[van-announce] COMMEMERATING AL-NAKBA

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The life, journey and struggles of Palestinians


Presented by the Palestine Community Center and No One is Illegal 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 from Canada and other sisters and brothers
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 or call the Palestine Center at (604) 873-6567

* This event is being organized as part of the community-based outreach
and build-up to the Land, Freedom and Decolonization march on July 1 *