Halifax Israeli Apartheid Week 2012

VIDEO LECTURE FEATURING CARLOS LATUFF

2012-03-05T13:05:00.002-08:00

7pm
KTS Hall
University of King's College, New Academic Building, 2nd Floor

Brazilian political cartoonist Carlos Latuff will be joining us over Skype to discuss his work and focus on Palestine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Latuff

Israel vs Israel: UPDATE

2012-03-02T09:52:00.002-08:00

INTERVIEW WITH THE FILMMAKER: CLICK HERE

ORDER FILM: www.israelvsisraelmovie.com

FILM SCREENING:

Monday, March 5
7pm
KTS Hall
University of King's College, New Academic Building, 2nd Floor

UPDATE:
The screening will be followed by discussion facilitated by Zalman Amit.
Zalman is a retired professor [Distinguished Professor Emeritus (behavioural neuroscience)at Concordia University in Montreal] living near Lunenburg. He was born in Palestine and grew up as a young member of the socialist Zionist vanguard in a newly created Israel. He is the author of over 300 articles and four books, most recently co-authored with Daphna Levit, "Israeli Rejectionism: A Hidden Agenda in the Middle East Peace Process" (2011). He is also an accomplished fine artist (wood turning/sculpture).

Israel vs Israel

One grandmother, one rabbi, one anarchist and one ex-soldier – four Israelis trying to put an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories. The documentary Israel vs Israel is a film about Jewish peace activists who in both words and actions take a stand again 40 years of occupation and illegal settlements. This is a film about the desperate struggle to somehow change the current situation and improve life for the Palestinians. In return, these activists face scepticism and hatred from fellow Israeli countrymen. Israel vs Israel reveals both sensitive family discussion as well as secret testimonies from former combat soldiers. These Israelis are often portrayed as naïve, unreliable and dangerous for the Jewish state. They are often ridiculed and demonised for their honest commitment. The fight for peace divides Israel in Terje Carlssons new documentary.

Trailer: http://www.cinemapolitica.org/film/israel-vs-israel

Presented by NSPIRG Films On Critical Issues (FOCI) / Cinema Politica

ARTISTS FOR PALESTINE + OPEN MIC

2012-02-29T03:53:00.005-08:00

5pm-8pm
Jerusalem Cafe
6015 Lady Hammond Rd

REGISTRATION REQUIRED - LIMITED SPACE!

Join us for a celebration of Palestinian people and culture!

Tickets are 20 dollars per person for a delicious three course meal buffet.

Here is the menu:

Appetizer:
Hummus
Baba-ganouj (Eggplant dip)
Fatoush and tabbouleh

Main Course:
Meat options:
Makluba (a famous Palestinian chicken and rice dish also known as topsy-turvy, this will also be served with salad on the side [separately])
Kufta wa tehnia served with rice [ground beef [meatball shaped] cooked in tehnia sauce]
Vegetarian options:
Stuffed Grape Leaves [served with yogurt -- all on the side for people who don't eat dairy]
Mixed vegetables with rice
Mulukhiya "Mallow" and rice

Desert:
Baklava
Cake

The food will be delicious and served around 6pm. There will be great performances; poetry and spoken word, a oud performance and a small embroidery workshop. [will keep you updated!]

Please reserve your tickets ASAP, it is limited registration and tickets are already selling! Remember it's 20 dollars and everyone is welcome to come! We will update you with how to pay for the tickets asap, for now we need your first and last name and your contact information.

Register by emailing nfawwad@gmail.com

PINKWASHED: Deconstructing Pink Imperialism

2012-02-15T06:12:00.001-08:00

Friday, March 9:

Facilitated by Evan Coole, this workshop is intended to facilitate the participants’ ability to critically analyze PR and advertisements, corporate positions, and foreign policy statements that pertain to queer people. The workshop will differentiate international queer solidarity from pink imperialism. Emphasis will be on feminist/anti-imperialist understandings of queer politics and how to avoid positioning heterosexual Muslims and other heterosexual men of colour as a collective enemy of queers. Various examples and case studies will be presented, with a specific focus on Occupied Palestine.

Details posted in schedule.

Israeli Apartheid Week: Call it as it is

2012-02-05T21:43:00.000-08:00

8th Annual Israeli Apartheid Week
(click this link for general info and awesome video "Call it as it is!")

Europe: February 20 - March 10
Palestine: March 12-19
United States: February 26 - March 3
Canada: March 5-9
Arab World: March 5-11
South Africa: March 5-11

Schedule of local events coming soon...

Fatenah

2011-03-26T16:44:00.001-07:00

A short film worth watching...

http://vimeo.com/19811163

Media

2011-03-21T13:22:00.001-07:00

The Dalhousie Gazette:

Palestinian students deserve safe schooling, too

The Halifax Media Co-op:

Group calls for boycott of MEC products

John Elmer: "Canadian Foreign Policy and the Creation of Ghetto Palestine"
(search the site for all 8 parts)

No Rights' Land: Apartheid and War Crimes in the Middle East

2011-03-14T19:45:00.000-07:00

Click on the image above to view in larger format.

Global BDS Movement: A non-violent fight for justice

2011-03-14T19:43:00.000-07:00

Click the image above to view in larger format.

Education, Not Hate

2011-03-11T15:21:00.000-08:00

It is important to make it crystal clear this is NOT a series of events to promote hate towards the Jewish Community or the Jewish Faith (in fact, many of our co-organizers are themselves Jewish). It is a series of educational events to raise awareness about the state of Israel's apartheid policies toward Palestinians and to raise awareness toward the global BDS campaign as a non-violent strategy to pressure the state of Israel to comply to the following demands HERE.

One of 94 cities across the world!

2011-03-11T14:19:00.000-08:00

Halifax' Israeli Apartheid Week events are among similar events being organized in 94 cities across the world!

Halifax is among:

Adelaide, Al Quds, Amherst, Amman, Amsterdam, Asturias, Bard (NY), Basel, Beirut, Belfast, Berkeley, Bern, Bethlehem, Bilbao, Birzeit, Bogota, Bologna, Bordeaux, Boston, Brantford, Brisbane, Brussels, Canarias, Cantabria, Cape Town, Caracas, Castellon, Cleveland, Connecticut, Denver, Dublin, Dundee, Durban, Edinburgh, Edmonton, Gainesville, Gaza, Geneva, Glasgow, Gothenburg, Grahamstown, Guelph, Haifa, Halifax, Hamilton, Houston, Ireland, Iruna, Johannesburg, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Mans, Lille, Lillehammer, London (ON), Louisville, Lyon, Madrid, Malaga, Mallorca, Melbourne, Mexico City, Miami, Montréal, Nablus, Naples, Nazareth, Neuchatel, New York City, Ottawa, Oxford, Padova, Paris, Perth, Peterborough, Pisa, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Providence, Puebla, Regina, Roma, St Louis, Stellenbosch, Sudbury, Toronto. Utrecht. Valencia, Valladolid, Verona, Washington, Waterloo, Winnipeg, Yaffa, Zurich

BDS Bieber

2011-03-09T19:03:00.000-08:00

http://vimeo.com/19406115

BDS Bieber by John Greyson

BDS Bieber is a video parody of Justin's #1 youtube hit song 'Baby' which calls on him to honour the boycott call of Palestinian civil society and cancel his planned April concert in Tel Aviv. (Despite efforts of the pro-Israel lobby to censor this video, it's still available on youtube thanks to the fair use/fair comment provision of copyright law which protect parody.)

2011-03-07T11:16:00.000-08:00

Join us March 14 to 25!

2011-03-03T08:18:00.000-08:00

Our series begins Monday, March 14. See our schedule for our full list of events and details.

Join us in our discussions about Israeli occupation, apartheid policies toward Palestinians and the global Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment (BDS) movement growing in response.

Don't shy away from the issue. Learn what's at stake and how you can make a difference!