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DESCRIPTION:Benefit Screening of "Roadmap To Apartheid" For SA Miners\n\nThe Transport 
 Workers Solidarity Committee invites you to the premier bay area screening 
 of\n"Roadmap To Aparthied" this film by Ana Nogueira and Eron Davidson 
 looks at the history\nof apartheid in South Africa and the comparison to 
 apartheid in Israel.\nThe condition of Palestinian workers and their 
 families  in Israel and the occupied territories\nhas  real comparison to 
 the condition of Black workers in South Africa and many are even\npointing 
 out that it is 
 worse.\nhttp://roadmaptoapartheid.org/\nhttp://www.facebook.com/RoadmaptoApartheid\nThe 
 role that labor played in fighting apartheid in South Africa was critical 
 and the same\nissues are raised in Israel.\nSpeakers will also discuss the 
 role of the ILWU in it's labor action to stop cargo from\nSouth Africa 
 during the apartheid regime.\n\n$7.00 Donation Requested\nThe donation will 
 be used for the defense of miners and their families in South 
 Africa\n\nSponsored by the Transport Workers Solidarity Committee\nThe TWSC 
 helps build solidarity and action to defend transport workers in the US and 
 around the world.\nwww.transportworkers.org\n510-501-7080\n\n\nIn this 
 award-winning documentary, the first-time directors take a detailed look at 
 the apartheid analogy commonly used to describe the Israeli-Palestinian 
 conflict.\nNarrated by Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple), Roadmap 
 to Apartheid is as much a historical document of the rise and fall of 
 apartheid in South Africa, as it is a film about why many Palestinians feel 
 they are living in an apartheid system today, and why an increasing number 
 of people around the world agree with them.\n\nWhile not perfect, the 
 apartheid analogy is a useful framework by which to educate people on the 
 complex issues facing Israelis and Palestinians. Our film delves into those 
 issues, comparing the many similar laws and tools used by both Israel and 
 apartheid-era South Africa. The audience will see what life is like for 
 Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and inside Israel while gaining a 
 deeper understanding of the conflict with the help of respected analysts on 
 the subject. Combined with archival material and anecdotes from South 
 Africans, the film forms a complete picture as to why the analogy is being 
 used with increasing frequency and potency.\n\nARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU 
 SAYS:\n“Roadmap To Apartheid is very powerful and compelling, and the 
 visuals of house demolitions are appalling.  Religion is repeatedly misused 
 by politicians. Yet one of the lessons of Jewish history is that God is 
 always on the side of the oppressed.  Another is that those who dehumanize 
 others, dehumanize themselves.  Israelis will pay a heavy price for their 
 callous mistreatment of Palestinians.”\nNAOMI KLEIN, Author and filmmaker 
 says:\n“Roadmap to Apartheid is a harrowing exposé of Israel’s unique 
 system of official discrimination.”\nBILL FLETCHER, Former President of 
 TransAfrica Forum says:\n“Roadmap to Apartheid demonstrates for all to 
 see that the use of the term ‘apartheid’ to describe the system of 
 Israeli oppression of the Palestinians is neither analogy nor loose 
 terminological usage.  It accurately describes a system condemned by the 
 international community but tolerated by too many governments when 
 experienced by the Palestinians.  Not only does this film serve to elevate 
 the viewer’s understanding of the system of Israeli oppression (and the 
 South African apartheid system), but it inspires the viewer to want to act 
 in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the search for peace and 
 justice in Israel and Palestine.  I found myself gripped by the intensity 
 of the film.”\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/10/16/18723912.php
SUMMARY:Benefit Screening of "Roadmap To Apartheid" For SA Miners
LOCATION:518 Valencia St.(near 16th Street)\nSan Francisco, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/10/16/18723912.php
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