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3rd November 2016, 13:15
ACTION ALERT: #DropTheFilmFest Now
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Protest the Israeli Film Fest at the Music Box tomorrow evening, Thursday November 3rd! Get more info and RSVP here on Facebook (http://jewishvoiceforpeace.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44fda0b60aa5102296294048f&id=0f73bdbbae&e=079ae7db83)!
Tomorrow, Thursday, November 3rd, tell the Music Box Theatre:
Drop the Israeli Film Fest!
This year, The Music Box Theatre has agreed to screen films in conjunction with the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema.
Festivals like this one portray Israel as a progressive, international hub for art and culture, effectively whitewashing a reality of apartheid and ongoing war crimes against the Palestinian people - which is why the film fest is sponsored by the Israeli Consulate for the Midwest, among others.
RSVP here (http://jewishvoiceforpeace.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44fda0b60aa5102296294048f&id=7d063b6152&e=079ae7db83) and check out the full list of co-sponsors and our joint statement on Facebook here (http://jewishvoiceforpeace.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44fda0b60aa5102296294048f&id=6fdaad9771&e=079ae7db83).
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago
Arye Mekel, an Israeli Foreign Ministry official, once outlined this strategy: "We will send well-known novelists and writers overseas, theatre companies, exhibits. This way, you show Israel’s prettier face, so we are not thought of purely in the context of war." This was right after the devastating attacks on Gaza during Operation Cast Lead.
By choosing to screen these films, The Music Box is participating in the whitewashing of Israel’s ongoing repression of the Palestinian people. Let’s make sure that the Music Box understands that hosting this film festival is bad for human rights, and bad for business.
See you tomorrow, and #DropTheFilmFest Now!
Michael Deheeger
Chicago Organizer
Jewish Voice for Peace
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Protest the Israeli Film Fest at the Music Box tomorrow evening, Thursday November 3rd! Get more info and RSVP here on Facebook (http://jewishvoiceforpeace.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44fda0b60aa5102296294048f&id=0f73bdbbae&e=079ae7db83)!
Tomorrow, Thursday, November 3rd, tell the Music Box Theatre:
Drop the Israeli Film Fest!
This year, The Music Box Theatre has agreed to screen films in conjunction with the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema.
Festivals like this one portray Israel as a progressive, international hub for art and culture, effectively whitewashing a reality of apartheid and ongoing war crimes against the Palestinian people - which is why the film fest is sponsored by the Israeli Consulate for the Midwest, among others.
RSVP here (http://jewishvoiceforpeace.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44fda0b60aa5102296294048f&id=7d063b6152&e=079ae7db83) and check out the full list of co-sponsors and our joint statement on Facebook here (http://jewishvoiceforpeace.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44fda0b60aa5102296294048f&id=6fdaad9771&e=079ae7db83).
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago
Arye Mekel, an Israeli Foreign Ministry official, once outlined this strategy: "We will send well-known novelists and writers overseas, theatre companies, exhibits. This way, you show Israel’s prettier face, so we are not thought of purely in the context of war." This was right after the devastating attacks on Gaza during Operation Cast Lead.
By choosing to screen these films, The Music Box is participating in the whitewashing of Israel’s ongoing repression of the Palestinian people. Let’s make sure that the Music Box understands that hosting this film festival is bad for human rights, and bad for business.
See you tomorrow, and #DropTheFilmFest Now!
Michael Deheeger
Chicago Organizer
Jewish Voice for Peace
News:
Donate (http://jewishvoiceforpeace.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44fda0b60aa5102296294048f&id=58639cefc3&e=079ae7db83) here to support our work!
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