Hand-in-hand with the Pocket Project Trauma Relief Project

If you joined the 2025 Israeli-Palestinian 20th Joint Memorial Ceremony on the 29th of April, you already know the power of bearing witness in community. Now, on May 15th, we invite you to join its sister event, the Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony, organised by Combatants for Peace and shared with you through the Pocket Project. This annual event continues the work of shared mourning, deep listening, and steadfast hope for a different future.

This year’s theme, “Holding onto Home, Holding onto Hope,” speaks powerfully to this moment in history. The ceremony reflects on the enduring cycle of displacement and loss that Palestinians have experienced since 1948. And yet, it also looks ahead. It affirms a vision of peace rooted in justice and dignity—a future in which Palestinians are not defined by displacement, but by their right to live freely and securely.

Holding onto home is about more than geography. It is a commitment to reconciliation—not only for individuals, but for the land itself. It is a call to weave peace into the shared identity of all who call this place home. We are witnessing a crisis of humanity—and we must refuse to look away. Our hearts are large enough to hold all who are suffering. We stand with life, believing that every child deserve.

Join us at the Pocket Project in solidarity to bear witness and refuse to accept that war is our destiny. We will meet at 18:45 CET / 12:45pm EST / 9:45am PST to arrive together, watch the ceremony in community and have some space afterwards to hear voices. Let’s witness together, rather than alone.