Image and Reality - Six Public Forums on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict


	Image and Reality: Six Public Forums on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Renowned experts explore the connections between image and reality in the occupation of Palestine. A public forum to accompany the Made in Palestine exhibition at the Wood Art Gallery.

Each forum (except October 22nd) will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free.

October 20: Perceptions of Palestine & U.S. Foreign Policy and the Occupation of Palestine by Kathleen and Bill Christison, former CIA political analysts.

October 22: Where the Soul Takes Flight: Art and Resistance by Samia Halaby, Palestinian artist. (This presentation will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m.)

October 26: Israeli Apartheid and the Separation Wall by Diana Buttu, legal advisor to the Palestinian Authority.

November 2: The Road to the Second Intifada: The Oslo Years and the Myth of the ‘Generous Offer' by Dr. Naseer Aruri, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

November 8: From Dignity to Dissent: The Journey of a Child of Holocaust Survivors by Dr. Sara Roy, Harvard University

November 16: Vermont in Palestine: Vermont Activists Talk about Living and Struggling for Justice in Occupied Palestine

This series is sponsored by Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel.

Village Celebration, by Abdul Hay Mussalam, acrylic on wood composite, 27 1/2" x 48 1/2", 1985

T.W. Wood Art Gallery
Made in Palestine: October 18 through November 20, 2005
(802) 828-8743
Located in College Hall on the campus of the Union Institute, the gallery maintains a permanent collection and display of the 19th Century artist Thomas Waterman Wood's paintings. The gallery also includes contemporary exhibitions of regional artists and craftsmen.
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday: Noon-4:00 PM.
Admission charged, Free on Sunday
At the end of East State Street, Montpelier, VT
Handicapped accessible

Sponsored by: Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel

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