Irish Times journalist to talk in Harrogate about Palestine with British-Palestinian Prison doctor
An independent Knaresborough bookshop has organised an event in Harrogate about Palestine with a leading author and activist.
Catastrophe: Nakba II – Fintan Drury in conversation with Dr Suesanne Samara will take place will take place next week.
The talk will see well-known former RTÉ journalist, businessman, author and migration activist, Fintan Drury give his own viewpoint of the decades-long impact of Israel Government policies on the Palestinian people.
A longtime activist on migration, Fintan has written extensively on the subject.
In 2016 he volunteered in a Syrian refugee camp in Athens, which led to a 15-part series in The Irish Times.
Dr Suesanne Samara is a British-Palestinian Prison doctor with a special interest in health inequalities and working with communities living in deprivation.
She worked with UNRWA in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in 2012 and is also an active member of the Health Workers for Palestine advocating for health justice for Palestinian health workers and their patients.
Fintan will be discussing his latest book, Catastrophe: Nakba II, published by Merrion Press.
This will be followed by questions from the audience.
There will be the opportunity to buy a signed copy of Catastrophe.
The event will take place at Friends Meeting House, Queen Parade, Harrogate on Friday, November 21.
Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.
Tickets are free from: https://castlegatebooksdrury.eventbrite.co.uk/
To reserve a copy of Fintan’s book, email: [email protected]
If you cannot attend but would like a dedicated copy of the book, email [email protected] or call 01423 862222.