#116  Echoes of Resilience

Rawan Roshni is in conversation to discuss the recent ceasefire announcement affecting Palestine and offers a poignant and emotional reflection on the situation. She shares stories from her displaced Palestinian heritage, detailing her family’s survival and the ongoing trauma faced by Palestinians. We explore the healing modalities of sound, music, and the human voice and listen to two of her newest live pieces of music and poetry, “Al-Tuyoor: Messages from the Birds” and “Prophecy of Remembrance”.

Rawan Roshni is a Palestinian/Balkan, Global Citizen, Arab Woman, based in Jordan. She uses her voice as an Artivist through her singing/songwriting and facilitation of brave spaces focusing her work in the SWANA region. She has co-founded multiple interfaith and world music projects and most recently has been touring her solo tri-lingual live-looping Music & Poetry performance Al-Tuyoor: Messages from the Birds for 2 years across 7 countries and counting! Her facilitation work over the past decade has ranged from issues such as conflict transformation, collective liberation, catalyzing community, emotional processing tools, conscious relating, consent and more! She fuses Sound, Movement and Intuitive Rituals as tools in her work, bringing elements such as group singing, sound work through vocalization, whirling dance, and intentional nature-based practices.

Topics:

• 00:00 Introduction and Welcome
• 00:29 Emotional Reactions to Ceasefire
• 01:38 Mixed Feelings and Skepticism
• 04:01 Personal Connection to Palestine
• 05:17 Family History and Displacement
• 09:21 Art and Music as Healing
• 11:43 The Power of the Human Voice
• 12:38 Artivism and Activism
• 19:20 “Prophecy of Rememberance” (song)
• 38:07 Birds as Messengers
• 57:50 Future Projects and Closing Remarks

Resources:

• Rawan Roshni’s Website
• Rawan Roshni’s Instagram
• Nada Bramha
• Aboriginal Song Lines
• “Conference of the Birds” by Manṭiq-uṭ-Ṭayr
• Sacred Activism Course at Tamera
• Sacred Activism Course in Montenegro
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