Sound effect: David Mowat tours with Zaid Hilal

‘We, musicians and audience, become enmeshed.’

by David Mowat 25th July 2025

Faced with the genocide of the people of Gaza, what can Quakers do? We march, write to MPs, raise money, even make a collective statement at Yearly Meeting. More Quakerly still we act against arms factories, advocate as ecumenical accompaniers, and help broker listening circles between Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers. But not many are led to that work, and for most of us it all feels limited, and the horror overwhelming.