Determined to stay : Palestinian youth fight for their village

Sokolower, Jody, author.

Book

Northampton, MA : Olive Branch Press, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc., 2021.

©2021

ix, 229 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

"Palestinian youth and the fight for their village Silwan is a Palestinian village located just outside the ancient walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. Determined to Stay: Voices of Silwan is a moving story of a village and its people. As Silwani youth and community members share their lives with us, their village becomes an easily accessible way to understand Palestinian history and current reality. Written with young people in mind, the richly illustrated text stresses connections between the lives of youth in the US and Palestine: criminalization of youth, forced relocation, the impact of colonialism on Indigenous communities, efforts to bury history, and inspiring examples of resistance and resilience"-- Provided by publisher.

Grades 10-12 Olive Branch Press.

Youth, Palestinian Arab -- Jerusalem.

Silwān (Jerusalem) -- History.

Silwān (Jerusalem) -- Social conditions.

Estes, Nick, writer of introduction.

Introduction : we have to talk about Palestine and Turtle Island in the same breath / by Nick Estes -- A classroom falls into a tunnel -- My path to Silwan -- "Ahlan!" welcome to Silwan -- Ericka and I head back to Silwan -- Israelis arrest children to make their parents move -- "My friend was arrested because he had a broken ruler": Moussa's story -- "The settlers stole my grandmother's house": Nihad's story -- "We've been here for 400 years" : Abu Ala'a's story -- "It's hard to be a young woman here": Sara's story -- "They demolished our house!" : Um Ala'a's story -- The City of David : Archeology as a weapon -- It didn't start with the Holocaust -- "After they kicked us out, they blew up our village" : Yacoub's story -- The "Survival stage" : Zeiad's story -- Al-Naksa : the six-day war -- "Give the children a little of their childhood" : the story of Madaa Creative Center -- "Make some noise" : Madaa's hip-hop group -- "My ancestors created the first village on San Francisco Bay" : Corrina's story -- We blocked the boat! -- "Escalating violence in Jerusalem" : Zakaria's story -- "Our existence in Silwan is an act of resistance" : Sahar's story -- Changes in Silwan, changes at Madaa -- "I had to take the risk" : Hatem's story -- "Elad is digging under my house!" -- "When I hear gunshots, it's normal" : Sara's story -- "I'm in love with my city" : Bayan's story -- "My father is part of the hunger strike" : Noura's story -- "We didn't want to show them we were afraid" : Nidal's story -- What does responsible archeology look like? A visit to Emek Shaveh -- "How could we support the hunger strike?" : Odai's story -- Graduation party : the Hafla -- "The right of return" : Lara's story -- "I felt like I was home" : Ayesha's story -- Palestine in our hearts

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