Vigil with Berea4Palestine
Join us on Thursday, December 5th from 6 to 8 pm at Rebel Rebel in Berea for a vigil honoring the martyrs in Palestine, Lebanon & beyond in the fight against Zionism & US imperialism.
Do you have poetry or music or prayer or a written piece you want to share related to the struggle for Palestinian liberation? You are invited to join us! This vigil will be a space for mourning, re-focusing our organizing efforts, and learning from each other. We will also be co-creating a quilt centering the theme of either “Arms Embargo Now” or “Stop Arming Israel.” We are accepting design submissions from local artists featuring one of these phrases while incorporating Palestinian embroidery or Appalachian quilt motifs. We will then translate this design into a quilt that can be used at actions across the state. Please send your design submissions to bereaforpalestine@gmail.com.
There will be a potluck for dinner, so feel free to bring a dish to share. Just be sure to bring an ingredient list!
Film Screening for Palestine: The Wanted 18
Join us for the first of two special film nights at Toasty’s Tavern in Louisville on Thursday, November 21. No tickets are needed. Donations for The Peace Dove will be collected at the event. Toasty’s will be donating a portion of their sales.
The Wanted 18 is a part interview, part stop-motion animated film that tells the true life story of young Palestinians resisting Israeli occupation during the First Intifada (1989). A collective farm in a small town in the Occupied West Bank purchases 18 cows in order to produce milk independent of Israeli control. In doing so, the town seeks to boycott Israeli products and become more self-sufficient. However, once Israel realizes this plan, they send in their military and declare the collective farm “a threat to the national security of the state of Israel.”
Released in 2014, The Wanted 18 was nominated for “Best Documentary Film” in seven international film festivals, winning five times. Watch the trailer here.
The Peace Dove is a nonprofit international organization that builds temporary shelters, distributes food, water, and medical supplies, and provides access to vital resources for mental health and well-being to communities in Palestine affected by Israel's genocidal campaign. The president of The Peace Dove is a local Palestinian physician, Amani Kettaneh.
Music & Poetry: concert & silent auction
Please join us at the Chapel of St. Philip Neri for our first fundraiser show featuring poetry by Janan Alexandra and the music of Julia Purcell & Sanaan Hamza, Lacey Guthrie & Alexander Rickel, Yapa!, and Rachel Meirs. A silent auction will feature the artwork of Carrie Neumayer, Rita Cameron, Jon Cherry, Nina Kersey, Sydney Chadwick, and Scottie Anderson. The proceeds will benefit The Peace Dove and Tunefork Studios.