Hoosiers For Peace In The Middle East is a group devoted to promoting education, dialog, and action with the goal of achieving a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. While a primary focus of this group is on the situation in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank, we share an interest in promoting peace in the greater area, including Afghanistan and Iraq. The group, formed over the summer of 2010, includes members from various walks of life and various points of view with regard to the Israel/Palestine situation--what we share is an interest in a just and peaceful solution to the conflict.
During the spring of 2011 we will be screening three documentary films which provide different lenses on the situation in Israel/Palestine. Each film will be followed by an open discussion. We also hope to sponsor a public forum in April. Information about the films can be found below and in the attached flyers. Please feel free to post and forward this information to individuals or groups that might find it of interest.
Spring 2011 Film Screening Schedule
Each screening begins at 7:30pm in Myers Hall room 130 and will be followed by an open discussion.
February 16
Slingshot Hip Hop
Documentary, 83 minutes
This film braids together the stories of young Palestinians living in Gaza, the West Bank and inside Israel as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty. From internal checkpoints and Separation Walls to gender norms and generational differences, this is the story of young people crossing the borders that separate them.
March 9
Occupation 101
Documentary, 90 minutes
Here, a comprehensive analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is presented in order to dispel many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions. The film works through the first wave of Jewish immigration from Europe in the 1880’s, to the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
March 30
To See If I'm Smiling
Documentary, 59 minutes
In this film, former Israeli soliders revisit their tours of duty in the occupied territories with surprising honesty and strip bare stereotypes of gender differences in the military. These women share shocking moments of negligence, flippancy, and power-tripping.
Sponsored by Hoosiers For Peace in the Middle East.
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