Bedouin activist at INTERNAL EXILE art exhibit

(See below for Wednesday Special Event)

Break the Silence Arts and Mural Project Presents:

INTERNAL EXILE: from Palestine to the USA to Mexico, a multimedia exhibit connecting the experiences of indigenous people in colonized nations, who, despite separations of great distances, share legacies of survival and resistance against being rendered invisible in their own land featuring Palestinian, Israeli, Bedouin, Native, Chicano and Latino artists:

Ends this Friday, NOVEMBER 30th
SOMARTS Bay Gallery
934 Brannan Street, San Francisco
Final days: Tuesday-Friday 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.
(Closed Sunday and Monday)
No charge for gallery admission.

Including art by local and international artists: Tal Adler, Zeina Barakeh, Jesus Barraza, Richard Castaneda, Sergio De La Torre, Hanah Diab, John Halaka, Catherine Herrera, America Meredith, Sean Nash, Favianna Rodriguez, Charlene Sul and Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie

>>> Wednesday, November 28th 6:30 – 9 p.m. <<<
Special event featuring Rabia Abu Rabia from the Bedouin Council of Unrecognized Villages, and bringing together organizers, the artists and organizations involved for a dynamic conversation around the struggle against on-going colonialism, as well as to explore different understandings or experiences of 'internal exile'. Join us for this cross movement building opportunity to put forward a vision for mutual support and future collaboration.
$5-$10 suggested donation. No one turned away.

Cosponsors: Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Initiative (AMED), Break the Siege (BTS), Flashpoints-KPFA 94.1FM, Forrealism, General Union of Palestine Students (GUPS), Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA), Northern California International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and Zawaya.

If you have any questions about the exhibit or how to support, please contact Susan at: 415-271-0576 or go to http://www.breakthesilencearts.typepad.com