[tadamon-l] Montreal: Artists Against Apartheid IV: Sunday, September 7th.

[Tadamon!]

* Artists Against Apartheid IV
Bridges to Bil'in: performances against Israeli apartheid.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th, 2008
8pm. 5-10$
La Sala Rossa, 4848 St. Laurent
Montreal, Quebec
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http://tadamon.resist.ca/index.php/post/1605

A cultural event within the ongoing Artists Against Apartheid concert series 
uniting ground-breaking artists from Montreal in solidarity with the growing 
international movement against Israeli apartheid. This evening will focus on 
the contemporary struggle of Bil'in village in the West Bank, Palestine, which 
recently filed a lawsuit in Quebec Superior Court against two sister companies 
registered in Quebec, currently constructing in an exclusive Israeli settlement 
on lands within Bil'in's municipality.


performances from:

* Vox Sambou: emerging Montreal hip-hop artist, key figure in the global rap 
ensemble Nomadic Massive who recently released a debut solo album on Public 
Transit Records.
http://www.voxsambou.com/

* Kalmunity Vibe Collective: a groundbreaking collective of local arts 
collective, playing music spanning from funk, to soul, to rap, to jazz, 
dedicated to promoting and perpetuating the potential of art as a tool for 
communication and activism for social change...
http://www.kalmunity.com/

* Kaie Kellough: acclaimed Montreal spoken-word poet and author celebrated 
across Canada for innovative and socially conscience poetry...

* Matana Roberts: celebrated Chicago-born jazz saxophonist, playing both 
classical and improvisational compositions winning praise of music critics 
internationally who will be performing with Rebecca Foon.
http://www.matanaroberts.com/

* Rebecca Foon: a musician of multi-faceted talent who will be performing on 
cello with Matana Roberts and is a member within Silver Mt. Zion and Esmerine


presentations / screenings:

* Sarita Ahooja: social activist from Montreal, with involvement in multiple 
liberation struggles from Latin America, to Mohawk territory, to Palestine, who 
worked in Bil'in, Palestine with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).

* A Day in Palestine, a film by Mary-Ellen Davis, with score from musician Will 
Eizlini soundtrack, scenes of everyday life in the occupied Palestinian 
territories, with a dream-like feeling reminiscent of home-movies of the 60s. 
Instead of a day at the beach or in the backyard: a wall, an olive tree, a 
bulldozer, soldiers harassing grandmothers.

http://www.maryellendavis.net/

* Active Stills: projections featuring images from the activist photography 
collective Active Stills, which has documented heavily the ongoing struggle 
against Israel's apartheid wall.

http://activestills.org/

An event supporting the ongoing work from Tadamon! Montreal.s, which aims to 
build solidarity between movements for social & economic justice from Montreal 
to the Middle East. Tadamon!.s ongoing political campaigns operating in Canada, 
including the campaign for Boycott, Sanctions & Divestment of the apartheid 
Israeli state & the campaign to challenge the listing of Hezbollah as a 
terrorist organization by the Canadian government.


* Tadamon!: Challenging Hezbollah.s listing as a 'Terrorist' Group in Canada
http://tadamon.resist.ca/index.php/campaigns/de-listing-hezbollah

* Tadamon!: Boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israeli apartheid
http://tadamon.resist.ca/index.php/campaigns/boycott-divestment-and-sanctions-against-israeli-apartheid

Tadamon! Montreal:
http://tadamon.resist.ca / 514 664 1036 / tadamon[at]resist.ca

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