Movement Magazine Issue 156

‘Don’t bother with a
complete cutlery or crockery
set, just get a mix from
a charity shop - it’s way
cheaper and won’t match
everyone else’s.’
JACQUE HALL
‘Pack clothes for one season
at a time to save space -
don’t take summer dresses
with you in first term!’
HANNAH BRISTOW
‘Don’t take any more than
two plates and two mugs
- it will mean you actually
have to do the washing up
more often!’
NATALIE GIBBS
‘Tea!! And a favourite mug
from home. Also, fairy lights
and a bottle opener.’
JADE CONSTABLE
‘It’s really boring,
but an extension cable
can be useful.’
LIZ MARSH
‘It’s not a small thing, but
if you have a printer you’ll
make friends quickly!’
ALEX AKHURST
‘Your favourite bedding.
It will help you feel
at home more quickly.’
RACH COLLINS
‘Earplugs!
Good headphones,
a sharpie and a
label-maker to
avoid ‘borrowers’’.
EMILY WHEELER
‘A door wedge so that I could
prop my door open. That
way people knew I was in
and could pop in to say hi.’
SHANIKA RANASINGHE
‘A couple of shopping bags.
I still haven’t needed to
buy a single bag since
going to uni.’
MATTHEW SMITH
OUR LADY WHO
BRINGS DOWN WALLS
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Our Lady Who Brings Down Walls is an icon of Christian
resistance written on the Separation Barrier between
Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Made at the request of local
Christians, the icon depicts Mary weeping over the separation
that exists between communities in the Holy Land. With one
hand she touches her forehead, a sign of the pain that she
feels, while her other arm remains open as a place of refuge
and safety. The beauty of the icon is a stark contrast to the
concrete wall on which the icon is painted. The icon of Mary
reflects the prayers of many that one day the wall will come
down.
Construction of the Separation Barrier between Israel and
MOVEMENT Issue 156
the West Bank began in 2005 after the increase in violence
between Israelis and Palestinians during the Second
Intifada. For Israel, the ‘Separation Wall’ provides security
by regulating the entry of Palestinians from the West
Bank into Israel. In most areas, the Separation Barrier is
comprised of an electronic fence flanked by barbed-wire and
trenches. Where the barrier passes through urban areas, like
Bethlehem, the fencing is replaced with a concrete wall six
to eight metres high. The proposed route of the Separation
Barrier is 709-kilometers long, with 85% of the barrier
running through the West Bank and not the Green Line
between Israel and Palestine. By taking Palestinian land and
restricting access to relatives and services on the other side,
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