[CitizensTruth] This Palestinian Life - June 23, 2009, 7:00PM to 9:00 PM

[Daniel Stafford]

SAVE THE DATE!
Read on so you'll know why you'll want to do just that . . . . 


June 23, 2009, 7:00PM to 9:00 PM
This Palestinian Life
Stories of Palestinian Nonviolent Resistance . . . A film by Philip Rizk

Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ
615 W. Wellington Avenue (Lakeview)
Suggested donation $5 (no one will be turned away)



In THIS PALESTINIAN LIFE, director Philip Rizk uses an oral history approach to highlight the stories and perspectives of Palestinian villagers and Bedouin. This method avoids using \"experts\" to interpret the broader Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Rather, the film\'s anthropological and ethnographic method portrays the daily life of Palestinian communities in order to explore, in greater depth, how Palestinian life is being undermined by the pressure of Israeli occupation. 


Upon viewing the film, we will hear from the film\'s director, Philip Rizk (via Skype) and Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Non-VIolence, who visited Gaza in January of this year.  Questions and comments from the audience will be moderated by Rabbi Brant Rosen, spiritual leader of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston.  


Co-Sponsored by:  
8th Day Center for Justice ■ American Friends Service Committee ■ Amnesty International ■ Arab American Action Network ■ Christian Peacemaker Teams-Chicago ■ Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago ■ Eco-Justice Collaborative ■ Francis of Assisi Catholic Worker House ■ Kairos Community ■ The Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Peace Dialogue ■ Palestine Solidarity Group ■ Palestinian Childrens’ Relief Fund ■Viatorian Community ■Voices for Creative Non-Violence ■ Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ ■West Suburban Faith-Based PEACE Coalition ■Women’s Resource Center


Visit www.waucc.org for more information and to download a flier.  Questions?  Contact Pam Richart at:  773.556.3418 or prichart at ecojusticecollaborative.org


Pamela J. Richart
Eco-Justice Collaborative
1645 W. Jarvis Ave., #2
Chicago, IL 60626
prichart at ecojusticecollaborative.org
www.ecojusticecollaborative.org

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FYI - We've just added a Palestinian as a panelist.  Here's his bio:

Usama Houlila, Panelist.   Usama, a Palestinian, grew up in the city  
of Ramallah in the West Bank.  At age 12 he went to prison for  
demonstrating against the occupation.  While in high school, Usama  
worked with organizations that build the basic infrastructure for  
refugee camps in the West Bank and Gaza. He served as president of the  
General Union of Palestinian Students in the US during the first  
Intifada and worked with the United Nations TOKTEN program in 1998,  
building technology infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza. Usama is  
currently a member of the Arab Jewish Partnership for Peace.