Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Regional Office Palestine & Jordan Office (RLS) will soon be moving to a new location in Al-Bireh. On this occasion, we gathered with our partners and friends at our current office in Al-Tireh for an evening of reflection, memories, and shared experiences.
Dr. Katja Hermann, Head of the RLS  Regional Office Palestine & Jordan Office, opened the event by reflecting on the journey and the relationships built over the years:“Looking around this room, I don’t just see professional connections. I see the living history, the shared struggles, and the profound resilience of the Rosa Luxemburg Regional Office Palestine and Jordan’s work.”
RLS started its work in Palestine in 2000. In 2008, it opened one of its first international offices in Palestine, in Al-Bireh, before moving to its current location in Al-Tireh in 2018. As the office prepares to move back to Al-Bireh, Dr. Katja Hermann reflected on the space and the memories built over the past eight years, describing it as “a sanctuary for critical thought, a laboratory for political education, and a space of genuine solidarity.”
Looking ahead to the move, Dr. Katja Hermann emphasized that the RLS’s work goes beyond physical spaces: “The heart of our work is its people, its values, and its networks. We take our history, our memory, and our radical optimism with us to the new space.”
The event also featured reflections from Palestinian researcher Noor Bader, who collaborated with RLS “Engineering of Death: Policies of Controlling Silent Bodies”. Ali Abu Yaseen, author of “Gaza: Extract of Misery” a collection of stories written during Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and Ola Daragmeh, one of the first employees of the RLS Palestine and Jordan Office. A Musical performance was also featured during the event by musicians Rami and Sadeq Washaha.
Thank you to everyone who attended the event. We also extend our gratitude to everyone who has been part of RLS network or all those years. Â We look forward to welcoming you soon to our new office in Al-Bireh!
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