VFHL Film Salon: "The Past & the Present Tell Us: Palestine’s Future has to be Different!"

Two documentaries from the early 1980s provide visual evidence of the colonization, apartheid, and military systems Israel uses to maintain domination. Each of the scenes from 40 years ago has a corollary in the present and poses questions about the future related to dispossession, subjugation, inter-generational trauma, resistance, right of return, reparations, and self-determination. The two films also offer first-hand testimonies, reminding us that for decades the Palestinian people have been telling the world about their plight, to little avail. Our salon will discuss the issues that have remained consistent over time, what’s new about the present moment, and what we must do to bring about a just future.

Register below and join us on October 20 at 12:00 PM PT for a discussion of "then" and "now" with:
- Aline Baterseh: executive director of Visualizing Palestine, co-editor of Visualizing Palestine: A Chronicle of Colonialism and the Struggle for Liberation
- Sami Awad: co-director, Nonviolence International

Our moderator will be Mitchell Plitnick, president of ReThinking Foreign Policy, and co-author (with Marc Lamont Hill) of Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics

NOTE: After you register, you will immediately get an Approved response - BUT then look in your email for an email From: Zoom with the word "Confirmation" at the end of the subject line...there you'll find the link and password to watch the film in advance of the Salon event.