Update 2 April 2024

Dear creative souls and contributors,

Thank you all of you who have been working with me to create this journal to represent the overwhelming situation facing people in Gaza.

My project was initially conceived as a journal with knitted or crocheted pages, each representing 200 people who have lost their lives in Ga-za under Isr-ae-li attack.  As I had names of the first 6000 people, I thought I would create the journal in three segment; the first would be 30 pages and I would include the names of 6000 people. The second segment would include as many pages as we can make without having to assign colours to age groups. The third segment would include artwork by some Palestinian artists living in Ga-za.

Today, the number of deaths has exceeded 35,000.

I expect to receive some pages/blankets over the coming weeks. I will share whatever I receive as soon as they arrive.

But, honestly, we need many more people to contribute to make this project a reality. To create enough pages for this journal to have an impact and to be more representative of the huge number of people who have died. If you are able to make more pages, please let me know and/or update your name in the excel sheet here. And please share with others who you think can/would like to contribute and be a part of this project.

I am also facing another challenge. The venue. I haven't yet been able to find a gallery that accepts hosting this installment.

For myself, I have finished one beige page (women 56-74), one purple page (men 25-55), one partial brown page (75+), I'm working on the cover. I expect to start a dark blue (men 15-24) page today.

Below are photos of cats and works :-)
Please share photos of your work in progress - and cats/dogs/birds/horses .. I'd love to see and share.

May I ask again:
Make another page or two if you can.
Tell friends and family; maybe they'd like to contribute.
Start a group where many people can work together and make several pages.
Share on social media - maybe your followers would like to contribute.
If you know of a good venue in Spain or the UK, let me know.
If you know someone who can help me get a venue, let me know.
Thank you. Thank you.
If you want to support more - consider following Hope and Play charity, co-founded by my brother, and everyone helping out there is a volunteer, so all proceeds go directly to kids in Ga-za. You can also follow them on Instagram here.
Also, you can consider buying some of my art pieces which I created so that all proceeds would go to Hope and Play, too. Email me if interested.

Thank you and sending you lots of love and positive energy.
xoxox 
​Fadwa

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