Collective residencies / Olot

Mediterranean women weaving resilience. The value of peace

From Monday, 16 September 2024 to Friday, 20 September 2024

Mediterranean women weaving resilience. The value of peace

September 2024

Women originally from Palestine, Syria and Lebanon will meet for one week at Faberllull to reflect on Peace, based on their personal experiences. They are women with backgrounds in art, academia, journalism, etc. Some of them live in the Middle East and others now live in Europe and some, in Catalonia. They are different ages and have experienced quite different political and social situations.

The residency will foster the right conditions to make this meet-up a healing experience for all the participants, as the impact of the war and conflicts in these three countries is particularly raw. So, the programme will include activities that help the women forge bonds and build safe spaces where they can share their anxieties and pain, and listen to each other.

This is the first time an event has been organised to bring together women from these three countries. The goal is to promote the women’s professional work and activism, particularly for peace. Highlighting every-day experiences, the goal is to get away from only allowing so-called “experts” to speak about the conflicts.

It is organised by Faberllull residence and the International Catalan Institute for Peace. This action is in line with the ICIP work area Memory, coexistence and reconciliation, which in 2024 has made a firm commitment to highlighting the importance of diasporas in building Peace.

programa-estada-mediterranies-.pdf

Residents

REHAB MOUNA CHAKER

REHAB MOUNA CHAKER

Writer, translator
NADINE FEGHALY MALKOUN

NADINE FEGHALY MALKOUN

Illustrator & Art Therapist
ZEINA SHAHLA

ZEINA SHAHLA

Journalist and Researcher
YARA EL HARAKE

YARA EL HARAKE

Communications, media and events coordinator
SALAM ALARIDI

SALAM ALARIDI

Consultancy in project management at Musawa-Woman's Study Center
JANA BOU MATAR

JANA BOU MATAR

Theater maker
RASHA AL JUNDI

RASHA AL JUNDI

Independent Visual Storyteller
MERVAT ALRAMLI

MERVAT ALRAMLI

Screenwriter, set designer, teacher
ISANELA MARÍN

ISANELA MARÍN

Systemic therapist and psychologist
MARÍA EUGENIA BLANDÓN

MARÍA EUGENIA BLANDÓN

PhD in social psychology
NOUR SALAMEH

NOUR SALAMEH

Professor, freelance translator & data analyst

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