'Slingshot Hip Hop' Film Screening

"Occupation and Resistance- Photos from Palestine", an exhibition opening at Thistle Hall on Tuesday February 2, marks the beginning of a week aimed at raising awareness of the situation in Palestine.

Slingshot Hip Hop braids together the stories of young Palestinians living in Gaza, the West Bank and inside Israel as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty. From internal checkpoints and Separation Walls to gender norms and generational differences, this is the story of young people crossing the borders that separate them.

Thursday February 4, Thistle Hall, 6pm

koha entry

More info: www.slingshothiphop.com

 More about the exhibition:

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.

 Opening night will feature music by Don Franks and Albert Williams and include the New Zealand launch of the book ‘Gaza: Beneath the Bombs’ by Sharyn Lock of the Free Gaza Movement and Sarah Irving. Sharyn who was in Gaza during the attack by Israel last year writes about her unique account of the reality of life,  including her harrowing eyewitness accounts while volunteering with Palestinian ambulance medics.

 Sharyn’s blog can be found at http://talestotell.wordpress.com/

More info about the book: http://www.plutobooks.com/display.asp?K=9780745330242&

The exhibition opens on Tuesday February 2, 6pm

Then open Wednesday - Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am-3pm

Thistle Hall, corner of Cuba and Arthur Streets, Wellington

 For more info: ‎http://wellingtonpalestinegroup.blogspot.com/‎

Or contact: pal.exhibition@gmail.com