Cadfa (Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association)

14/08/2026

If you can be in north/east London on12th September, book in early for one of these events with three special visitors from Jerusalem!
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10/08/2026

Remembering the Women of Palestine conference in June - That was brilliant. Looking forward to some of our friends returning and speaking at our Linking Together 4 Human Rights Festival on Saturday 12th September! (These pictures are by Pedro Blattmann)
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10/08/2026

Beyond the Checkpoints - Thought you'd like this picture of Abu Dis and Aizariyeh young people involved in making a little film for the Beyond the Checkpoints project. We'll show you the film in due course!

09/08/2026

Another ambulance in the night, more people hurt, more houses messed up by the army - this time in Aizariyeh next to Abu Dis where the Israeli army stormed in and spoiled towjehi (A Level) results parties - to be honest as they destroy everything they can to stop the Palestinians as they struggle to live a normal life :(

Friends in Islington pls note (Islington has a friendship link with Aizariyeh) - though this is happening all over the West Bank and Jerusalem, while the monstrous situation for people in Gaza continues.

08/08/2026

Most of the plants went! Recording thanks to the gardener.. do it again please 🙏 🌱🌿 🇵🇸!!

It was nice talking to people who went by, too - quite a number had met CADFA's Palestinian youth groups whether locally or further afield and every one was enthusiastic. One women described how "The young people were great - they told such terrible things but they were just normal teenagers." Of course they were!!

The plant sale proceeds will go towards bringing another group of young people from Palestine who will draw people's attention to the terrible situation in Palestine and the importance of doing something to change it - just by being their everyday selves.

08/08/2026

Beyond the Checkpoints - This year's summer project for young people in the West Bank is under way! Here young people in Abu Dis are busy making a little video about their home town to show to the participants who come from other places. Sadly the situation on the roads in Palestine currently is too bad for us to do what we used to do - take them all out regularly to meet each other beyond the checkpoints... For the 3rd year running they will have to do it on Zoom. But we do want to do one or two outings to meet each other - we'd appreciate your help with transport costs, if you can. https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/btc2026?utm_medium=CA&utm_source=CL

07/08/2026

Snippets from an excellent visit of young Palestinians - in this case to Southwold in Suffolk...Thanks to everyone who made that day so special to them and thanks to our Palestinian friends for reaching people's hearts everywhere they went, building the movement of friendship and humanity wider and wider

04/08/2026

If you can be in Kentish Town on Saturday, go along to the plant sale ar Cafe Palestina!

Plant sale on Saturday 11 to 5 at Cafe Palestina! Proceeds to charity CADFA - Plant donations welcome.

03/08/2026

Poetry for Palestine next week! (Fundraising for CADFA)

Book launch, reading and discussion of Lilufa Uddin's debut poetry collection.

31/07/2026

Football frenzy - with our Palestinian guests!

CADFA's second annual footy fundraiser brought youth and women's teams from across East London to play football and help raise the money to bring young Palestinians from the West Bank and Jerusalem on an exchange to the UK for ten days.

This was the FOURTH CADFA youth visit from Palestine in a year: we've had groups in Wales (September), the North (November), London and area (February) and this time in East Anglia. Find out more at CADFA.org

What an amazing last day of football - in the day, football, medals, food and fun. In the evening before the World Cup Final, young Palestinians displayed their Palestinian Children's Museum, danced dabkeh and then.. Spain won!!

Thank you to everyone who came to this amazing day, made food, ran stalls, provided sponsorship, organised teams, volunteered and supported as well as to the young people from both countries, the stars of the show.

Palestinian youth visit - by CADFA
Football frenzy lead organiser - by Shaz
Main sponsors - (...)
Food by (...)
Great venue - Frenford Clubs

See you next year!