2023 Freedom Flotilla people on the boat Handala
Jonatan Michaneck is a 26-years-old master’s student in Global Studies from Gothenburg, Sweden who fight for a just society. Having spent two years in Latin America for exchange studies and internships, Jonatan worked together with social movements in Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil. Their struggle for justice brought great inspiration and led to an obligation to […]
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John Turnbull from Canada is aboard the Handala during its English Channel voyage to Ireland and France. In 2018 he was the captain of the sailing vessel Freedom. Sailing and history have always been two passions in his life. Raised as a Unitarian, he has also been an activist for justice. Working with the Canadian
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I am Wellu Koivisto, 56 years old, from Finland. I am a human rights and environmental activist. I have been working for peace, the environment and human rights for more than 40 years. I have sailed the seas of the world for thousands of days. I was a participant in the Freedom Flotilla’s 2012 mission
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My name is Fellipe Lopes, 38 years old, an immigrant from Brazil based in Ireland for the last 12 years. I am a Photojournalist and a Communications Specialist, with a focus on Human Rights and Environmental Issues. I have directed and reported photo essays and documentaries on human rights and environmental injustices for global organizations
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Hege Bae Nyholt is a member of the Norwegian Parliament, representing The Red Party, and is Chair of the Standing Committee on Education and Research. Hege has been an activist in the solidarity movement all her life. She was staying in Bethlehem in 2000 at the time of the second intifada and has worked in
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I am a 55-year-old teacher from Gothenburg, Sweden. I have four fantastic children however only one remains at home. Three of them are my own but the oldest is found family, she is Palestinian from the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut. She lived with us for several years but now she has her own family
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I am from Bergen, on the west coast of Norway. As a social worker I am concerned about children welfare. It is important that we speak out about the situation for children in Gaza, and for me the possibility to join the Freedom Flotilla for a week feels like a good opportunity to contribute to
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Jørgen is from Norway, lives on a sailing boat, and works as a professional chef in Oslo. Jørgen has been active in demonstrations against the Israeli occupation all his life. He is supporting the Freedom Flotilla in solidarity with the people living in Gaza and dedicates his own participation in this year’s mission to a
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Herman Reksten was Captain of the Freedom Flotilla fishing vessel Al Awda (The Return) which sailed in 2018, his third attempt to break the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza. He is a Norwegian citizen and a sailor. Herman first participated as a sailor in Ship to Gaza Sweden’s mission with Estelle in 2012, and a second time
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Gerd von der Lippe is a professor of Sports Sociology and an author. She has been working on research projects in cooperation with university colleagues in Gaza, and several invitations to present papers on women’s lives in Norway. She is a former Norwegian National Champion at 100 m, 200 m and 400 m sprint and
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