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March 29, 2024

Activist Vivien Sansour Highlights Destruction of Gaza's Soil, Trees Since War
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Earlier in the day, activists held a vigil on the steps of Manhattan's
City Hall. Organized by The Slow Factory, activists read out names of
Palestinians killed since October 7. This is Vivien Sansour from the
Palestine Heirloom Seed Library.

Vivien Sansour: "The soil has become so toxic because of the amount of
bombs, from white phosphorus to all kinds of other ammunition. And, you
know, the infrastructure was destroyed, so there's also sewage. There's
so many diseases. So, a lot of our trees, which, for us, our trees are
part of our family, they are part of our kin, and they are being
destroyed, too."



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