The LIDN Weekly Roundup #55
Resilience is a vital quality in times of crisis; something which allows us to cope adaptively and bounce back from challenges, disappointments, and setbacks. This week’s roundup is a collection themed around resilience and the human capacity to overcome — perhaps even be strengthened by — adversity.
This week Palestinians have commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the Nakba, or ‘catastrophe’. 800,000 Palestinians were forcibly exiled from their homeland in 1948, becoming stateless refugees; most were refused permission ever to return to their homes in what is present-day Israel. +972 Mag has a fascinating podcast interview with Tarek Bakri, a young Palestinian dubbed the “Guardian of Memory” who has been visually documenting Palestine for the social media era. Bakri’s work has allowed diaspora Palestinians the opportunity to ‘return’ to the homes they never thought they would see again.
No challenge is graver for us all than the climate catastrophe. On Tuesday, Arundhati Roy and Naomi Klein will be in conversation, sharing their insights into how a global green deal could help us navigate from current crises to ecological, social, and political justice.
The true story of six Tongan boys who survived being shipwrecked on a remote Pacific island for 15 months in 1965 is a stirring tale of human resilience and friendship and provides the basis for Rutger Bregman’s new book, Humankind.
Finally, from the London Review of Books, Jacqueline Rose’s haunting meditation on hope in the shadow of trauma and the absence of justice in post-apartheid South Africa. One Long Scream is a piece that demands your time but rewards it handsomely.
