January 31, 4:45PM
SHOWPLACE PERFORMANCE CENTRE – 290 George St N, Peterborough
Preceding the screening of the films Zanana and Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, we will hold space for a community discussion of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the many failures of the so-called ceasefire to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and beyond. As witnesses to more than 2 years of live-streamed atrocities, many of us carry unresolved grief, anger, and shock over the incapacity and outright refusal of the world’s leaders, to prevent and punish this genocide. We have been left to wonder: how can we most effectively resist in moments such as these? The creative work of artists, filmmakers, photographers and animators tell stories of despair and beauty, of brutal occupation and creative resistance. These acts, and coming together in community to witness them, help us find strength and inspiration.
Members of The Coalition to End the Genocide in Gaza, Nogojiwanong 2 Palestine, and Jews for a Free Palestine will be on hand to answer questions and offer solidarity. As well, active listeners will be in attendance to offer support during and after the films.
PANELISTS
Aaron Shafer
Aaron is an Associate professor at Trent University He is a member of Trent’s chapter Faculty4Palestine and a representative of Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk, the latter being the primary group supporting graduate students in Gaza trying to come to Canada. For over a year he has worked to bring Waseem, one of 130 graduate students stuck in Gaza, to his lab at Trent University.
Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay (Moderator)
Sebastian is a reporter for the Peterborough Examiner covering politics. He has been writing about local organizing initiatives and responses to the ongoing genocide in Gaza since October 2023 when he was Editor-in-Chief of Arthur Newspaper as a graduate student at Trent University.