Ecology, Resistance & Liberation: A Conversation on Land Keepers Reader

Join Be Oakey (Genderfail) and Iyad Abou Gaida (EcoRove), co-authors of Land Keepers Reader, for a conversation exploring environmental justice, land stewardship, and ecological resistance across Bilad al-Sham.

A moderated Q&A will follow, with copies of the book available for purchase and signing. 📚

50% of all sales of the book will be donated to the Sameer Project.

Land Keepers Reader brings together writers, activists, journalists, farmers, and ecologists from Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine to document stories of green resistance across the Jabal al-Sheikh ecological zone, spanning South Lebanon, the occupied Jawlan, and the occupied Galilee. Through essays, research, and personal testimonies, the publication examines how communities remain rooted in place while confronting ecocide, settler colonialism, environmental orientalism, and greenwashing.

Published as part of EcoRove's broader multidisciplinary project—which also includes documentary film, tapestry, sculpture, and field research—the reader amplifies indigenous ecological knowledge and imagines regenerative futures grounded in collective stewardship. 🌱

📍 Location: All Street Gallery, 77 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10003, USA