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DESCRIPTION:Indigenous Delegation to Palestine\nRoots of Resistance Film 
 Festival\nhttp://indigenousdelegation.wordpress.com/\nTickets: $7\n\nDid 
 you know that the Palestine/Israel border is built by the same company that 
 built the California/Mexico border? There are big differences between the 
 societies in the U.S. and in Palestine but there are also similarities in 
 both struggles. There is the struggle of keeping tradition and culture 
 alive. Cultrural traits relative to both countries such as: traditional 
 dancing, ceremonies and sacred sites are disappearing because of 
 colonization. In both countries there is a huge disregard towards land by 
 the people in power. In the U.S. sacred land is being destroyed and paved 
 for the “necessities” of modern life. Palestinian homes and land are 
 being destroyed to make way for Jewish settlements. By going to Palestine 
 the delegation hopes to show more than just solidarity with the Palestinian 
 people, we want to join the international struggle against imperialism. The 
 delegation is going out to support our Palestinian partners and to learn 
 their ways of resistance. We will bring back these experiences and share 
 with our communities.\n\nThe Indigenous Delegation to Palestine Invites you 
 to this community event to meet the delegates and see films on Native and 
 Palestinian struggles. A discussion is being held afterward.\n\nTHE 
 FILMS:\n\nFrontiers of Dreams and Fears | 58 minutes\nMona and Manar are 
 two Palestinian girls living in separate refugee camps in Lebanon and 
 Israel. They become friends over the internet and when the Israeli army 
 temporarily pulls out of Lebanon, the girls are able to finally meet in 
 person. Soon after, the Israeli-Palestine conflict re-ignites, putting both 
 girls' lives back in danger.\n\nChildren of Ibdaa | 27 minutes\nA look at 
 the lives of several adolescents in a Palestinian children’s dance troupe 
 from Dheisheh refugee camp in the West Bank. They use their performance to 
 express the history, struggle, and aspirations of the Palestinian people, 
 specifically the fight to return to their homeland.\n\nCeremony Comes Home 
 | 22 min\nThe Winnemem Wintu Tribe is fighting the U.S. Forest Service for 
 access to one of their sacred sites along the McCloud River, south of Mount 
 Shasta. The film shows a ceremony along the river honoring “coming of 
 age” for young women that sets the tribe’s foundation of 
 existence.\n\nWhen Your Hands Are Tied | 56 min\nA documentary film that 
 explores the unique ways in which young Native Americans are finding to 
 express themselves in a contemporary world while maintaining strong 
 traditional lives.\n\n**\n\nIf you wish to donate to the delegation we have 
 set up a Facebook Causes page where you can donate: 
 http://apps.facebook.com/causes/223907/23466789?m=6d54c0aa&_fb_fromhash=c9956219bb2e84317977fe04a323d3ee\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/14/18607789.php
SUMMARY:Roots of Resistance Film Festival
LOCATION:La Pena Cultural Center \n3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA \n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/14/18607789.php
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