[IMC-Boston-Discuss] event

Wed May 10 10:32:14 PDT 2006

sure, darlin'

--- "visnusdream at juno.com" <visnusdream at juno.com>
wrote:

> Hey Sofia, 
> Will you contact the Mass Global Action folks and
> get possible dates? We'll talk to the film makers
> and do the same. I don;t think we need beer .BYOB? 
> Jamie.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> (this email is part of a conversation that started
> off list. The idea is to for the BIMC to help
> promote a film screening for the Balata film
> collective. Anyone have ideas or objections? below
> is the entire conversation, in reverse order for
> inconvenience,)
> 
> I think that's awesome! Would you like to ask them
> through your wife when they want to speak again? Are
> they going to be back in Boston soon? 
> 
> And yes, the Mass Global Action space in Chinatown
> is
> fabulous. They have a big screen, projector, chairs,
> big space, tables for information, food, beer's
> allowed.
> 
> It's just a great place...
> 
> The place on Harvard Square (Democracy Center) is
> also
> big, has chairs, screen, projector. The only
> difference is that beer's not allowed in there and
> we
> have to pay $1.oo per person.
> 
> peace,
> sofia
> 
> --- "visnusdream at juno.com" <visnusdream at juno.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hey Sofia, 
> > Check out the e-mail below. My wife is starting to
> > work with some of these folks. They are supposed
> to
> > give her one of their films and have asked her to
> > show it. They've even offered to come speak. I
> > thought we could show it. Something like "BIMC
> > presents the Balata film Collective." It wouldn;t
> > really be much of a fundraiser, but it would be a
> > great way to start doing SOMETHING. We could
> gather
> > names, adresses, e-mails etc. Get out name out a
> > bit. Start mixing it up with the community.  Mike
> > said something about using 33 Harrison for such an
> > event. Do we have access to a DVD projector and a
> > screen?
> > Peace,
> > J-d 
> > 
> > Young Palestinian Film Makers Come to Boston
> > Wednesday, 10 May 2006
> > 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
> > 
> > Organizer: BostonToPalestine and Harvard
> > University's Alliance for Justice
> > 
> > 
> > An evening of film makers and shorts from the
> Balata
> > Film Collective
> > 
> > The Balata Film Collective was initiated to enable
> > young Palestinians from 
> > Balata Refugee camp to use film as a method to
> break
> > their isolation, 
> > challenge their oppression, and represent their
> > lives to the world. This May 
> > 2006, 3 members of the collective will tour the US
> > to share their films and 
> > their stories, and hope to build connections with
> > other film makers involved 
> > in the global struggle for justice and liberation.
> > For more info visit: 
> > http://www.balatacamp.net
> > 
> > Bios:
> > Ruby Said (26 years old), who had no prior
> > experience with video cameras or 
> > computers, became active in the Balata Film
> > Collective in Spring of 2005. 
> > Since then, she has participated in the making of
> 5
> > short films and the 
> > documentary film "Nour's Dream". Ruby is also a
> > women's rights 
> > activist and 
> > a secretary at the Yafa Cultural Center where she
> > coordinates children's 
> > activities.
> > 
> > Mohammed Hajhamad (32 years old) has run many
> drama
> > programs and summer 
> > camps for children in Balata Camp, and he is the
> > head theater trainer of 
> > A'edoon ("We Will Return") Dabke and Art Theater
> > group in Balata 
> > Camp's Yafa 
> > Cultural Center. Mohammed has been working in
> > theater since 1993, and has 
> > directed many plays, several television pieces,
> and
> > most recently the 
> > documentary film "Nour's Dream".
> > 
> > Why do we make films?
> > "We all know that the Palestinians are suffering
> due
> > to the Israeli 
> > occupation, but the media coverage is either not
> > enough or untrue. Because 
> > the media plays such an important role in
> clarifying
> > the truth of this 
> > conflict, we saw that creating our own media is
> the
> > best way of achieving 
> > our goals."
> > 
> > The Alliance for Justice in the Middle East (AJME)
> > is a diverse group of 
> > students, faculty, staff, and concerned members of
> > the community at Harvard 
> > University organized on the principles of justice,
> > human rights, and 
> > self-determination for all peoples. As solidarity
> > activists we believe that 
> > a just resolution to the plights of Palestinians,
> > Iraqis, and Afghans, among 
> > others, must be grounded in key principles of
> > international law, human 
> > rights, and the most fundamental and basic
> standard
> > of justice.
> > BostonToPalestine (B2P) is an all-volunteer
> > organization that has helped 
> > send more than forty local activists to the West
> > Bank since 2002 for 
> > solidarity delegations and to join in nonviolent
> > resistance to occupation.
> > 
> > Location:
> > Fong Auditorium in Boylston Hall, Harvard
> > University, Cambridge
> > 
> > Cost: Free, donations appreciated
> > 
> > Directions: For directions visit:
> > http://map.harvard.edu/
> > 
> > Contact: solidaritywithpalestine (at) gmail.com
> > 
> > URL: http://www.balatacamp.net
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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