Watermelon Seeds Festival of Literature returns to VIU

More than a dozen authors, poets, profs, and students spoke at a festival aimed at fostering connections between Palestinian and local literature this past weekend. The 2nd annual Watermelon Seeds festival of literature took place at VIU Saturday. It comes on the heels of an event last spring that took place at the Palestinian solidarity encampment that had been set up on campus. Midcoast Morning spoke with a pair of presenters, including former VIU student Sara Kishawi, who spoke about a two year suspension from the school which she recently petitioned the BC Supreme Court to have set aside.

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Podcast Image: Illustration from Watermelon Seeds Festival of Literature (Chantey Dayal).

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Creators and Guests

Host

Joe Pugh

Host and producer for Midcoast Morning, and is a journalist with CHLY 101.7FM's Nonprofit Newsroom Project.

Editor

Jesse Woodward

Executive Director / Executive Producer / Managing Editor at CHLY 101.7FM

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Guest

Sara Kishawi

VIU Graduate and Organizer for the Palestine Solidarity movement in Nanaimo.

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Ziyad Saadi

Palestinian-Canadian writer and filmmaker.

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