[van-announce] LIFE, JOURNEY AND STRUGGLES OF PALESTINIANS

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LIFE, JOURNEY AND STRUGGLES OF PALESTINIANS

Where:
Palestine Center 1874 Kingsway (corner Victoria)

When:
Friday, 14th of May 2004 from 7:00 PM until approximately 9:00 PM


The life, journey and struggles of Palestinians
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Presented by No One is Illegal and Palestine Community Center as part of Asian Heritage Month

This event commemorates Al-Nakba (The Palestinian Catastrophe of May 15th 
1948). Al-Nakba tragedy marks the occupation and destruction of Palestine 
and the ethnic cleansing and deportation of its people. Hundreds of 
thousands of
Palestinian native inhabitants were forced to abandon their lands; hundreds of 
Palestinian villages were systematically terrorized, destroyed and 
wiped out. 

Simaltaneously, the War on Terrorism has led to the systematic and violent deportation of 
Palestinians and others from Muslim, Arab and South Asian communities.

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FILM AND PANEL
Friday May 14 at 7pm
Palestine Center 1874 Kingsway (corner Victoria)
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VANCOUVER PREMIERE !!!
Film: Frontiers of Dreams and Fears (Lebanon/Palestine 2001)
Frontiers of dreams and fears accompanies two young girls on an
extraordinary journey to the borders of exile, which separate them from each other and from 
their homeland. Mona (from Beirut’s Shatila camp) and Manar (from 
Bethlehem’s Dheisha camp) begin to communicate via email and build a 
friendship, despite the barriers separating them. Their remarkable
relationship culminates in their dramatic meeting at the Israeli/ Lebanese border. 
Through their correspondence, we learn of their fears and dreams they share 
with their friends in both refugee camps.

AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH:
* brief introduction by Hana Kawas (Canada-Palestine Network, ISM)
* a Palestinian refugee from the West Bank facing deportation
* Iranian Federation of Refugees who have recently had a major victory in 
their fight against Citizenship and Immigration Canada
* short report back from Al-Awda conference in NYC in April 2004


For more information:
noii_van at resist.ca



This event is being organised by PCC and NOII-Van
  




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