On the 13th of May, our office hosted a 2025 Nakba Day commemoration event in NSW Parliament. It was wonderful to be joined by so many activists and community members who remain committed to calling for a free Palestine. 

Joining us as our guest speaker was the wonderful Nasser Mashni, President of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network. We were also joined by former NSW Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon, and Dr Peter Slezak, Honorary Associate Professor of Philosophy at UNSW.  We thank them for their time and the powerful words that they shared with us on the evening.

We would also like to recognise our wonderful co-hosts who made the evening possible, including supplying the delicious snacks! Be sure to check out their important work at the links below:

• Australia Palestine Advocacy Network,
• Coalition for Justice and Peace in Palestine,
• Coalition of Women for Justice and Peace,
• Dare to Struggle Films,
• FILEF Australia,
• Jews Against the Occupation ‘48,
• Palestine Fair Trade Australia,
• Palestine Justice Movement Sydney, and
• Palestinian Christians in Australia

On the evening, we presented a screening of “Palestinians Don’t Need Sidewalks,’ the second film produced by Dare to Struggle Films in partnership with the Hebron Human Rights Defenders. The film takes us through occupied Palestine. You can keep up with Dare To Struggle Films’ and further screenings of their work by following them here. 

Thank you to those who joined us to commemorate the Nakba that occurred 77 years ago and to recognise that the struggle for Palestinian liberation and an end to the occupation continues.

Let us continue to struggle until Palestine is free.

Photos taken by Ishbel Dunsmore