{"id":2323,"date":"2023-07-25T09:17:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T08:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/?page_id=2323"},"modified":"2023-07-25T20:15:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T19:15:42","slug":"spbr-2023-singing-and-deepening-the-roots-of-resistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/index.php\/spbr-2023-singing-and-deepening-the-roots-of-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"spBR 2023: Singing and deepening the roots of resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/seeds-tree-683x1024.jpeg?resize=147%2C220&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2325\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/seeds-tree.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/seeds-tree.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/seeds-tree.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/seeds-tree.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/seeds-tree.jpeg?w=1365&amp;ssl=1 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There is so much to say about the small park BIG RUN of 2023 &#8211; the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KgzDg1RFov8\" target=\"_blank\">BIG SING<\/a>, the Palestinian Voices tent, the poignant reading of &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fsRxpKUrBIg&amp;t=216s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fsRxpKUrBIg&amp;t=216s\">trees behind the fence<\/a>&#8216;, the words for seeds poem (see below) and the solidarity events in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DNiwlhuGuAQ\" target=\"_blank\">Gaza<\/a> and in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pj0GJXkidaQ\" target=\"_blank\">Lajee Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trees, the deep <em>sumud<\/em> (resilience) of trees as a metaphor for Palestinian resilience, were a clear theme through this year&#8217;s event.  Not just the poems but also the planting of the tree donated by our local supporters Nick and Jane and then the inspiring words from Mahmoud:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mahmoud Zwahre speaks of solidarity roots\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lccr7MAjZdg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only this but regular participant Katelyn McKeown said this very perceptive piece:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>There is an overriding message to small Park BIG RUN which cannot be ignored; the format of the run replicates, in some small part, the claustrophobic environment Palestinians are subjected to under militant apartheid occupation. It is a celebration of the freedom of movement that we all enjoy and probably take for granted in this country. It is an act of solidarity and defiance.<\/p>\n<cite>Quoted from https:\/\/www.steelcitystriders.co.uk\/2023\/small-park-big-run-2023-report-by-katelyn-mckeown\/<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See you next year!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-2326\" style=\"max-width: 400px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-107-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-2326 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"spbr 2023\" data-height=\"300\" data-width=\"400\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_2326\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_2326\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-2335 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2023-07-25 09:08:33\" data-filename=\"start-400x300.jpeg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/start-400x300.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-2326 slide-2335 msDefaultImage\" title=\"start\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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the BIG SING, the Palestinian Voices tent, the poignant reading of &#8216;trees behind the fence&#8216;, the words for seeds poem (see below) and the solidarity events in Gaza and in Lajee Centre. Trees, the deep sumud (resilience) of trees as &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/index.php\/spbr-2023-singing-and-deepening-the-roots-of-resistance\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;spBR 2023: Singing and deepening the roots of resistance&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2323","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2349,"href":"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2323\/revisions\/2349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spbr.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}