If I Can’t Dance invited three different collectives that have formed in Amsterdam over the past three years in support of the Palestinian struggle. All three groups employ books as part of their activism. Books are therefore not treated as a means for an individual or introspective intellectual experience, but rather as a collective infrastructure for solidarity and transmission.

Ignited during the Student Intifada of 2024, the Book Block Brigade reproduce book covers related to the Palestinian cause as large cardboard shields to protect protesters from police violence, positioning books and knowledge as protective materials. For their reading session, they will bring some of the books they have reproduced into the space and weave a discussion around them.