Please join us and help put a stop to the occupation. Films tonight are about
the effects of the occupation on health services delivery and access in
Palestine. Amineh

FORTY YEARS TOO LONG:

A Weekend of Events to End the Israeli Occupation
JUNE 8th, 9th, and 10th
Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill
(Capitol Hill, 11th Avenue and East Olive)
Also nearby locations & other places around the city.

A broad group of organizations concerned with peace and justice in the
Middle East will mark forty years of the Israeli occupation of
Palestinian lands. Weekend events will include theater, visual art,
performances, discussions and films.


FRIDAY NIGHT

THE OCCUPATION ON FILM:

Seattle Central Community College
Student Activity Center - 1718 Broadway Room 208
6:30 PM -- 8:30 PM

Documentary films and discussion
Personal Narratives: Accounts of the Effects of Occupation

*Dying to Live 2002. 10 minutes.
Producer/Director Amineh Ayyad, board member of Friends of Palestinian
Medical Relief Society (PMRS)
* In the Spider's Web 2004. 47 min.
Produced by Al-Haq, Palestinian human rights organization. Directed by
Hanna Musleh.
*Films will be preceded and followed by short presentations by Amineh
Ayyad, and a facilitated discussion/Q&A together with Erin Wade of the
Palestine Solidarity Committee.


SATURDAY EVENTS

THE OCCUPATION GAME
Cal Anderson Park
12:00 PM. to 6:00 PM

An outdoor living gameboard with a self-guided all-directions-at-once
journey into day-by-day life in military occupation.

YOU CAN'T GO HOME TONIGHT.
Occupation soldiers close the checkpoint.
SPIN THE WHEEL:
1: find someplace else to sleep tonight
2: sit at the checkpoint all night
3: argue with the soldiers [go to ARREST or BEATING or PRISON]
4: try to sneak past the checkpoint in the dark
[go to ARREST or BEATING or YOU ARE SHOT]

Over 80 different board squares present a set of rules which -- like the
rules of a military occupation -- may work or may not. Dice will be
supplied, or bring your own.

For more information: theatersquad@...

ANTIGONE'S NATION
Cal Anderson Park
2:00 PM. to 3:00 PM

The Theater Squad presents an outdoor voice-and-image theater performance
adapted from Sophocles; Antigone, exploring the conflict between
security, stability, rebellion and freedom.
For all of time, I will never be
that living person who stood by silent
and did not a thing, did not a thing.
Directed by Robert Leigh from an adaptation by local playwright Edward
Mast and featuring several local actors, musicians and movement artists.

For more information: theatersquad@...

ENDING THE OCCUPATION:
Central Lutheran Church by Cal Anderson Park
1710 11th Ave
3:00 PM
A panel discussion featuring Tariq Abuhamdia, activist from Hebron, West
Bank; Majd Bani-Odeh, student from Nablus; West Bank, and Assaf Oron,
Israeli military refuser, activist.

SUNDAY EVENTS

ANTI-SEMITISM, PROGRESSIVE JEWS, AND RESOLVING THE ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN
CONFLICT
Sand Point Education Center, 6208 60th Ave. NE
9:45-11:45 AM

Jews working to end the Israeli Occupation and for Israeli-Palestinian
peace often confront the issue of anti-Semitism. When is anti-Semitism
real, and when is it not? A facilitated discussion led by activists will
connect confrontation of anti-Jewish behavior, the internal Jewish debate
on criticizing Israeli policies, and building an effective movement for a
just, viable Israeli-Palestinian peace.

For more information, contact: office@... or call 206-547-3914
ext. 2.
Sponsored by Kadima Reconstructionist Community


THE OCCUPATION GAME
Cal Anderson Park
12:00 PM. to 6:00 PM

An outdoor, interactive, living game board: a self-guided
all-directions-at-once journey through a military occupation. Over 80
different board squares and a set of rules which -- like the rules of a
military occupation -- may work or may not. (See additional description
above.) For more information: theatersquad@...

"HEBREW NATIONAL?"
An Afternoon of Radical Jewish Performance
Capitol Hill Arts Center (CHAC), 1621 12th Ave
2:00 PM

Hear and participate in thoughtful expressions by mostly Jewish
performers, storytellers, poets and musicians as we mark the 40th year of
Israeli Occupation. We invite you to engage with us in creating a
justice-oriented and affirming radical Jewish culture that rejects the
values of militarism and occupation.
Admission free.
Organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, Seattle

ISRAEL AND PALESTINE: PEACE NOT APARTHEID
Shoreline Library
345 NE 175th, Shoreline, WA 98155
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Presentation by Dr. Therese Saliba

A discussion on the question of apartheid in occupied Palestine,
addressing President Jimmy Carter's controversial book, Palestine: Peace
not Apartheid. The discussion will be facilitated by professor Therese
Saliba, of The Evergreen College. Dr. Saliba teaches Middle East Studies
and Women's Studies at Evergreen.

FILM: THE COLOR OF OLIVES
Central Cinema 1411 21st Ave
7:00 PM and 9:30 PM
From Mexican director Carolina Rivas and cinematographer Daoud Sarhandi
comes this elegant and visually breathtaking new film about the
Palestinian experience. The Amer family lives surrounded by the infamous
West Bank Wall, where their daily lives are dominated by electrified
fences, locked gates and a constant swarm of armed soldiers. This unique
and intimate documentary shares their private world, allowing a glimpse
of the constant struggles and the small, endearing details that sustain
them. The Color of Olives is an artistic and beautifully affecting
reflection on the effects of racial segregation, the meaning of borders
and the absurdity of war.
Color | 97 minutes | 2006 www.thecolourofolives.com

Sunday night's 7:00 film showing will be followed by a discussion led by
local activists.
The Color of Olives will also be showing on some other days during the
preceding week, and possibly afterwards as well -- check the Central
Cinema listing:
http://www.central-cinema.com/
*
Sponsoring organizations:
Palestine Solidarity Committee, Jewish Voice for Peace, Voices of
Palestine, Green Party Seattle, The Phoenix Group, The Palestine Concerns
Task Force of the Church Council, Episcopal Peace Fellowship of Greater
Seattle, Arab American Community Coalition, Friends of the Palestinian
Medical Relief Society, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee,
Sabeel, Jewish Voice for Peace - Puget Sound, AFSC

For more information on the weekend’s activities see
www.palestineinformation.org write info@ palestineinformation.org or call
206 633 1086
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ALSO, DON'T MISS:

ACTIVISTS FOR A BETTER WORLD
Saturday, June 2 at 4:00 p.m.
Newberry Books, 561 NE Ravenna Blvd (65th & Ravenna Blvd.)
Ed Mast will speak on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Human Rights
Perspective. What are the obstacles to equal rights? What are the
possibilities?

Ed Mast is a poet, playwright and activist who has traveled many times to
Occupied Palestine with the International Solidarity Movement.

For information contact: J. Glenn Evans, Program Director
http://www.poetswest.com
call 206.682.1268 or write info@...
Palestine-Israel Conflict
●
Presentation by the Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek
Wednesday, June 6, at 7p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle ( 609 Eighth Ave. )
The Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek will speak on the topic:
"JUNE 6, 1967--WILL THE OCCUPATION EVER END?"

Dr. Ateek will speak about the current state of Israel's occupation of
the Palestinian territories, which began in 1967, and what steps are
needed to end the occupation and bring a lasting peace to the Holy Land.

Dr. Ateek is a Palestinian Episcopal priest and theologian, who founded
and directs Sabeel, an ecumenical peace and justice educational and
advocacy center in Jerusalem. This free public event is sponsored by the
Bishop's Committee on Peace and Justice in Israel / Palestine and Friends
of Sabeel-North America.

Free parking is available in the lot on the corner of Seventh and
Columbia.
●
Radio broadcast: POETSWEST AT KSER 90.7 FM
Friday June 8 at 4:30 PM

A special program of Palestinian poetry read by local actors and writers.
If you are not able to pick up the radio station KSER 90.7 FM, catch it
on the internet by going to www.kser.org and following the “Listen
Live” links. The PoetsWest program is a weekly half-hour usually
featuring poets reading from their own work. This special program was
developed as a part of the special events marking 40 years of Israeli
occupation.
●
Dr. Mona el-Farra
Saturday June 16, 3-5 pm
University Friends Center
4001 9th Ave NE, just north of the University Bridge in Seattle

Dr. Mona El-Farra is a Palestinian physician who is active in medical
relief efforts in the Gaza Strip. Among many other activities, El-Farra
heads the Rachel Corrie Children’s Center in Gaza and writes a
well-regarded blog, "From Gaza, with Love," that has attracted attention
from journalists, activists, and academics around the world.

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