Thames Path Community Walk
Part of our monthly gatherings in nature with our collective ESEA Sisters, we led a relatively short walk along the West London Thames Path, shared a community lunch prepared by Saffron & Honey, while reflecting on the connections between food, land, community, oppression and collective liberation.
In collaboration with Susan Al-Safadi (Saffron & Honey) & the team at ESEA Sisters in Nature: Isabella, Minh , Nina, Pippa & Shameeta.
Role: organising, photography
At our lunch & learn, we covered how Palestinians continue to resist through foraging, land stewardship, community agriculture and the revival of victory gardens, nurturing their connection to the land despite the imposed obstacles, refusing erasure and disappearance.
This demonstrates to us how liberation is grown, practised and protected every day. As people of East and Southeast Asian heritage in the UK, our own stories of migration, displacement and colonial histories shape how we relate to the Palestinian struggle and deepen our sense of solidarity.
We are grateful for everyone who joined, asked questions, and held the space with care. While listening and educating ourselves are acts of solidarity, it is critical to translate these into action. Based on research by trusted sources and collectives that collaborated with us, we have collated a list of petitions, campaigns and other calls-to-action.
At ESEA Sisters in Nature, we organise monthly hikes and gatherings in nature for women, trans, and non-binary folks of East and South East Asian heritage. With lived experience of racial and gender-based violence, we are learning to reconnect with our bodies, nature and each other, one step at a time.
Our collaborator Saffron & Honey is a West London based bakery focusing on highlighting Palestinian identity through food. Reclaiming recipes and ingredients that have been appropriated over time is at the very core of the Palestinian resistance. Their rotating menus boast traditional Palestinian recipes, as well as translations of classic Levantine flavours into popular baking staples. Think West Bank comes to West London.
