I Am
Palestinian And I Am Human
Uncensored British Palestinian Award Winning
Schoolgirl!
Video
June 02,
2016 "Information
Clearing House"
- Leanne Muhamad of Wansted High School, won
the "Speak out" challenge after giving this
impressive performance to enthusiastic applause. But
a day later, the Speakers Trust decided Leanne will
no longer be sent through to the grand final of the
public speaking competition. It seems that giving a
personal account of the Nakba and a plea for end to
discrimination against Palestinians is not
acceptable in the UK in 2016. Predictably, after
Leane's win was retracted, the video was removed
from the Speak Out Trust website, but not before we
were able to download it. Judge for yourself the
quality of this young person's presentation.
British-Palestinian schoolgirl wins the 'Speak Out' challenge from Artists for Palestine UK on Vimeo.
The Speak
Out challenge is described thus: "In each one-day
workshop, students take part in games and exercises
to encourage them to think on their feet in a fun,
interactive and safe environment. The day culminates
in a “Speak Out” speech contest where students can
speak on any topic they feel strongly about – using
only their voices, their words and their passion.
Notes are not allowed; they must use the techniques
from the training."
artistsforpalestine.org.uk/2016/05/29/speak-out-or-shut-up/
To show your support for freedom of speech,
please take the time to read, sign and share our new
petition addressing these wider issues at
https://www.change.org/p/united-nations-freedom-of-speech-on-palestine.
https://vimeo.com/168536103
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