BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33440@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240915T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240915T170000 DTSTAMP:20240901T015227Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/film-discussion-boycott-and-bds-in- the-usa/ SUMMARY:Film &\; Discussion: Boycott and BDS in the USA DESCRIPTION:On Sunday September 15\, join the salon\, “Israel\, Palestine \, BDS\, and Boycotting in the U.S.” at 3:00pm ET. Register at Tinyurl.c om/VFHL-September2024\; watch the free videos\; then attend the online Q&a mp\;A discussion. This is a Voices From the Holy Land Online Film Salon. C o-sponsored by Nonviolence International.\n\nABSTRACT:\n“First they igno re you\, then they attack you\, then… “ That old saying seems to refle ct the Palestinian Boycott\, Divestment\, and Sanctions (BDS) movement’s experience since its inception. But where is this movement today?\nState and even local governments are singling out Israel as the rationale to tak e away our freedom of speech—even as many of these laws are invalidated by courts as unconstitutional. What are the impacts\, status\, and future of BDS in the US and the world?\nAs the world calls for a ceasefire and an end to hostilities in Israel-Palestine\, join our Q&\;A panel to explo re the challenges faced by this nonviolent economic movement\, successful advocacy\, and ways to take on an active role in this movement and environ ment. Watch the Trailer: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-SeptemberTrailer.\n\nPARTICIPANT S:\nOlivia Katbi is the North America coordinator for the Palestinian Boyc ott\, Divestment\, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement in the US and Canada. Oliv ia\, who is half Arab\, grew up in rural Northwest Ohio and became involve d in activism after moving to Portland\, Oregon\, where she co-founded the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). She worked i n development for the Palestine-focused media outlet Mondoweiss before wor king on successful BDS campaigns targeting G4S\, General Mills\, Ben &\ ; Jerry’s\, and Intel. She has also helped lead DSA’s Palestine solida rity and BDS work at the local and national levels.\n\nAdrienne Pine is a visiting professor in the Department of Anthropology and Social Change at California Institute of Integral Studies and coordinator of the Internatio nal Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine. She has served as an expert w itness on country conditions in asylum cases over the past 15 years. Adrie nne focuses on developing strategic analyses of neoliberal fascist process es as a means to build and strengthen broad antifascist\, anti-imperialist \, and anti-Zionist solidarity movements. Adrienne is the author of Workin g Hard\, Drinking Hard: On Violence and Survival in Honduras\, and co-edit or of Asylum for Sale: Profit and Protest in the Migration Industry.\n\nMe rrie Najimy is Education Committee Chair of the Institute for The Understa nding of Anti-Palestinian Racism. The institute offers Anti-Palestinian Ra cism (APR) webinars and training workshops and collaborates in producing o ther resources such as the “Anti-Palestinian Racism Survey Preliminary R eport” (2024). A veteran public-school educator whose pedagogy and pract ice are grounded in anti-racism\, Merrie served as the president of the Ma ssachusetts Teachers Association from 2018-2022\, where she led a social j ustice\, anti-racist agenda.\n\nJen Marlowe (moderator) is an author\, doc umentary filmmaker\, playwright\, journalist\, and human rights/social jus tice activist. She is the founder of Donkeysaddle Projects\, which integra tes art/storytelling\, political education and activism in the struggle ag ainst state violence. Her films include There Is A Field\, Remembering the Gaza War\, Witness Bahrain and Rebuilding Hope. Jen has also worked on vi deo projects in Zimbabwe\, Honduras\, Brazil\, Gaza\, and the U.S. Crimina l Justice System for human rights organizations including Amnesty Internat ional USA\, Frontline Defenders\, the Innocence Network and Death Penalty Focus. Her books include I Am Troy Davis\, The Hour of Sunlight and Darfur Diaries.\n\n** *** **\nSUPPORTER Organizations: Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ♦\; Palestinian Christia n Alliance for Peace ♦\; Quaker Palestine Israel Network ♦\; U nitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East ♦\; Indiana Ce nter for Middle East Peace ♦\; Disciples of Christ Palestine-Israel Network ♦\; Virginia Coalition for Human Rights ♦\; Mennonite Palestine Israel Network ♦\; Friends of Sabeel North America ♦ \; Center for Jewish Nonviolence ♦\; Episcopal Peace Fellowship Pale stine Israel Network ♦\; Northern New Jersey Jewish Voice for Peace ♦\; United Church of Christ Palestine Israel Network ♦\; Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service ♦\; Churches for Middle East Peace ɦ 6\; Kairos Puget Sound Coalition ♦\; Pax Christi USA ♦\; Jewis h Voice for Peace – San Diego ♦\; Gaza in Context ♦\;\n\n** ************** **\nHow this will work:\n\n1 - Register here for the Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon:\nTinyurl.com/VFHL-September2024\n\n 2 – Once you register\, you will get a confirmation email from Zoom with a link to the meeting and a link to watch the film. (Save that confirmati on letter as the meeting link is unique to your email\, and you must have this to participate.)\n\n3 - Watch the film at your convenience before the event. Then join us with your thoughts and questions for our speakers at the Q&\;A Discussion on June 16\, 2024.\nPlease share this announcement with your friends\, family\, and community. Download the event flyer and post it to your social media.\n\nFor questions &\; comments please cont act us at vfhlonlinefilmsalon@gmail.com\nVisit our website at www.voicesfr omtheholyland.org\nInstagram: www.instagram.com/voicesfromtheholyland/\nJo in us at Facebook.com/voicesholyland\n** *** ** ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/08/images.jpg CATEGORIES:Film Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR