Southwest Poet/Playwright, Peter Oswald, will lead a walk from Bristol to Parliament Square, whilst fasting this Ramadan. Calling to the ‘soul of Britain’ through the souls of his feet, Peter marches in solidarity with the millions of Palestinians suffering around the world; to raise awareness of Islamaphobia and to continue the campaign to end the brutal occupation of Palestine.

Along the route, Peter will be holding poetry events, where poems written by children from Palestine will be read out by locals.

In solidarity with the Palestinians and in respect for Muslims worldwide, I will fast between sunrise and sunset on these ten days, which coincide with Ramadan. In my stopping places I’ll take part in poetry performances with local poets, speaking a mixture of my own work about Palestine and poetry by young Palestinians. I wish to march in celebration of Islamic culture and against Islamophobia. This is a peace march, I believe peace cannot come until all voices are heard. I will call through the soles of my feet to the soul of Britain, which I believe can be a force for freedom.

All proceeds will go to The Hands Up project, an educational charity that links volunteer teachers around the world with schoolchildren in Gaza.