Gathering for Gaza - January 17, 2010

Gathering for Gaza - the siege continues...

A benefit for the people of Gaza on the one year anniversary of the official end of Israel's all-out onslaught on innocents, featuring:

"Gaza Strip", a film by James Longley. This intense and moving cinéma vérité documentary, filmed in 2001, depicts real life and events in Gaza.

After the film, Ken Mayers, local peace activist, founder and former president of Veterans for Peace, Santa Fe, just returned from the Gaza Freedom March, will give an update on the current situation in Gaza and share his experience on the march.

Suggested donation $10, students $2. All proceeds support the Middle East Children's Alliance: Bringing Clean Water to the Children of Palestine, and Viva Palestina-US.

Sunday, January 17, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM.

Presented by Another Jewish Voice, Santa Fe
Cosponsors: Veterans for Peace, Joan Duffy Chapter, Santa Fe; and Woman in Black, Santa Fe

Kathy and Bill Christison - August 23, 2009

Another Jewish Voice of Santa Fe, a grassroots organization of progressive Jews and friends, presents "Palestine in Pieces: A West Bank Slide Show" by Kathy and Bill Christison from their April-May trip to Palestine, Sunday, August 23, at the Unitarian Congregation, 107 W Barcelona.

Their new book, Palestine in Pieces: Graphic Perspectives on the Israeli Occupation, will be available for purchase. Reception at 6:30 pm. Talk and slide show, demonstrating intensifying levels of Israeli control, at 7pm, followed by discussion. $5 suggested donation gratefully accepted to support AJV's work for justice and peace in Palestine and Israel. For more info call 820-6476.

The Christisons were also on GRITtv with Laura Flanders, August 31, 2009:

"Seven Jewish Children" - The Video

Video of "Seven Jewish Children" performed by members of Another Jewish Voice Santa Fe, July 12, 2009 at El Museo de Cultural, Santa Fe, New Mexico. To read the program, click here (PDF file).

Part One:



Part Two:

Still Photos From Our Performance Of "Seven Jewish Children" - July 12, 2009

Click image to enlarge. Actors' names are from left to right.

Ellen introduces the playScene 1: Herb, Larry, MonikaScene 2: Norm, Elizabeth, DianeScene 3: Lisa, EllenScene 4: Lena, Michael, LarryScene 5: MichaelScene 6: Herb, Monika, ElizabethScene 7: All the castScene 7 (cont'd): All the castMaura, the director, receives congratsPost-performance discussion, led by Seth B. CohenPost-performance discussion, cast & audience

"Seven Jewish Children" - July 12, 2009

Another Jewish Voice of Santa Fe, a grassroots organization of progressive Jews and friends, presents "Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza" by Caryl Churchill on Sunday, July 12, 7:pm, at El Museo Cultural, 1615-B Paseo De Peralta. This ten minute play, in seven segments, suggests discrete stages of Jewish/Zionist/Israeli history beginning with the Holocaust and ending with the events in Gaza in January. Directed by Maura Dhu Studi, the play is followed by a facilitated discussion. Churchill asks "that no admission fee be charged and that a collection is taken at each performance for Medical Aid for Palestinians." For more info call 820-6476.

For some background and analysis of this challenging play, read Tony Kushner's and Alisa Solomon's excellent article 'Tell Her the Truth' in The Nation.

Ellen Fox, AJVSF member and actor in the play, and Maura Dhu Studi, director, were interviewed several days before the performance on KSFR 101.1 FM by Mary-Charlotte, host of the Santa Fe Radio Café. Listen to the interview by clicking here.