Chimurenga, The Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Collective, New Contrast and Botsotso are honoured to present ‘Poems Against Genocide’, an evening of poetic performance bringing together beloved and venerated voices in solidarity with the struggle against war in Palestine
Friday, 7 November 2025, from 7pm
Chimurenga Factory – 157 Victoria Rd, Woodstock
or tune in live via the panafricanspacestation
The Germans genocided the Hereros and the Jews
The Turks the Armenians
The Boers the iXiam
The Hutus the Tutsis
And right now the Israelis are genociding Palestinians
The evening’s contributors will include; Gabeba Baderoon, Jamal Mahjoub, Tauriq Jenkins, Ari Sitas, Yvonne Owuor, Pralini Naidoo, Jim Pascal Augustin, Kelwyn Sole, Laila Lalami, Leila Aboulela, Liesl Jobson, Lisa Julie, Shari Daya, Dinaw Mingestu, Steph Carolus, Susan Kiguli, Zeenit Saban-Jacobs, Petros Isaakidis & Sarah Lubala.
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