"Palestine is Still the Issue" Film Screening & Discussion

Thursday June 5th, 6:00 PM FILM SCREENING AND PANEL: "PALESTINE IS STILL THE ISSUE" New College Theater 777 Valencia Street, San Francisco Benefit for International Solidarity Movement, co-sponsored by New College Center for Education & Social Action. "Palestine is Still the Issue" (2002; 53 min.) is a powerful documentary film by award-winning journalist John Pilger. The film looks at why the Palestinians, whose right of return was affirmed by the United Nations more than half a century ago, are still refugees in their own land. Speakers: Mey Akashah and Jennifer Kuiper, International Solidarity Movement activists Representative from Northern California War Tax Resisters Poetry by: Lorene Zarou-Zouzounis, Palestinian poet/writer Calligraphy of Thought Donation $10-15 sliding scale - no one turned away for lack of funds. Refreshments. For more information: Yvette, (415) 285-9564. International Solidarity Movement Support Group, 510-236-4250, www.norcalism.org, info@norcalism.com. Send donations to: MECA/ISM, 405 Vista Heights Road, El Cerrito, CA 94530. ________________________________________________________ Jon Garfield, (415) 437-3425, [mailto:jon@newcollege.edu] New College Media Studies MA Program http://www.newcollege.edu/media_studies/index.html Activism & Social Change MA Program http://www.newcollege.edu/activismchange/actsocma.html Center for Education & Social Action http://www.newcollege.edu/cesa