Celebrating Land Day in Ramallah during the pandemic
Oxford's Twin Cities
<span>Scroll down for video.<br /><br />The 30th of March marks Land Day in Palestine, a day when all Palestinians commemorate land loss and martyrs who were killed in 1976 by Israeli Authority while defending and protecting their lands. <br /><br />Normally on this day; events are held in the country, where thousands of Palestinians gather to celebrate the day. Due to the current situation, the municipality adapted the event to be a family celebration at home, by first asking families and kids to prepare paintings and drawings about the Land Day, and share them on social media.<br /><br />The municipality arranged a trail to visit neighborhoods in the city and sing together from houses' balconies different Palestinian national songs while raising Palestine's flag.</span>
Ramallah Municipality
Museum of Oxford
30th March 2020
Easter celebrations in Ramallah during the pandemic
Oxford's Twin Cities
“Easter's Holy Fire ceremony”<br /><br />Scroll down for video.<br /><br />The centuries-old ceremony is held annually one day preceding Orthodox Easter in the old city of Jerusalem in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, it is believed by many Christians to be the place of where Jesus Christ was entombed and resurrected. <br /><br />Thousands of worshippers attend the ceremony, due to lockdown this year the ceremony was limited to only pilgrims to deliver the Holy Light from the church to other Christian communities. <br /><br />The ceremony was broadcast live to reach thousands at their homes worldwide. The municipality and Youth Club "Sareyyet Ramallah-First Ramallah Group - Sport, Scout, Culture" arranged to receive the Holy Light and to distribute it to citizens' homes in the city. The municipality live streamed the Easter mass to reach worshippers at their homes Welcoming the Holy light in 2019 vs. 2020 in Ramallah.
Ramallah Municipality
Museum of Oxford
Easter 2020
No easy way!
Oxford's Twin Towns
The signs in the image demonstrate how to find the separate entrances to the Town Hall in Bonn, Germany. They are separated into different areas such as resident services, employees and the main entrance.
Central Oxford Mosque and Ramadan
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Oxford
Oxford City Council worked in conjunction with the Central Oxford Mosque to provide food, during the month of Ramadan, to those who are vulnerable and in need because of Covid-19. <br /><br />For more information, you can read the following news articles: <a href="https://www.oxford.gov.uk/news/article/1403/oxford_city_council_and_the_central_oxford_mosque_team_up_to_distribute_food_ahead_of_ramadan">https://www.oxford.gov.uk/news/article/1403/oxford_city_council_and_the_central_oxford_mosque_team_up_to_distribute_food_ahead_of_ramadan</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://lgiu.org/covid-19-observing-ramadan-both-safely-and-spiritually/%C2%A0">https://lgiu.org/covid-19-observing-ramadan-both-safely-and-spiritually/ </a>
Oxford City Council
Museum of Oxford
23rd of April 2020
Setting up the West Oxford Local Response Hub
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Oxford
"On the 27th of March, myself and several colleagues from a range of departments across Oxford City Council met outside the West Oxford Community Centre on the Botley Road to assist with setting up the West Oxford Local Response Hub. We were briefed outside, with at least 2 metres between each of us! The hub has been set up, as with several others across the city, to allow the council and the voluntary organisation Oxford Hub to respond to local need. Those people who are particularly isolated and in need of support through these hard times are being encouraged to contact the Council or use the online form. Their needs are then directed to the hub workers to deal with and respond to.
I work at the Museum so this is completely different to my day job. It is also a changing and developing area. We know we won't have all of the answers until we start hearing more of the questions. What I really took away from the initial meeting was the sense that everyone there wanted to help. I think at this current moment in time everyone is able to do their bit to help others, be it supporting family, friends or even strangers. Even crossing the road when you see a family out on a walk coming towards you is doing your bit (as antisocial as it might seem)!"
- David Juler, Museum Development Officer at the Museum of Oxford
David Juler
Museum of Oxford
27th March 2020