Living in the Shadow of the Wall

Tuesday, March 28
12-1 PM
Bell Tower

A Street Theatre, demonstrating life in the Occupied Palestinian territories, featuring Palestinian civilians' daily interactions with the Israeli apartheid wall as well as the Israeli checkpoints, the barriers to normal daily living conditions in Palestine.

Film Screening: The Israeli Wall in Palestinian Lands

Wednesday, March 29
3:30-5 PM
Women's Studies Lounge
8th Floor Anderson Hall

Two American activists/filmmakers set out to explore the impact of the Wall on Palestinian lives. The perspectives of seven Palestinians shed light on Israel's true objectives with the Wall, and what kind of future between Palestinians and Israelis lie ahead. Discussion to follow, led by Temple student Jacob Winterstein. Jacob has returned from a trip to the West Bank in January.

Life in Occupied Palestine: Health, Education, and the Environment

Thursday, March 30
5PM-6:30 PM
Student Activities Center 223

This event is held in soldarity with the Palestine Solidarity Movement's National Day of Divestment Action. This panel presentation will paint a complete picture of Palestinian life under apartheid and occupation. Specifically, it will be exploring the Palestinian environment, health issues, and education.

Health: Dr. Nader Hebela is currently a resident at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and serves on the Medical Advisory Board for the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund. He will be discussing the current health care crisis in the west bank & gaza with a focus on how the Israeli occupation has affected the healthcare of palestinian civilians through checkpoints, military incursions, and the destruction of the existing healthcare infrastructure.

Environment: Dr. Linda Hanna, an environmental scientist and adjunct professor at The Johns Hopkins University, consults for both the US EPA and several major corporations. Her major area of interest is environmental risk assessment. In 2004, she spent six weeks at the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem, an NGO located in Bethlehem. Dr. Hanna's presentation will focus on the risks to human health and the natural environment associated with the current status of conditions in the West Bank and Gaza.

Education: Dr. Kamal Abdulfattah is a professor of geography and serves as the chairman of the Department of Geography and Arab Studies at Birzeit University in the West Bank, Palestine. He is currently a visiting senior research scholar at Princeton University, researching Palestine and the occupations of the Palestinian people in the 20th and 21st centuries.