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Grass roots struggle for ecology in Palestine

Devlish May | 31.03.2008 16:41 | Ecology | Free Spaces | Palestine | World

This weeks Indy Global Reports was recorded in the village of Marda, in the middle of the West Bank International activists and environmentalists from across the world, Palestine and Israel came together to join a workshop which was originally to be led by Star Hawk, author and activist.
Star Hawk was denied entry to Israel and deported from Ben-Gurion airport last week. Local activists put out an emergency call for workshop leaders, and the course was able to take place. I went to Marda to speak with the participants and organisers.

Ecology and grass roots in Palestine - mp3 69M

Beans in Eco tent
Beans in Eco tent

Israeli Army Gate used to block Marda Village
Israeli Army Gate used to block Marda Village

Eco Project Overlooked by illegal Settlement
Eco Project Overlooked by illegal Settlement

Dry Stone wall built with local stone
Dry Stone wall built with local stone

Eco tent Marda permaculture Project
Eco tent Marda permaculture Project

Students on Marda permaculture course
Students on Marda permaculture course

Eco training centre
Eco training centre

Mayud, Course director
Mayud, Course director

Mayud & his lilies
Mayud & his lilies

Olive Grove Marda eco project
Olive Grove Marda eco project

Olive Blossom
Olive Blossom

Onions growing in eco tent
Onions growing in eco tent

Wild Flowers Marda meadows
Wild Flowers Marda meadows

Tilled earth Marda Perma culture Project
Tilled earth Marda Perma culture Project

Marda Village under Illegal Israeli settlement
Marda Village under Illegal Israeli settlement

View of nearby Palestinian Village
View of nearby Palestinian Village

Students touring Marda eco site
Students touring Marda eco site

Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers


This weeks show brings interviews with the founder of Palestine's first ever perm-a-culture project and training programme, Muyud AL Khufal who discusses the importance of environmental activism for the survival of Palestine.

Alice Gray Palestinian based British environmentalist and founder of WWW.Life Source.org presents some of the eco- challenges facing the Palestinians and Israelis.

Thomas Pearson one of the founders of the Tortoise garden project in Beit Sahour a community experimental farming project, talks about why finds Palestine a positive working environment.

And Indy Global Reports finishes with episode 13 of www.imemc.org's
"This week in Palestine" a round up of the last weeks news from across the West Bank and Gaza."

Devlish May
- e-mail: devlishmay@yahoo.co.uk
- Homepage: http://www.imemc.org