In the final episode of Lifelines, I’m joined by my friends, Hadeel Assali and Hadi Awada. This episode features lessons from the plantcestor olive and what microorganisms can teach us about transformation and restoring life to the land. We continue our exploration of the possibilities of repair and remediation when the wounding to land, water, and people is ongoing, and we share stories from Gaza and Lebanon of how mutual aid reforms and changes our social relations and can be a joy practice.

Hadeel Assali is a former engineer with land remediation experience in the southern US; she is an anthropologist and writer whose research focuses on Gaza, Palestine and anti-colonial relations and repairs with land.

Hadi Awada is a permaculture practitioner and educator from South Lebanon, focusing on soil health, regenerative agriculture, and bioremediation in post-conflict landscapes.

Show Notes

References:

Gaza Mutual Aid Solidarity Network

Lebanon Solidarity Collective

Amara Abdal Figueroa

Vieques, Puerto Rico

Nerium Oleander

Song credits: Laura Mvula - Remedy