Revive Gaza’s Farmland is a project that utilises self-mobilisation to raise awareness about resistance to land confiscation in Palestine, the destruction of the agricultural sector, and starvation as a war tactic. As part of The School of Fireflies, it takes the form of a two-day programme featuring a film series, discussions and a workshop. The programme explores themes of food sovereignty and Indigenous resilience, examining the symbolic and practical significance of seeds and relationships with the land as resistance against environmental and colonial oppression.

By subtly challenging dominant systems, Revive Gaza’s Farmland redefines resilience, creating porous pathways that empower communities to resist and thrive. Through long-term fundraising, the project aims to rehabilitate damaged farms and water wells, cultivate fruit trees, and provide essential materials, striving to build a sustainable, self-reliant agricultural system free from external dependency.

Programme
Golo Besmlah will present a reading with a soundscape produced by Mounir Al Shami.
Invited speakers include artists Saodat Ismailova and Miguel Cinta Robles, as well as Razan Zuayter, Chairperson of the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN).
The programme also features a series of films by Jumana Emil Abboud, Arwa AbuRawash & Turab Shah, Kamal Al Jafari, Juan Manuel de La Parra, and Theo Panagopoulos, with workshop contributions by Firas Shehadeh and Harun Morrison.