biking!

Stella Bell

From Mark Amery in Paekākāriki the evening of NZ lock down. Musings and songs on a theme: Isolation by Bachelorette, Solitude by Billie Holiday, Isolation is Bliss by Tame Impala and Isolation by John Lennon.

Wahine Day 1968

OHW - Oral History Stories

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