[van-announce] November 24: OUR WAY TO FIGHT - Book Talk with Author Michael Riordon on Palestinian Grassroots Activism

[Charlotte Kates]

*OUR WAY TO FIGHT:*
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*Book Talk and Discussion with
Author<http://www.boycottisraeliapartheid.org/2011/nov-24-our-way-to-fight-book-talk-with-author-michael-riordon/>
MICHAEL RIORDON<http://www.boycottisraeliapartheid.org/2011/nov-24-our-way-to-fight-book-talk-with-author-michael-riordon/>

**Thursday, November 24
7:00 PM
SFU Harbour Centre (515 W. Hastings St.)
Room 1430
Vancouver, BC*

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=310653378961000
Download flyer (PDF):
http://boycottisraeliapartheid.org/flyers/OurWayToFight.pdf

Join the Boycott Israeli Apartheid
Campaign<http://www.boycottisraeliapartheid.org>and Independent
Jewish Voices - Vancouver <http://www.independentjewishvoices.ca/> for a
book talk and discussion with Michael Riordon on the release of his new
work, *Our Way to Fight*, which highlights the voices of grassroots
organizers and peace workers on the ground in Palestine. His work recovers
voices and stories of people who are silenced or relegated to the margins,
written out of the official version.

*Praise for OUR WAY TO FIGHT: *

"Riordon's respect for grassroots action and for the people who commit to
it ensures that the depth of their voiced experience resonates on the
page.  In the current era of 'drive-through' media and sound-bite analysis,
his book is a reminder that any 'way to fight' is best articulated by those
who do."
*-Andrea Meeson, City Press, Johannesburg, South Africa, April 2011.  *

"Riordon's thoughtful portrayal of hope in a time of trouble is inspiring,
and reminds us that activism is not magical, but rather a very human
response to the conflicts that require people to make difficult moral
choices."
*-Matthew Behrens, Quill & Quire, Canada, April 2011.  *

"Even though I personally know many of the activists interviewed in the
book, Riordon managed to teach me many new things about them, and through
them to teach me more about a topic that I have been studying intensively
for many years…. It would take much effort of self-denial for a reader to
put down the book and move on with their lives, without being compelled to
contribute something to the struggle for justice in Palestine."
*-Shir Hever, Dissident Voice, US (online) and Alternative News, Israel
(online, from the Alternative Information Centre, May 2011.  *

Michael Riordon is a writer and documentary-maker, generating books and
articles, audio, video and film documentaries, and plays for radio and the
stage. He also leads courses, workshops and seminars for community
organizations, trade unions, schools, colleges and universities.  Michael
lives with his partner in rural eastern Ontario.
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Sponsored by the Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign (BIAC) and Independent
Jewish Voices - Vancouver

For more information:
Web: http://www.boycottisraeliapartheid.org
Email: boycottapartheid at gmail.com*

-- 
Charlotte L. Kates     charlotte.kates at gmail.com