BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10590@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250529T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250529T190000 DTSTAMP:20250503T143321Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/the-black-e-the-resilience-of-re faat-honouring-a-voice-of-gaza/ SUMMARY:The Black-E: The Black-E: The Resilience of Refaat: Honouring a Voi ce of Gaza DESCRIPTION:In December 2023\, the world lost a singular voice. Refaat Ala reer\, poet\, editor\, teacher\, and mentor\, was killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza\, along with six members of his family. His final poem\, I f I Must Die\, written just weeks before his death\, echoed across border s and languages\, giving voice to the grief and resistance of a people und er siege.\n\nRefaat Alareer was a Palestinian writer\, poet\, and professo r of English literature at the Islamic University of Gaza. A passionate ed ucator and mentor\, he was a co-founder of We Are Not Numbers\, a platfor m amplifying young Palestinian voices. His poetry and essays captured the struggles and resilience of life in Gaza\, making him a vital literary fig ure. Through his teaching\, writing\, and activism\, he shaped a new gener ation of Palestinian storytellers.\n\nBut Refaat’s legacy did not end th ere. A towering figure in Palestinian literature\, he helped shape a new generation of writers and thinkers\, not only through his words\, but th rough his presence\, his mentorship\, and his belief in the power of stor ytelling.\n\nJoin us for a special evening of remembrance\, reflection\, and resistance\, as we celebrate the life and work of Refaat Alareer and t he community he built around him.\n\nWith readings from his poetry and pro se\, and reflections from three people who knew him personally: Yousef Al jamal\, Gaza-based writer\, translator\, and editor of If I Must Die: Poe try and Prose\, a tribute to his former teacher\, Ahmed Nehad\, writer\, translator\, and fellow lecturer at the Islamic University in Gaza\, who R efaat mentored for many years\, and Basma Ghalayini\, translator and edit or of Palestine +100 and Palestine -1\, two ground-breaking science fic tion anthologies imagining past and future Palestine’s.\n\nThis event\, in partnership with Comma Press\, is part of Liverpool’s growing cultur al response to the ongoing crisis in Palestine\, rooted in solidarity\, sh aped by stories\, and driven by the belief that voices like Refaat’s mus t continue to be heard.\n\nBOOKING &\; INFO ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/05/WOWFEST-25-WebHead.jpeg CATEGORIES:Events,Literature & Poetry,Talks LOCATION:The Black-E\, 1 Great George Street\, Liverpool\, L1 5EW\, Liverpo ol\, United Kingdom GEO:53.397876;-2.97619 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1 Great George Street\, Liv erpool\, L1 5EW\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Th e Black-E:geo:53.397876,-2.97619 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR