[tadamon-l] Montreal Mirror: Lebanese here and there

[Tadamon!]

Montreal Mirror: Lebanese here and there
by Elise Hugus

http://www.montrealmirror.com/2006/011906/front.html

Building on the cross-cultural network between Lebanon and its 
Montreal-based diaspora, the Tadamon! ('Solidarity' in Arabic) project 
will launch its first event this Sunday, Jan. 22 at la Sala Rosa (4848 
St-Laurent).

Moving rhythms and stirring images from Lebanon's war-torn past and 
present will sway people of every political stripe, say Tadamon! 
organizers, who represent Montreal's diverse Lebanese community.

The oud-infused sounds of the Hassan-al Hadi band will be followed by Mai 
Masri's film War Generation, documenting Lebanon's 15-year civil war 
through the eyes of three generations.

A slide show presentation by independent journalist Stefan Christoff, 
whose report from the country appeared in the Mirror last August, connects 
the struggle against racism, poverty and inequality for refugees in 
Lebanon and Canada.

"There's a vacuum of information in the West in terms of clearly 
articulated, progressive ideas about what's going on," says Christoff. 
Doors open at 8 p.m. For more information, e-mail tadamon at resist.ca.

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