About Us
Nakba60 is a London-based campaign organised by a group of activists and students committed to commemorating sixty years of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe). The Nakba refers to the events of 1948 when the establishment of the State of Israel caused the forced displacement and expulsion of up to two-thirds of the indigenous Arab population of Palestine from their homes, rendering them refugees. Sixty years on, Palestinian refugees remain the world’s largest refugee community and the Palestinian people are still dispossessed of their basic rights.
Nakba60 is organising a series of cultural and educational events in the UK throughout 2008, involving prominent artists and intellectuals. These events will explore the silenced Palestinian narrative and historical experience of displacement and dispossession, and their importance for finding a just solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Nakba60 will also highlight the vibrant contemporary lives of Palestinians, whether they are confined to refugee camps in the Middle East, unequal citizens of the State of Israel, struggling under Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, or dispersed around the world. Above all, Nakba60 will celebrate Palestine’s rich culture and heritage, a living testimony to its people’s tenacious struggle for justice.