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:: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 ::

 
    Boston-area community readings of "Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom"

GUANTANAMO IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD!

Why has former US Army Sergeant Erik Saar in his recent book called the US
detention camp at Guantanamo Bay "a drastic mistake"? Why has Archbishop
Tutu demanded that it be shut down?

Join the discussion at Boston-area community readings of the play
"GUANTANAMO: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom" on the following dates:

Thursday, June 9 at 7:30 PM
Community Church of Boston
(565 Boylston Street in Copley Square)

Friday, June 10 at 6:00 PM
Freedom House, Inc.
14 Crawford Street in Dorchester

Saturday, June 11 at 7:30 PM
YMCA in Cambridge
820 Massachusetts Avenue (Central Square)

All are Free of Charge and will be followed by a discussion of the issues.

The play was created by British journalist Victoria Brittain and writer
Gillian Slovo and played in London to sold-out audiences before moving to
New York City last summer. Based entirely on spoken and written testimony,
it focuses on the stories of five British detainees in Guantanamo Bay.

The community readings have been organized by the American Civil Liberties
Union of Massachusetts, the Cambridge Peace Commission, the Community Church
of Boston and Freedom House, Inc. Co-sponsoring the events are Amnesty
International, Brookline PeaceWorks, the Unitarian-Universalist Service
Committee, and United for Justice with Peace. For more information: call
(617) 482-3170 x 314 or visit www.aclu-mass.org.



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:: Monday, May 23, 2005 ::

 
    Next BootCAT Meeting

Tuesday, May 31st 6:30-8:30pm
Christ Church Cambridge Vestry



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:: Saturday, May 21, 2005 ::

 
    Friday, May 27th film showing-"Rachel Corrie: An American Conscience"

The Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights Presents:

“Rachel Corrie: An American Conscience”
A documentary film from Palestine

When: Friday, May 27, 7:30 pm

Where: Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church
155 Powderhouse Boulevard
Somerville


Rachel Corrie: “An American Conscience” is a documentary film about a twenty three year old American activist who gave her life for a noble cause: defending the human rights and the freedom of the Palestinian people. Two years ago, peace loving people around the world mourned the death of this courageous young woman who symbolized peace, justice, human rights and the hope for a better tomorrow for all human beings regardless of their color, religion, race, gender or ethnicity. Rachel Corrie’s work and message has become a beacon of hope in this sadly dark world.


Mr. Yahya Barakat, director of this powerful documentary goes beyond politics to reflect on the suffering of the Palestinians under occupation. He shows Palestinian suffering and demonstrates what motivates members of the International Peace Camp to come to Palestine to resist occupation with all its formalities.



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    June 5th Protest Against the Israeli Occupation on its 38th Anniversary

Please join us on Sunday, June 5th for a public protest at Winthrop Park near Harvard Square, beginning at noon. On this day similar events will be held in cities and towns across the United States and internationally to mark the 38th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip.

The BootCAT campaign and supporters of Palestinian rights will use the event to raise awareness about the practice of home and land demolition in the Palestinian occupied territories, and to protest the construction of the Israeli Separation Wall.

June 5th will be an opportunity to educate our community about the human cost of The Wall, and the role of U.S. companies, such as Caterpillar, in its construction. Please feel free to bring signs that speak out against The Wall, the practice of home demolitions, and the occupation as a whole.

When: Sunday, June 5th
12:00pm

Where: Harvard Square
Winthrop Park (corner of Mt. Auburn Street and JFK Street, near Peet’s Coffee and Tea)




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:: Thursday, May 12, 2005 ::

 
    Sat., May 14th- An Evening of Music and Dance

The Arabic Hour
presents
An Evening of Entertainment and Fellowship

A Celebration of the Arts and Culture of the Arab World
Music, Dance and Poetry

Featuring Professional Artists
*Arabic music with Louay al-Jondi* *Poetry with Jad Tamimi*
*Traditional folkloric dances of the Arab World with Stars of the East*
*Songs with Special Guest Ghenwa Hakim* *Classical `Ud with Samir Ismail*

Tickets $25.... seating limited to 100!

There will be time to mingle with friends and colleagues while sampling Middle Eastern snacks


For Reservations and more info:
Arabic Hour: 617.323.2226
Simon Haidar: 617.851.6910
Katia: 508.654.1701

When: Saturday May 14, 2005 at 7:30 pm
Where: 38 Cameron St., Cambridge MA (click here for directions



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:: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 ::

 
    Counting the Cost, Stopping the War- Sunday, May 15th

Counting the Cost, Stopping the War – A Nation-wide protest action to illuminate the costs of the Iraq War

New England AFSC is joining CountingTheCost.org to bring the appalling reality of the human cost of the war in Iraq into the public's view. This dramatic project – designed to focus the nation’s attention of the estimated 100,000 Iraqis killed in the U.S. war and to provide support for Iraqi reconstruction efforts - was initiated by grassroots peace activists in Philadelphia. It is sponsored by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and has been endorsed by Veterans For Peace, the National Lawyers Guild, and other organizations.

To learn more about this campaign visit http://www.countingthecost.org/index.html.

www.countingthecost.org/index.html.

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:: Saturday, May 07, 2005 ::

 
    Deadline for Youth Activism Art Competition- May 10th

May 10th, Tuesday
Deadline for "Youth Activism Art Competition"

This is being sponsored by The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). The event is meant to encourage creative forms of expression from a future generation of activists. Divided into two groups: children ages 10-13 and children 14-18. Question to be answered: What does being Arab American mean to you? Your answer could be a snapshot of daily life as an Arab American, or something that expresses you feelings about your background.

Prize: All submission will be displayed as the ADC 25th Year Silver Anniversary Convention, May 27-29, 2005. The winners will each receive a $100 check and be featured in an article on the ADC website.

Send entries to: Siwar Bandar, Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, 4201 Conn. Ave. NW, Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20008
Please include your name, age, background, address, telephone number, and email



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    Peacemaking in Israel/Palestine: Is It Possible - May 9th, Salem, Ma

"Beyond the Wall in Israel/Palestine: Why Our Role Matters" with Nancy Murray, then a choice of three workshops.

Monday, May 9th
First Church in Salem, 316 Essex St.

For additional information write: salem.conference@verizon.net or phone 617-491-1236



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    Next BootCAT Meeting

Tuesday, May 17th, 2005
Christ Church Cambridge Vestry
(Harvard Square)



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    Film Showing at MIT- Monday May 9

The Arab Students' Organization at the MIT invites you to:

Hunger in Palestine (2004) & I Also Dwell Among Your Own People: Conversations with Azmi Bishara (2005)

In the presence of Director Ariella Azoulay


Monday May 9 2005
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
MIT room 2-105

Hunger in Palestine (2004), 18 min, Hebrew with English subtitles

The film, The Chain of Food, deals with the question: is there or isn't there
hunger in Palestine? The figures in the reports of several humanitarian
organizations and statements by various officials seemed to the director rather
ambivalent. She assumed that there is hunger in Palestine and that outdated
conceptual categories-which identify hunger with the swollen bellies of
children, as in the case of Biafra-have prevented us from seeing the situation
in the Occupied Territories as it truly is.


I Also Dwell Among Your Own People: Conversations with Azmi Bishara (2005), 50
min, Hebrew with English subtitles

Azmi Bishara, a Palestinian Israeli, an intellectual, a leading Arab politician
and a member of the Israeli Parliament. The film presents three aspects of
Bishara's distinction and "otherness": the intellectual quality of his
political program; his challenge not only to the Zionist ideology but also to
the particular role it has assigned to the "Israeli Arab;" and the modernist,
humanist, and civic aspects of his political vision, which are so outstanding
on a background of nationalistic atmosphere and an emerging apartheid regime in
Israel."

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