Launch of "Fountain of Hope - voices of women in Afghanistan"
Friday 30 October 2026
18:30 to 21:00
In August 2021 the Taliban re-took control of Afghanistan introducing increasingly severe policies against women, restricting their rights and freedoms. Writing has become a lifeline for the women. Like the spring that bubbles forth into a fountain, poetry and memoir emerge from the dark underground of oppression, grief and longing. They need to be shared. This beautiful moving anthology, edited by Viv Fogel, sets out to do just that - enabling a group of courageous Afghan women to be heard.
Doors will open at 6 pm for a 6:30 start this coming Friday, 30th October for an evening of poetry and prose, refreshments, book sales, a short film and a Q&A. Our readers include Tamanna Easar, Nasrin Parvaz, Alda Gomez and Viv Fogel, the anthology's editor.
Unfortunately the Piccadilly line will not be running on Friday 30th and there will be a TFL replacement bus from Finsbury Park on the Victoria line to the library stop on Wood Green High Road.
Unfortunately the Piccadilly line will not be running on Friday 30th and there will be a TFL replacement bus from Finsbury Park on the Victoria line to the library stop on Wood Green High Road.
Also buses 29 and W3 both go to Wood Green from Finsbury Park. And from Southgate, Enfield or Barnet, take bus 121.
The library is on the Nags Head pub side of the High Road - past the NatWest bank and in the small mall courtyard where you see the words Kirwan (Turkish restaurant).
The library is disabled-friendly and has a lift. Here is a link to its full accessibility details
Go to Eventbrite for free tickets
| Contact |
Camilla Reeve enquiries@palewellpress.co.uk |
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| Location |
Wood Green Central Library 187-197 A, High Street Wood Green, Haringey N22 6XD (view map) |
| Cost | Free, tickets on Eventbrite |