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SUMMARY:So Much I Want to Say: A Glimpse Into Palestinian Erasure
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 dth="213"] Maine Palestine Film Collective- So Much I Want To Say Event Pr
 omotional Poster[/caption]\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nPORTLAND\, ME\n\nComing to SPACE 
 Gallery on May 15 – the East Coast premiere of So Much I Want to Say: A 
 Glimpse Into Palestinian Erasure\, a screening + performance lecture with 
 filmmaker Zaina Bseiso followed by a community conversation facilitated by
  Maine-based human rights expert and playwright Fateh Azzam\, Maine Coalit
 ion for Palestine.\n\nAbout So Much I Want to Say\n\nToday as we witness f
 irsthand the abundance of power structures attempting to silence Palestini
 an voices\, this screening and lecture/performance contextualizes the ongo
 ing tactic of erasure. Hundreds of 16mm documentaries were made by the Pal
 estine Film Unit and solidarity networks to portray the Palestinian strugg
 le after the 1967 war. A large portion of those films were confiscated dur
 ing the Israeli invasion of Beirut in 1982\, making it virtually impossibl
 e to see and hear them. It is only through acts of solidarity and Palestin
 ian resilience\, exemplified by the organization Tokyo Reels\, that we are
  able to access some of the films featured in this program\, while many ot
 hers remain locked in Israeli vaults\, accessible only to vetted Israeli c
 itizens.\n\nThis space of collective self-reflection will go beyond uplift
 ing Palestinian voices. Borrowing its title from Mona Hatoum’s video art
  piece So Much I Want To Say\, this program recounts a timeline of refusal
 s by artists and collectives to remain silent\, instead utilizing their to
 ols to uncover Zionist infrastructure and contribute to Palestinian narrat
 ives.\n\nThis event is held on the 76th anniversary of the Nakba (“catas
 trophe” in Arabic)\, a day that commemorates the ethnic cleansing and 
 “violent expulsion of approximately three quarters of all Palestinians f
 rom their homes and homelands by Zionist militias and the new Israeli army
  during the state of Israel’s establishment (1947-1949).” As the prese
 nt campaign of state violence unfolds in Gaza and the West Bank\, we invit
 e you to join us in reflecting on how we can build solidarity and contribu
 te to the movement for self determination\, equality\, justice\, and liber
 ation in Palestine.\n\nAll proceeds from this event will go to the Gaza So
 up Kitchen.\n\n*Presented by Maine Palestine Film Collective
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