When a nation-wide UPRISING BREAKS OUT IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN
TERRITORIES, a young woman in Gaza must make a choice between love,
family, and freedom. She embraces all three, joining a clandestine
network of WOMEN IN A MOVEMENT THAT FORCES THE WORLD TO RECOGNIZE THE
PALESTINIAN RIGHT TO SELF-determination for the first time. NAILA AND
THE UPRISING chronicles the journey of NAILA AYESH AND A FIERCE
COMMUNITY OF WOMEN ON THE FRONT LINES, whose stories weave through the
most vibrant, nonviolent mobilization in Palestinian history – the
First Intifada in the late 1980s. This film brings out of anonymity
these courageous WOMEN ACTIVISTS. We remember how WOMEN-led civil
resistance can stir the masses, put pressure on power-holders, and
affect real structural change. Directed by award-winning filmmaker
Julia Bacha. For INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY! A local Palestinian
activist panel will speak briefly after the film. TICKETS $15, $25,
$50, and at the door -- Benefit for MECA "In 'NAILA AND THE
UPRISING," female activists are not shiny aberrations--they are the
unseen spine holding up a movement."-- The Daily Beast Watch
trailer: https://www.youtube.com/embed/zotlaEEnSZw=
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Accessible For info: 510-548-0542, meca@mecaforpeace.org,
www.mecaforpeace.org
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