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DESCRIPTION:Katie Miranda and Jonas Moffat from San Francisco have spent a combined 
 total of one year in Palestine working with the International Solidarity 
 Movement in support of the Palestinian non-violent resistance to the 
 Israeli occupation.\n\nJonas and Katie worked mainly in the Tel Rumeida 
 neighborhood of the city of Hebron, an area in the West Bank under Israeli 
 military control where violent and extremist Israeli settlers live 
 side-by-side with Palestinians. Palestinians in the neighborhood suffer 
 greatly from the apartheid system of law that prevents them from driving 
 cars (including taxis and ambulances). Civilian Israeli settlers are 
 allowed to carry weapons, while Palestinians are not. The police and army 
 in control of this neighborhood are Israeli only, meaning they do not come 
 to the assistance of Palestinians.\n\nKatie and Jonas founded the Tel 
 Rumeida Circus for Detained Palestinians in response to the abuse and 
 harassment they witnessed by settlers and soldiers towards Palestinians. 
 Jonas and Katie performed a circus routine at checkpoints in Tel Rumeida 
 where Palestinians were routinely detained for hours by soldiers and border 
 police. The purpose of the performances were to entertain the detained men 
 and to add some humor to the situation which had the effect of putting the 
 soldiers in a better mood and causing them to be less abusive towards the 
 Palestinians.\n\nKatie and Jonas will share their experiences in Palestine, 
 show a documentary video from Tel Rumeida, and perform their fire circus 
 routine. On display will be Katie's Postcards from Palestine, a series of 
 paintings meant to describe to Americans what life is like living under 
 occupation. Also on display will be artwork from Katie's students in Balata 
 refugee camp, an area in the West Bank subjected to some of the worst 
 violence by the Israeli military.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/11/07/18327312.php
SUMMARY:Witnessing Palestine: Reportbacks from Katie, Jonas, and the Tel Rumeida Circus
LOCATION:Women's Building\nAudre Lorde room\n3543 18th St. #8 \nSan Francisco, CA 
 94110\n\n$10 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/11/07/18327312.php
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