Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel (NJP/I) is a local community group whose aim is to educate and inform Northfield and the surrounding area about the ongoing occupation of Palestine and to advocate peace and justice for all people who live in Palestine and Israel.
WHY WE RECORD: Defying Fragmentation and Erasure in Palestine
An exhibit curated by the American Friends Service Committee and Visualizing Palestine
Why We Record: Defying Fragmentation and Erasure in Palestine is a joint exhibit curated by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Visualizing Palestine (VP). The exhibit includes a collection of VP’s visuals, AFSC’s photos, and excerpts from published stories on the themes of fragmentation, displacement, return, and future visioning.
Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel is thrilled to be able to make this exhibit available to other organizations and individuals who are interested in displaying the exhibit. The curators of this exhibit say:
On October 25, 2023, Egyptian-Canadian journalist and writer Omar El Akkad wrote about the growing genocide in Gaza: “One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.”
The truth of this statement, proven countless times throughout history, is only possible because of those who “record for future generations to tell them this is what truly happened,” as Asmaa Abu Mezeid writes in Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire.
Please contact Jenny Hartley at jdhartley1@aol.com for more information or details about displaying the exhibit.
Photos from "Chalking the Names"
Photo credit: Tim Freeland
Photo credit: Tim Freeland
Photo credit: Tim Freeland
Photo credit: Tim Freeland
The Nakba is the expulsion of over 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and land, and the destruction of Palestinian society during the creation of the State of Israel – a destruction that continues today – the ongoing Nakba.
We cannot hope to understand the present turmoil in the Holy Land – let alone achieve a just peace for all those who live there -without knowing where and how this world-shaking conflict began: with the ethnic cleansing of indigenous people from their homeland.
Free Online Palestine Focused Films
Northfielders for Justice in Palestine Israel (NJP/I) recommends the following two online sources of films related to the history, culture, and situation of the Palestinian people.
Monthly free films can be watched on your own time, after you have registered, then you may log on for a discussion of the film on the third Sunday of the month 2 pm CT.
Weekly (Sat 11 am CT) films are offered at this site. By joining the email list you will receive notices of the up-coming films each week where you can register to view the free films online. The films are followed by discussion.
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