Artists Against Apartheid IV (Montreal) - Bridges to Bil'in: performances against Israeli apartheid
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th, 2008 / 8pm. 5-10$ / La Sala Rossa, 4848 St. Laurent, Montreal, Quebec - A cultural event within the ongoing Artists Against Apartheid concert series uniting ground-breaking artists from Montreal in solidarity with the growing international movement against Israeli apartheid. This evening will focus on the contemporary struggle of Bil'in village in the West Bank, Palestine, which recently filed a lawsuit in Quebec Superior Court against two sister companies registered in Quebec, currently constructing in an exclusive Israeli settlement on lands within Bil'in's municipality.
performances from:
* Vox Sambou: emerging Montreal hip-hop artist, key figure in the global
rap ensemble Nomadic Massive who recently released a debut solo album on
Public Transit Records.
http://www.voxsambou.com/
* Kalmunity Vibe Collective: a groundbreaking collective of local arts
collective, playing music spanning from funk, to soul, to rap, to jazz,
dedicated to promoting and perpetuating the potential of art as a tool for
communication and activism for social change...
http://www.kalmunity.com/
* Kaie Kellough: acclaimed Montreal spoken-word poet and author celebrated
across Canada for innovative and socially conscience poetry...
* Matana Roberts: celebrated Chicago-born jazz saxophonist, playing both
classical and improvisational compositions winning praise of music critics
internationally who will be performing with Rebecca Foon.
http://www.matanaroberts.com/
* Rebecca Foon: a musician of multi-faceted talent who will be performing
on cello with Matana Roberts and is a member within Silver Mt. Zion and
Esmerine
presentations / screenings:
* Sarita Ahooja: social activist from Montreal, with involvement in
multiple liberation struggles from Latin America, to Mohawk territory, to
Palestine, who worked in Bil'in, Palestine with the International
Solidarity Movement (ISM).
* A Day in Palestine, a film by Mary-Ellen Davis, with score from musician
Will Eizlini soundtrack, scenes of everyday life in the occupied
Palestinian territories, with a dream-like feeling reminiscent of
home-movies of the 60s. Instead of a day at the beach or in the backyard:
a wall, an olive tree, a bulldozer, soldiers harassing grandmothers.
http://www.maryellendavis.net/
* Active Stills: projections featuring images from the activist
photography collective Active Stills, which has documented heavily the
ongoing struggle against Israel's apartheid wall.
http://activestills.org/
An event supporting the ongoing work from Tadamon! Montreal's, which aims
to build solidarity between movements for social & economic justice from
Montreal to the Middle East. Tadamon!'s ongoing political campaigns
operating in Canada, including the campaign for Boycott, Sanctions &
Divestment of the apartheid Israeli state & the campaign to challenge the
listing of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization by the Canadian
government.
* Tadamon!: Challenging Hezbollah.s listing as a 'Terrorist' Group in Canada
http://tadamon.resist.ca/index.php/campaigns/de-listing-hezbollah
* Tadamon!: Boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israeli apartheid
http://tadamon.resist.ca/index.php/campaigns/boycott-divestment-and-sanctions-against-israeli-apartheid
Tadamon! Montreal:
http://tadamon.resist.ca / 514 664 1036 / tadamon[at]resist.ca