Rafeef Ziadah – ‘We Teach Life’

But today, my body was a TV’d massacre made 
to fit into sound-bites and word limits
                           - Rafeef Ziadiah

2 thoughts on “Rafeef Ziadah – ‘We Teach Life’”

1. But today, my body was a TV’d massacre made 
   to fit into sound-bites and word limits
                    -Rafeef Ziadiah

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   https://www.facebook.com/events/945141582259330

   Critically-acclaimed Palestinian spoken word artist Rafeef Ziadah in her first Australia tour celebrating the release of her new album We Teach Life, Sir. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rafeefziadah2

   BYRON BAY: Tues 29 March – 6.30pm at Kulchjam, Acacia St, Byron Bay. Map here

   BRISBANE: Wed 30 March – The Greek Club 29 Edmondstone St South Bris. BOOKINGS: http://www.trybooking.com/180136 Prices $22 Students – $25 Concession – $30 Adult
   Doors open at 6.30pm
   7 pm Mystery indigenous poet
   7.20 Phil Monsour
   7.45 Rafeef
   8.45 Dabke

   MELBOURNE: Thur 31 March – Kaleide Theatre 360 Swanston St, RMIT Uni. BOOKINGS: http://www.trybooking.com/180790 $22 – 30

   If anyone is in Melbourne on Sunday after Rafeef’s gig – this is on. We’re one year on from the racist far rights’ first mobilisation in Melbourne. We’ve come out consistently to declare Melbourne a racist and fascist free zone. The racist ideas of the groups like reclaim Australia are backed up by the media and the racist government – our only platform is the one we create in our numbers and in our public anti-racist message. Don’t miss this important protest!
   https://www.Facebook.com/events/551774481654032/
   Make Federation Square a Racist and Fascist Free-Zone!
   Sun 2 PM · Federation Square · Melbourne, VIC, Australia

   SYDNEY: Fri 1 April – Riverside Theatre, corner of Church and Market Streets, Parramatta, Sydney. $22 – 30 BOOKINGS: http://www.riversideparramatta.com.au/show/rafeef-ziadah/

   Playing intimate gigs in Sydney Brisbane, Melbourne and Byron Bay, showcasing her signature performance style and powerful words. “Rafeef’s poetry demands to be heard. She is powerful, emotional and political” says Ken Loach of her poetry.

   Rafeef uses language to narrate, inspire and pull apart stereotypes. Her poems We Teach Life, Sir https://youtu.be/aKucPh9xHtM and Shades of Anger https://youtu.be/m2vFJE93LTI went viral online within days of their release. Her new album, released in November 2015, features an exciting blend of poetry and music, which she brings to the stage with special guest musician Phil Monsour and others.

   http://www.rafeefziadah.net/
   http://www.philmonsour.com/

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2. I challenge .. No, my future
   I will return with resolve and confidence
   I hope one day to return
   to my beloved homeland
   to the flowers and roses
   I no longer fear their power
   I will return
   
   Of the old ones now passed on
   But it's their blood our hearts are pumping
   They will walk with us when we return to their 
   towns
   Whose names will live again
   
   You see that we are rising our day is surely 
   coming
   No longer in the shadows
   Of the ghosts of Deir Yassin
   You see that we are rising
   You know the fear is gone
   We will return
   
   You see that we are rising our day is surely 
   coming
   We are no longer in the shadows
   Of the ghosts of Deir Yassin
   
   You see that we are rising our day is surely 
   coming
   No longer in the shadows
   Of the ghosts of Deir Yassin
   
          - Rafeef Ziadah

   https://youtu.be/_vJR3yss04M

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