I resist by telling my story8/12/2023 "Together we will overcome these difficult times," he says, as he invites everyone, no matter their background, to stand together. He says the pain and the grief of the victim's families is "unimaginable" and takes a moment to acknowledge the "hard work" and "bravery" of Nottinghamshire Police. Pastor Dr Ezekiel Alawale from the Majority Black Led Churches expresses his "deepest condolences and sympathies" to those affected by the attacks. "My beautiful, beautiful boy, you have mine, your dad and your brother's heart forever," she adds.Īs the moment's silence ends, faith leaders are invited to send their messages to the crowds. Speaking about the killer behind the attacks, she says they are "evil" and "monstrous" but encourages people to "hold no hate that relates to any colour, sex or religion". if you get this message from me then I feel your love and you do have friends, you have friends in his," she adds. "This person said in this letter 'I don't know what to do, I have to write this because I have no friends, I have no one to talk to'. Talking about the tributes left at the University of Nottingham for her son, she mentions one in particular, that she says was "written beautifully". "Today we stand here and we feel your love and we are united in grief and shock and disbelief and one day we will smile again, but it will take time," she says. ![]() She goes on to say the 19-year-old loved Nottingham, and thanks his cricket teammates for all they have done to remember him. "I'm not sure really how a history degree from Nottingham was part of that plan, but perhaps he wanted to fly Spitfires," she laughs.īarnaby's younger brother Charlie stands next to her as she delivers her speech, and she says that despite the "ribbing, the play fighting, the occasional competitiveness and way too many swear words Barnaby, he so adored you and he was so so proud of you". She shares the date he was born, 11 January 2004, his love of pesto pasta, and his dreams of being a pilot in the RAF His mother stands with seven pages of notes, and urges crowds to realise he is "more than a victim of a senseless murder". Leila Warah is a freelance multimedia journalist based in Palestine.Barnaby Webber's family are also at the vigil, and take to the podium to deliver a message. And we are still here.ĭahlia Attoui is the Social Media Manager for Mondoweiss. Hoping that we’d forget our village, Deir Aban.īut 75 years and three generations later, They created the refugee camp my family has called home for 75 years. It all boils down to me being a demographic threat-Īnother Palestinian weed in Israel’s settler colony, It’s why armed Israeli officers interrogate and detain me for hours at the border to Palestine, forcing me to explain over and over again why I should be allowed to visit my family. Israel is scared of the Palestinian blood that pumps through me. The lawyer won’t say it out loud, but we both know. I explain to him that this is my home, it’s where my family lives, it’s where my dad grew up. I’m talking to an Israeli lawyer, close to tears. ![]() ![]() He told me stories of him and his 13 siblings sharing a single room in a refugee camp in Bethlehem, less than an hour away from their real home. A beautiful life, before my grandparents were expelled from our village in the suburbs of Jerusalem.
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