NewBridge Gallery is now closed until Friday 16 October.
You can join us on 5 September and 3 October for Saturday Social. You can still shop NewBridge Books throughout the weekdays!
Alongside the screening of The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing, a Scottish film archive of Palestinian wildflowers, The Reading Room has put together a reading list which feature books and zines about the history of Palestine and Palestinian resistance.
“It speaks to the urgency of placing ourselves into other lives and realities, to understand Palestinians as we understand ourselves.”
– Sara Roy, Unsilencing Gaza
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing is a tender film essay by Theo Panagopoulos, who unearthed a rarely seen film archive of Palestinian wildflowers and decided to reclaimed the footage. The film questions the role of image-making as a tool for both testimony and violence when connected to the entanglements between people and the land.
Below we have put together a list of books from our partners Pluto Press and Left Book Club, that amplify crucial voices in the struggle for Palestinian liberation and explore different ways we can demonstrate solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Visit us at NewBridge Project to borrow a book or read in our small library space. A reading list can be downloaded as a PDF.
Naseej: Life-Weavings of Palestine (Pluto Press)
Cracks in the Wall: Beyond Apartheid in Palestine / Israel (Pluto Press)
Greater than the Sum of Our Parts Feminism, Inter/Nationalism and Palestine (Pluto Press)
Student Encampment a Political Formation: Learning in Solidarity, Solidarity in Learning
The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story (Left Book Club)
Generation Palestine (Pluto Press)
Unsilencing Gaza (Pluto Press)
Making Death and Life in Palestine: Social Reproduction in Settler Colonialism (Pluto Press)
The Reading Room is a collaborative project opening up local spaces and providing a wealth of educational tools which will be a catalyst for creative thinkers and critical minds. Our physical library space can be found on the first floor, next to the gallery, and is stocked with thought-provoking books from Pluto Press and Left Book Club.
The Reading Room is a resource for artists, activists, and thinkers. Our programme brings together artists, authors, and researchers to host workshops, screenings, and talks inspired by the books housed in the library. These events, guided by our communities, address topics such as the environment, LGBTQ+ issues, structural racism, and more.
Our collection of books continually expands with suggestions from exhibiting artists and the NewBridge Programme Committee.
The NewBridge Project is a charity, registered charity no. 1173849.
We are grateful to our funders, including Arts Council England, Newcastle City Council, Garfield Weston Foundation, Jerwood Foundation, Community Foundation North East, Newcastle University and the The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority.
We are proud to be a Gallery of Sanctuary.
