Occupation and Resistance

Sat
20 Mar
2010
Time 12:00pm - 4:00pm Location Dunedin
Submitted by Anonymous

5B Buller Street

ACTIVESTILLS Collective from Israel showing:::

OCCUPATION and RESISTANCE

Exhibition will be open to the public from 12-3pm
Sat 20, Sun 21, Sat 27, Sun 28

Opening party 9pm 19th March

Showcasing both the daily experience of Palestinians living under
occupation and the joint Palestinian-Israeli non-violent resistance to
the Israeli state and military, ‘Occupation & Resistance- Photos from
Palestine’ features courageous images from the front line of the
struggle for justice in Palestine.

These moving images are the work of the widely published group
‘ActiveStills’, a collective of photographers based in Israel, who
believe in the power of photography as a tool for social justice.
Formed in 2005, they have since held and participated in exhibitions
in Munich, Olympia, Bil’in (West Bank), Tel Aviv, Toronto, Montreal,
Malmo, Lund and Amsterdam.

A devastatingly courageous photo exhibition is opening at 5b Buller
Street in Dunedin on 20th March. Showcasing the daily experience of
Palestinians living under occupation, the exhibition features bold
images from the front line of the struggle for justice in Palestine.

This exhibition is a rare opportunity for New Zealanders to see a
different side of the conflict. “We want to show the different ways in
which Israel destroys people’s livelihoods, homes, land and hope” says
Israeli peace activist and exhibition organiser Kerem Blumberg. “But
we also want to emphasise that Palestinians and Israelis continue to
work together towards real peace and justice, through non-violent
resistance to the Israeli state and military. Now that I am living in
New Zealand, it feels like something that I can share.” continues
Kerem “I have found other people here who have been witness to the
occupation who wanted to make the exhibition happen”.

for Dundein infomation contact: independantphotog@gmail.com
For more information about ‘ActiveStills’:
ActiveStills website: www.activestills.org

Regular photo updates of events in Israel/Palestine:
www.flickr.com/photos/activestills

An article about ActiveStills in the Jerusalem Post:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1251804557937&pagename=JPost%...