Many Events for Palestine in March

For several years now activists have declared the start of March "Israel Apartheid Week". In CT there will be the "Israel Apartheid Week Film Festival". March 1 is "The Iron Wall" to be shown Central Connecticut State University - 7pm, Marcus White Living Room [Stanley Heller and Ayalon to comment], 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT

Friday, March 5, "Arna's Children" at La Paloma Coffee House Coffee House - 7pm, 405 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT

In between there will be showings of "Breaking the Silence" (Israeli army soldiers talk about the abuses they committed in Hebron.) "Art and Apathy" and "Separated Families", but the locations have not been set. Another event is tentative for Yale on March 3, Bill Doares talking about Gaza. For up to date info check www.artandstruggle.org and www.TheStruggle.org or call 203-934-2761.

Qumsiyeh in Connecticut

Palestinian activist Mazin Qumsiyeh will be speaking for the first time in Connecticut this year on March 4. His talk is entitled "Peace is Possible: A Perspective on Israel & Palestine". It will be given at the Unitarian Universalist Society in Stamford, 20 Forest Street, Stamford.

Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh (formerly of Yale and Duke universities) teaches at Bethlehem and Birzeit Universities in occupied Palestine and chairs the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement Between People. He is author of a number of books, including "Sharing the Land of Canaan: Human Rights and the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle" and the forthcoming "Hope and Empowerment: Popular Resistance In Palestine".

He will share his first-hand experience of living in a troubled land and discuss strategies for a peaceful resolution of the present conflict in the region.

Gaza in Greenwich, Said in New York

At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23rd in the Greenwich Library Auditorium people who went on the Gaza Freedom March will talk about their experiences and on the miserable life in Gaza. The library is at 101 West Putnam Ave., Greenwich.

And for theater buffs, Najla Said, the daughter of Edward Said will be doing a one woman performance in March in New York City. Her show is called "Palestine". Tickets are just $20. It's at the Fourth Street Theatre, 83 East Fourth St.

There was good review of her play in the New York Times

She does a talk back every Tuesday after the show (7:30). For details click here

You can see Najla Said as she did a reading from her play at these two links (she starts after Vanessa Redgrave's statement) Click here.

(Najla Said continues) Click here