We Are Still Here: Online talk explores education and student support in Gaza
Posted on behalf of: Palestine Dialogues
Last updated: Monday, 9 November 2026
University of Sussex Professor Zahid Pranjol will discuss education, solidarity and support for university students in Gaza at an online event on Tuesday 24 November.
Hosted by Psychoanalytic Voices for Palestine, the talk will explore the work of We Are Still Here, a grassroots initiative founded by Professor Pranjol at the University of Sussex.
With Gaza's academic infrastructure destroyed, the initiative works with a dedicated team in Gaza and the UK to provide educational, psychological and financial support to university students and their families.
During the talk, Professor Pranjol will discuss the initiative's work in online teaching, mentoring, mental health support, fundraising and the arts. He will also reflect on the importance of inclusion, decolonisation and solidarity in shaping the future of education.
About the speakers
Professor Zahid Pranjol is Professor of Biomedical Science Education and Associate Dean (Education and Students) in the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine at the University of Sussex. His work focuses on inclusive education, decolonising curricula and student participation in shaping learning.
He founded We Are Still Here and is co-editor of the student anthology of the same name, as well as author of Beneath the Hum of Drones. Both books are published by Daraja Press.
Maryam Ghasemi will respond to the talk. She is a psychoanalyst and psychodynamic psychotherapist registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy and the British Psychoanalytic Council. She works at the Tavistock Clinic and in private practice, and has spent the past two years working alongside colleagues to provide ongoing psychological support to people in Gaza.
The event will be chaired by Anne Jennings, a psychoanalyst with the British Psychoanalytic Society and member of Psychoanalytic Voices for Palestine. She is also part of a group providing mental health support to students in Gaza.
Event details
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Date: Tuesday 24 November 2026
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Time: 7.30pm–9.30pm
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Location: Online via Zoom
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Cost: Free to attend
Join the event: Access the Zoom meeting
Meeting ID: 831 4616 1150
Passcode: 148697
Support students in Gaza
There is no charge to attend the event. However, donations to We Are Still Here are encouraged to help support university students in Gaza.