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Upcoming MECA Related Events
Middle East Children's Alliance see below for more detailed info Saturday, April 9 - Robert Fisk: Report from the Front Lines of the Middle East
Friday, March 18 to Thursday, March 24 - "Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land"
Saturday, March 19 - Global Day of Action Against War
Sunday, March 20 - Castro Valley Fundraiser for Made in Palestine Art Exhibit
Wednesday, March 23 - Dinner and Screening of "Divine Intervention" (Benefit for Made in Palestine Art Exhibit)
Friday, March 25 to Sunday, March 27 - Iraq Exhibit - Eyes Wide Open: The Human Cost of War
Saturday, March 26 - 3rd Annual Benefit concert for Friends of Deir Ibzi'a
Wednesday, March 30 - Film Screening of "Arna's Children"
Detailed Descriptions Robert Fisk: A Report from the Front Lines of the Middle East
Saturday, April 9 - 7pm - Martin Luther King Middle School, 1781 Rose Street in Berkeley - $20, no one turned away for lack of funds and $50 for a special wine and dessert reception with Fisk that includes the lecture and priority seating.
For tickets, call 510-548-0542, www.mecaforpeace.org -- or visit area bookstores: Black Oak, Pegasus/Solano, Pegasus/Shattuck, Diesel, Walden Pond, Modern Times. This is a benefit for the Middle East Children's Alliance. Wheelchair accessible and ASL interpreted.
Robert Fisk is a 6-time winner of the Foreign Correspondent of the Year Award; he writes for The Independent of London, Znet and The Nation. His in-depth humanizing reports on the people of the Middle East have provided a much needed contrast to official doctrine and have empowered activists all over the world.
Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land has been held over for a second week at the Roxie Cinema in San Francisco
Friday, March 18 to Thursday, March 24 - 6:30 and 8:15 - Roxie Cinema, 3117 16th Street (at Valencia Street)
PEACE, PROPAGANDA AND THE PROMISED LAND is a pivotal film exposing how the foreign policy interests of American political elites--working in combination with Israeli public relations strategies--exercise a powerful influence over news reporting about the Middle East conflict. Combining American and British TV news clips with observations of analysts, journalists and political activists, PEACE, PROPAGANDA AND THE PROMISED LAND provides an historical overview, a striking media comparison and an examination of factors that have distorted U.S. media coverage and, in turn, American public opinion.
INTERVIEWEES INCLUDE: Noam Chomsky | Seth Ackerman | Hanan Ashrawi | Mjr. Stav Adivi | Rabbi Arik Ascherman | Robert Fisk | Dr. Neve Gordon | Toufic Haddad | Sam Husseini | Hussein Ibish | Gila Svirsky | Rabbi Michael Lerner | Robert Jensen | Karen Pfeifer | Alisa Solomon
Directed by Bathsheba Ratzkoff & Sut Jhally | 79 minutes | 2004 | USA | In English
No to War and Occupation! March and Rally
Saturday, March 19 - 11am - Dolores Park in San Francisco
March 19th is an International Day of Protest. Millions of people will march in protest on the second anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq.
The Palestine Contingent will be meeting at the corner of 18th St. & Dolores at 10:30am
Come Join the Party and Support Great Art While You're At It! Castro Valley Fundraiser for Made In Palestine Art Exhibit
Sunday, March 20 - 3-5pm - 18724 Dubin Court in Castro Valley - Please RSVP 510-566-2349
Film screening of "The Israeli Wall on Palestinian Land" and guest-speaker Toufic Haddad, author and editor of Between the Lines Magazine
Sponsored by South Alameda County Peace and Justice Coalition
Dinner and a Movie: A Benefit for the Made In Palestine Art Exhibit
Wednesday, March 23 - 7pm - 522 Valencia Street - $10-25 sliding scale
In Divine Intervention, Palestinian Director Suleiman delivers a darkly comic masterpiece. Suleiman utilizes irreverance, wit, mysticism, and insight to craft an intense, hallucinogenic and extremely adept exploration of the dreams and nightmares of Palestinians and Israelis living in uncertain times.
Presented by SUSTAIN Bay Area
Eyes Wide Open: The Human Cost of War
Friday, March 25 - 11:00 am with all night vigil - Civic Center between Polk and Larkin
Saturday, March 26 - 10:00 am to 5 pm - Civic Center Voices and Requiem
Sunday, March 27 - 10:00 am to dusk - Union Square between Powell and Geary
A traveling memorial which exhibits over 1,500 pairs of empty combat boots tagged with the names of U.S. soldiers who died in the Iraq war together with a field of shoes and wall of names to memorialize the Iraqis killed. Beautiful audio visual piece: http://www.afsc.org/iraq//movie.htm
A project of the American Friends Service Committee and you can find out more about it and the tour schedule at http://www.afsc.org/eyes
3rd Annual Benefit concert for Friends of Deir Ibzi'a
Saturday, March 26 - 8pm - La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley - $20
Enjoy exquisite Middle Eastern music and benefit Palestinian children's education at the same time! The Friends of Deir Ibzi'a present their 3rd annual benefit concert featuring the Georges Lammam Ensemble performing classical and popular Arabic music. Proceeds support scholarships for youth in the West Bank village of Deir Ibzi'a. Palestinian children's art and women's embroidery will be on display.
For info call (415) 567-1699. See www.deiribzia.org
Arna's Children: Film Benefit for MECA
Wednesday, March 30 - 7pm - La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley - $10-20, no one turned away for lack of funds
Arna Mer Khamis was a legendary activist against the Israeli Occupation. Born into a Jewish family, she married a Palestinian and spent her life working for justice and human rights in her homeland. In the Jenin refugee camp, Arna taught the children to express themselves through acting and art. Arna's son, Juliano Mer Khamis, filmed his mother and the children rehearsing and performing over a six-year period. Five years after Arna's death, Juliano returns to the camp to discover what happened to them. "Arna's Children" reveals the tragedy and horror of young lives trapped by the circumstances of occupation.
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