Middle East

Where Should The Birds Fly? Film by Fida Qishta

The stories of two resilient young Palestinian women struggling for normalcy in the cruel abnormality of Gaza. Meet the filmmaker, Fida Qishta Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 7 PM at the Resource Center for Nonviolence 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz $5-10 donation, sliding scale No one turned away for lack of funds Sponsored by the Women’s …

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Sunday, March 4- Occupation Art: Untold Stories, Eyewitness Accounts

Title: Occupation Art: Untold Stories, Eyewitness Accounts Location: Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove, CA Description: Occupation Art: Untold Stories, Eyewitness Accounts featuring  Nora Barrows-Friedman & others and video featuring artist Suzanne Klotz. SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2-4 p.m. Come starting at 1:00 to see the exhibits!. Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse …

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Sunday, October 23: Resource Center for Nonviolence Annual Dinner and Program

Please note changes in the Program- see below Resource Center for Nonviolence Annual Dinner and Program Sunday October 23, 2011 Presentation on our New facility, and Dr. Stephen Zunes, professor of Politics, University of San Francisco, will speak on the Arab Spring and its ramifications for U.S. policy in the Middle East At First Congregational …

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MONDAY May 2, ReelWorks Film Festival showing of “Occupation Has No Future!” 7pm at the Live Oak Grange Hall

“Occupation has No Future!” MONDAY May 2nd 7pm Live Oak Grange Film & Discussion with Special Guest Speaker David Zlutnick, filmmaker Part of the ReelWorks Film Festival.  Click here for more info and a complete schedule of films! OCCUPATION HAS NO FUTURE. A film by David Zlutnick, 2010, 84 min In the Fall of 2009 …

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CANCELED “Popular Resistance in Palestine: A history of Hope and Empowerment” Book Study Group Wednesdays in April

Unfortunately, the Study Group on Mazim’s book has been canceled.  Please check back for possible future reading and study groups. Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh teaches and does research at Bethlehem & Birzeit Universities in Israeli occupied Palestine. He previously served on the faculties of the University of Tennessee, Duke and Yale Universities. Qumsiyeh is president of …

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SUNDAY, APRIL 10: Special Screening of “Miral” to benefit the Middle East Program of the Resource Center for Nonviolence

Special Screening of “Miral” to benefit the Middle East Program of the Resource Center for Nonviolence, Sunday April 10, 11:00 a.m., Del Mar Theatre, 1124 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz $10-$25 suggested donation. From Julian Schnabel, director of “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” “Before Night Falls” and “Basquiat,” comes “Miral,” the visceral, first-person diary of …

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“Popular Resistance in Palestine: A history of Hope & Empowerment” with Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh

“Popular Resistance in Palestine: A history of Hope & Empowerment” Meet & hear Palestinian author & activist Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh 3 events on Saturday April 2! 12:00 noon Book-Reading Resource Center for Nonviolence 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz Militant Nonviolence & the Palestinian Struggle 2:30 presentation at SubRosa, a community space. 703 Pacific Avenue 7:00 p.m.* …

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Sunday, September 26: Robert Fisk- “Lies, Misreporting and Catastrophe in the Middle East”

Robert Fisk: “Lies, Misreporting and Catastrophe in the Middle East ” with Khalil Bendib Sunday September 26, 2010. 7:30 p.m. Rio Theatre. 1206 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz Presented by the Resource Center for Nonviolence FOR TICKETS– PAYPAL orders: Please add 3% in addition to your ticket total to cover the online service charge. To get …

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Thursday, July 22: Gaza Teach-in! The Peace Flotilla: What Happened & What\’s Next?

Title: Thursday, July 22: Gaza Teach-in! The Peace Flotilla: What Happened & What’s Next? Location: Louden Nelson Center 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz Description: 6:00 p.m. Soups and bread 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Teach-In. $5.00 – $25.00 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds) Speakers include: Paul Larudee, co-founder of the Free …

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Oct. 31-Nov. 13, 2010: Olive Harvest Delegation to Israel/Palestine

Olive Harvest Delegation to Israel and Palestine October 31 – November 13, 2010 Co-Sponsored by Interfaith Peace Builders and the Resource Center for Nonviolence Delegation Leaders: Ilise Cohen and Scott Kennedy IFPB delegations expose participants to perspectives that are not readily available in North America. Meetings with diverse representatives of Palestinian and Israeli society focus …

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