Hope Under Siege Photography Exhibit - Reception and Performance

Hope Under Siege
Reception and Performance on Thursday, May 18, 2006
Michelle O’Connor Gallery
2111 Mission Street, San Francisco

7pm: Pressing Beyond and in Between
written and performed by Soha Al-Jurf
Pressing Beyond and in Between is a Palestinian-American playwright and performer’s exploration of social, political and personal boundaries.

8pm: Reception with Hope Under Siege photographers Aisha Mershani and Lisa Nessan

Hope Under Siege is a collaborative photo exhibit exposing the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land and people. Documentary photographers Aisha Mershani and Lisa Nessan capture resistance to Israeli occupation and the life under occupation in Palestine. The images in this diverse collection of photographs go beyond the headlines of the mainstream media toward a deeper understanding of what the reality looks like on the ground in West Bank, Palestine.

Exhibit on view May 13-26
Michelle O'Conner Gallery 2111 Mission Street SF
Tuesday-Friday 3-6pm
Saturday and Sunday 12-5pm

For more information: events@mecaforpeace.org or http://www.hopeundersiege.com