[L-I] Palestine Awareness Week (May 12-16)

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

The Committee for Justice in Palestine at The Ohio State University
presents the Second Annual May Event ...

PALESTINIAN AWARENESS WEEK: VOICES OF THE PEOPLE
MAY 12 - 16, 2003 // A Week of Art, Discussion, and Action

In commemoration of the 55th anniversary of al-Nakba--a series of 
events that led to the mass deportation of over a million 
Palestinians from their homes, massacres of innocent civilians, and 
the total destruction of hundreds of Palestinian villages throughout 
historic Palestine--an entire week of educational events will be held 
on the campus of The Ohio State University.

To complement our series of well respected guest speakers, a refugee 
camp will be constructed on the Oval, a giant Apartheid 
wall/"security fence" will be built, checkpoints will be enforced, 
and IDF soldiers will patrol the Oval enforcing curfew on the 
Qalqiliya refugee camp.

We encourage students and activists from other universities to join 
us at the camp and to participate in the week's events.  Housing is 
available to those who are interested; please use the contact address 
at the bottom of this message for more information.

-- MONDAY, MAY 12 / 7:00 PM
al-PHAN Art Installation
Haskett Hall / Silver Image Gallery
156 W. 19th Ave.
Campus Map: <http://www.osu.edu/map/linkbuildings/hasketthall.html>

On loan from Chicago, the exhibit portrays the mind, body, and soul 
of Palestine through images of everyday life, cityscapes and 
landscapes, and the people's struggle for freedom and 
self-determination.

Monday night marks the official opening of the gallery, which will be 
available for viewing free of charge all day Monday through Wednesday 
on the OSU campus in the Silver Image Gallery of Haskett Hall.

The exhibit will then be showing for the rest of the week at the 
Columbus Public Arts Impact Middle School, located on 100 W. Fourth 
Ave.  Please call (614) 365-5558 for more information regarding 
gallery availability at this venue.

-- TUESDAY, MAY 13 / 7:00 PM
Dr. Hatem Bazian
Frank W. Hale Jr., Black Cultural Center / Martin Luther King Lounge
153 W. 12th Ave.
Campus Map: <http://www.osu.edu/map/linkbuildings/halehall.html>

Dr. Bazian, a Palestinian immigrant, teaches at UC-Berkeley where he 
has played a major role in the civil rights and anti-Apartheid 
movements.  Dr. Bazian is an expert on the history of Muslims in 
Jerusalem and will be speaking on this topic and related issues.

-- WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 / 7:00 PM
Betty Shamieh
209 W. 18th Ave. (EA) / Room 170
Campus Map: <http://www.osu.edu/map/linkbuildings/209w18th.html>

A Palestinian-American theater artist, Betty Shamieh is an acclaimed 
playwright and author.  Her most recent theatrical piece, "Chocolate 
in Heat: Growing Up Arab in America," has received outstanding 
reviews.  In addition to performing excerpts of her newest play, Ms. 
Shamieh will share some of her emotionally-charged poetry, a tribute 
to the Palestinian struggle and resistance of oppression everywhere.

-- THURSDAY, MAY 15 / 6:30 PM
Ora Wise
209 W. 18th Ave. (EA) / Room 170

Born in Jerusalem, Ora Wise is the daughter of a rabbi and has grown 
up working with countless Palestinian solidarity organizations.  She 
is currently active with NYC-based Jews Against the Occupation (@ 
<http://www.jewsagainsttheoccupation.org/>).  Ora will open the night 
with a spoken word piece that confronts Zionism and nationalism.


-- THURSDAY, MAY 15 / 7:00 PM
Adam Shapiro
209 W. 18th Ave. (EA) / Room 170

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Adam Shapiro is a Jewish-American peace 
activist.  He is a co-founder of the International Solidarity 
Movement (@ <http://www.palsolidarity.org/>), a Palestinian 
organization that works with the international community to resist 
the occupation.  Adam will be speaking about the ISM and their role 
in witnessing the Israeli military's occupation of Palestine and her 
people.


-- FRIDAY, MAY 16 / 12:00 PM
Ora Wise
Frank W. Hale Jr., Black Cultural Center / African-American Hall of Fame
153 W. 12th Ave.
Campus Map: <http://www.osu.edu/map/linkbuildings/halehall.html>

Ora Wise will speak on her activist experiences, and will lead a 
workshop and discussion on standing with Palestine, and effective 
methods and tactics that activists in the Palestinian solidarity 
movement may use.

The event flyer is available on the web: 
<http://www.OSUdivest.org/May-Event/Poster.pdf>

For more information, please contact the organizers of the Committee 
for Justice in Palestine at <cjp@OSUdivest.org>.

-- 
Yoshie

* Calendar of Events in Columbus: 
<http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html>
* Student International Forum: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/>
* Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osudivest.org/>
* Al-Awda-Ohio: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Al-Awda-Ohio>
* Solidarity: <http://solidarity.igc.org/>