[tadamon-l] Montreal: Sunday! Artists Against Apartheid IV.

[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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