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DESCRIPTION:In honor of International Women’s Day and all of the women who 
 strengthen, protect, defend and maintain our families, communities and 
 movements for justice and liberation – join us for a Bay Area exclusive 
 screening of Where Should the Birds Fly by woman film-maker Fida Qishta – 
 an account of her and Monda Samouni’s experience in Gaza during the 
 attacks and the on-going struggle of the people of Gaza to survive and find 
 freedom.  \n\nThe screening will be followed by a discussion with the 
 filmmaker, Fida Qishta, and local activists confronting violence in their 
 communities. \n\nSponsors: Arab Resource and Organizing Center, 
 International Jewish Anti-zionist Network, Middle East Children’s 
 Alliance, Global Women’s Strike, Arab Cultural and Community Center, Arab 
 and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas (AMED) Initiative at San Francisco 
 State University, Bay Area Women in Black, Break the Silence Media and Art 
 Project, Eastside Arts Alliance, Freedom Archives, US Palestinian Community 
 Network.  \n\nAbout the filmmaker:\nFida Qishta is a Palestinian 
 camerawoman, editor and filmmaker.  Since 2006, she has worked as a 
 journalist, producing news stories and documentaries in the Gaza Strip.  
 Her articles have appeared in the U.K. Observer and Guardian newspapers and 
 The International Herald Tribune.  She is a qualified teacher and in 2004 
 found the Life Makers Center in Rafah, Gaza, teaching English and drama to 
 traumatized children.  \n\n“When I started to film in Gaza, it wasn’t a 
 film.  In my mind it was news.  But when I came to the US with all these 
 materials, I thought this is my history. Nearly five years of work filming 
 that I couldn’t leave behind.  Mona’s stories made me think a lot.  I 
 couldn’t leave Mona’s story in a drawer.  It was a reflection of all 
 the work I did in Gaza with the Lifemakers Center, helping children.  Being 
 a woman, it was difficult to film in Gaza.  I would go to events where all 
 the men were filming and the women would stand behind holding the 
 microphone, or come to say a few words.  I wanted to be part of the whole 
 thing, not standing behind.” Fida Qishta \n\n 
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/07/18733285.php
SUMMARY:Where Should the Birds Fly by woman film-maker Fida Qishta.
LOCATION:New Parkway Theater\n474 24th St, Oakland\nTickets: 
 $10\nBrownpapertickets.com/events/346114\n
URL:http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/07/18733285.php
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