SOLIDARITY NETWORK
Two Americans who have worked with the Balata Film Collective in the Balata Refugee Camp in Nablus, West Bank, Occupied Palestine, are touring Florida in July with a children's art exhibit and film presentation. The art exhibit, entitled "Unoccupied Minds," consistss of artwork and corresponding audio interviews with 23 children aged 8-14. All of the children are from Balata/Nablus. The interviews and artwork reveal the children's feelings about their surroundings, their hopes for the future and their understanding of the past. Works by members of the Balata Film Collective are also part of the show. The film collective was founded two years ago to enable young Palestinians from the Balata Refugee Camp to break their isolation, challenge their oppression and present their lives to the world. Since its inception, the collective has produced nine short documentary films.
The tour will stop in the following Florida cities on these dates:
THURSDAY, JULY 7 | 7 p.m.
KEY WEST | Trinity Presbyterian Church, 717 Simonton St.
FRIDAY, JULY 8 | 5 p.m.
MIAMI | Sweat Records, 2320 NE 2nd Ave.
We will be asking for a $3-5 donation, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Contact Pablo Avendano at (305) 207-1460 or [email protected] for more information.
SATURDAY, JULY 9 |
WEST PALM BEACH |
SUNDAY, JULY 10 | Art exhibit 5-6:30 p.m., films 6:30-8 p.m.
LAKE WORTH | Lake Worth Shuffleboard Courts Building, 1121 Lucerne Ave.
For more information, contact [email protected].
MONDAY, JULY 11 |
ST. PETERSBURG | Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave.
TUESDAY, JULY 12 | 6 p.m.
BRADENTON | Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 322 15th St. West
For more information, contact Jackie at (813) 843-3980 or the church at (941) 746-0067.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 | Art exhibit opens at 3 p.m., films at 7 p.m.
GAINESVILLE | Civic Media Center, 1021 W University Ave.
THURSDAY, JULY 14 |
TALLAHASSEE | 621 Gallery in Railroad Square
FRIDAY, JULY 15 | Art opens at 1 p.m., films at 7 p.m.
PENSACOLA | End of the Line Cafe, 610 E. Wright St.
For more information, call End of the Line Cafe at (850) 429-0336.