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ACCLAIMED English poet Peter Oswald began a 13-day pilgrimage for Palestine today from Bristol to Parliament Square in London.
The former playwright in residence at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was working with Gazan girls on a production of King Lear when Israel began its onslaught following the October 7 attacks.
He had been working free of charge for the Hands Up Project, which works with volunteers around the world to teach Palestinian children English.
He told the Morning Star: “For me the pilgrimage is carrying the voices of Palestinian children to the people of Britain.
“I was inspired by working with Palestinian children through the Hands Up Project and in particular a group of girls working on a production of their version of King Lear in Beit Hanoun in Gaza.
“I was very overwhelmed. Their entire town was destroyed and they were dispersed and what they were doing was so beautiful.
“I have taken part on many marches, in particular with Naming the Dead, carrying banners with the names of thousands of people killed in Gaza.
“I hope the pilgrimage will open the hearts of people in Britain to the people of Palestine, especially the children whose poems we will be reading.
“Our government is leading this country into a moral abyss with their support for the genocide in Gaza. There can be no peace without justice.”
On his 150-mile journey, he will be fasting from sunrise to sunset, marking Ramadan.
He and his travel companions will perform at poetry events with local community members, reading poems written by Palestinian children.
The pilgrimage is in solidarity with the Palestinian people and in opposition to Islamophobia.
See here to contribute to his fundraiser.
