As part of its Palestine Film Series, the Canada Palestine Cultural Association is hosting a free screening of the critically acclaimed Palestinian film Paradise Now.
Paradise Now Screening
Saturday, January 9 (6:30 pm)
Edmonton Islamic Academy
14525 – 127 Street
(Click here for map)
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Everyone is welcome and the event is FREE. Popcorn, sweets and refreshments will be available.
About the film:
Paradise Now is the multi-award-winning 2005 film directed by Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad about two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel. It won a Golden Globe for best foreign language film and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category, making it the the first Palestinian film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
“The film is an artistic point of view of that political issue,” Abu-Assad said. “The politicians want to see it as black and white, good and evil, and art wants to see it as a human thing.”
Please join PSN for the first event of the fall semester at the University of Alberta, a screening of the award-winning Palestinian film Paradise Now. The film will be followed by a discussion about the current situation in Palestine and an overview of PSN events for the coming academic year.
Paradise Now Screening
Monday September 26 (6:00 – 8:00 pm)
Education Building South Room 113
(87 Avenue between 112 and 113 Streets, U of A Campus)
(Click here for map)
Help us spread the word! Invite your friends to the Facebook event.
About the film:
Paradise Now is the multi-award-winning 2005 film directed by Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad about two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel. It won a Golden Globe for best foreign language film and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category, making it the the first Palestinian film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
“The film is an artistic point of view of that political issue,” Abu-Assad said. “The politicians want to see it as black and white, good and evil, and art wants to see it as a human thing.”
Thanks to everyone who made it out to commemorate the life and poetry of Mahmoud Darwish at the Rouge Lounge on the anniversary of his passing.
You can learn more about the life of Mahmoud Darwish below in the two-part Al Jazeera feature on Darwish made shortly after his death on August 9, 2008.
It is with deep sadness that the Palestine Solidarity Network – Edmonton has learned of the passing of Dr. Ibrahim Abu-Rabi on July 2 in Amman, Jordan. Dr. Abu-Rabi has been an active supporter of the work of PSN since its founding and contributed greatly and in a numerous ways to our efforts in support of the Palestinian people.
He will be greatly missed both by individual members and PSN as an organization, and his passing is a great loss to Edmonton and the world. We offer our sincere condolences to his family, friends and community.
Inna-lillahe-wa-inna-llaihe-rajeoon.
Dr. Abu-Rabi was a frequent and eloquent presenter at PSN events, and below are two of his presentations which show his warmth, knowledge and compassion.
Vittorio Arrigoni Candlelight Vigil Tuesday, April 19 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Edmonton City Hall
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Thirty-six-year-old Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni, a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, was found dead April 15 in Gaza after being kidnapped. Vittorio was a dedicated advocate for Palestinian rights and spent much of his time in Gaza. The pro-Palestinian activist from Italy was an inspiration to all of us, and a voice for the Palestinian cause.
In his memory, the Arab blogging community is setting up vigils all over the world in his memory on April 19th. Because of the strong community we have here in Edmonton, on April 19th we will be holding a vigil alongside other vigils in Cairo, Amman, Ramallah, Gaza, and Beirut.
Please join us in remembrance for a fallen hero.
You can read more about Vittorio’s life, activism and tragic death here. The link also includes a roundup of new coverage from around the world.
You can also read a moving piece on Vittorio by Jeff Halper, coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against Housing Demolitions (ICAHD).
To follow the memories and outcry over Vittorio’s death check out the #Vittorio trend on Twitter, and the Twitter account @VikUtopia.
Pictures from our vigil in Edmonton will be compiled with the photos from vigils around the world. So please, spread the news and come out.
Palestine Solidarity Network-U of A and the Lebanese Cultural Assembly Club MacEwan present two campus screenings of the award-winning film Paradise Now.
MacEwan University Screening
Thursday, April 7 (5:00 pm)
Room 6-132
(106 Street and 104 Avenue, Grant MacEwan University Campus)
Help us spread the word! Invite your friends to the Facebook event.
University of Alberta Screening
Friday, April 8 (6:00 pm)
Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex (ETLC) 1-008
(Off 116 Street, between 91st and 92nd Avenues, U of A Campus)
(Click here for map)
Help us spread the word! Invite your friends to the Facebook event.
About the film:
Paradise Now is the multi-award-winning 2005 film directed by Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad about two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel. It won a Golden Globe for best foreign language film and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category, making it the the first Palestinian film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
“The film is an artistic point of view of that political issue,” Abu-Assad said. “The politicians want to see it as black and white, good and evil, and art wants to see it as a human thing.”
Victoria, BC peace activist Kevin Neish, who was on board the Mavi Marmara when it was attacked by Israeli commandos in international waters the night of May 31, 2010 and spoke in Edmonton at a PSN event last November, has released a narrated 16-minute film of his recollection of the attack based on his presentation.
The Canadian Boat to Gaza project has raised over $200,000 of its $300,000 goal so a Canadian ship will be sailing with the next Freedom Flotilla to Gaza in May, but the project still needs support to raise the final $100,000 for supplies and aid. You can donate to the Canada Boat to Gaza online.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Doors open at 5:00 pm, movie begins at 6:00 pm sharp
Edmonton Islamic Academy (14525 – 127 Street)
Tickets: $5 per person at the door
(includes free popcorn, refreshments, facepainting and crafts table for children)
Help us spread the word. Invite your friends to the Facebook event.
About Palestine Blues:
Through the lens of Palestinian American filmmaker Nida Sinnokrot, Palestine Blues follows the repurcussions of Israel’s security wall and settlement expansion throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Focusing on the village of Jayyous and its non-violent campaign against the wall, Palestine Blues documents the heroic victories and tragic defeats of this farming community’s fight for survivial.
Both a road-trip film across a terrain that is being erased as it is being traversed and a unique portrait of Palestinian resistance, Palestine Blues offers a rare document of both a land and a people faced with extinction.
About Human Drama in Gaza:
“Human Drama in Gaza” is a gripping photo exhibition about the realities of life in the Gaza Strip under war and siege.
At its core, “Human Drama in Gaza” is a story about human beings seeking to find dignity and hope as their world is destroyed around them. The exhibition features 44 photos, taken before, during and after the 22-day assault on Gaza by professional photographers from Israel, Palestine, and the West. The photographers whose work is featured caught simple everyday events in Gaza. Yet given the extreme circumstances in Gaza, these otherwise normal scenes take on a shocking new poignancy.
Through this Exhibition, Canadians will discover their shared humanity with distant brothers and sisters in Gaza, and will inevitably come away with a new compassion for the people of this tormented land.
In Canada, a high-stakes battle is being waged between a powerful pro-Israel lobby close to the conservative government, and a growing Palestinian solidarity movement that calls Israel an apartheid state that should be subject to boycott, divestment and sanctions.
But there is one point on which both sides agree: over the past five or six years, Canada has become one of Israel’s most fervent supporters on the world stage.
What are the implications for a country that has traditionally been seen as more of an honest-broker in the Israel-Palestinian conflict than the US, its more powerful neighbour to the south?
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AJE Fault Lines: The Other Special Relationship
December 2, 2010Al Jazeera English’s program Fault Lines, hosted by Avi Lewis, takes a look at Canada’s increasingly biased position on Palestine-Israel.
In Canada, a high-stakes battle is being waged between a powerful pro-Israel lobby close to the conservative government, and a growing Palestinian solidarity movement that calls Israel an apartheid state that should be subject to boycott, divestment and sanctions.
But there is one point on which both sides agree: over the past five or six years, Canada has become one of Israel’s most fervent supporters on the world stage.
What are the implications for a country that has traditionally been seen as more of an honest-broker in the Israel-Palestinian conflict than the US, its more powerful neighbour to the south?
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