Tatreez Workshop: Preserving Palestinian Heritage

0:00McGill University's Quebec Public Interest Research Group hosted a Tatri's workshop on March 26th, kicking off their spring into action, series. Tatri's is traditional Palestinian embroidery that shows roots, identity, and status, and it's evolving as a way to hold on to culture. Artists Suzanne O'Baid led it, stressing how this craft keeps Palestinian heritage alive through generations, especially in the diaspora. QPIRG, a non-profit in Montreal, builds community while pushing for social and environmental justice through events like workshops and panels. This one happened in their alternative library, packed with books and zines on those topics. Gears theme, common threads, highlights links between struggles here and abroad. Participants got a deep dive into Palestinian history from the Ottoman Empire to today, including the 1948 NAPBA that displaced hundreds of thousands. Attendees like McGill students shared how it felt vulnerable and connecting, opening up about protected cultural pieces.

1:04Meanwhile, challenges loom large. McGill pulled QPIRG funding over ties to pro-Palestine groups, and federally, cafes got banned in the House of Commons last year. O'Baid sees Tatri's as personal resistance, tying memories to the land and mid-displacement. These small acts by cultural erasure during tough times in Palestine, proving everyday gestures build real momentum for justice and keep stories. From fading, local news, powered by AI. This is Canada News Today. I'm Corey with the story.