Photo exposition Human Drama in Gaza

Start: Jan 15 2010 - 6:30pm

End: Feb 28 2010 - 9:30pm

Please enter the open hours if this event spans multiple days. :

beginning Friday, Jan. 15 and continuing through Sunday, February 28th. The Exposition will be open from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on weekdays, and from 3:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on weekends.

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Organization hosting event:

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East [1]

Contact name:

Grace Batchoun

Contact email:

grace.batchoun@cjpme.org [2]

[3]

Location

Cinema du Parc

3575, av. du Parc

Montreal, QC

Canada

Phone: 514-745-8491

45° 30' 37.4688" N, 73° 34' 32.286" W

See map: Google Maps [4]

Summary of Event:

The exhibition features 44 photos, taken before, during and after last winter's 22-day assault on Gaza by professional photographers from Israel, Palestine, and the West.

Produced by CJPME, the Montreal stop is the first in a series of cross-Canada shows giving perspective to the Assault on Gaza which began Dec. 27, 2008, and lasted 22 days.

The Exposition is scheduled to coincide with the one-year anniversary of Israel's War on Gaza, where over 1400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed. "At its core, Human Drama in Gaza is a story about human beings seeking to find dignity and hope as their world is destroyed around them," explained Thomas Woodley, President of CJPME. The Exposition intentionally excludes photos showing the machinery of war, and instead focuses on the tragic beauty of average individuals trying to live their lives in the midst of deepening hardship. Explained Woodley, "The photographers whose work is featured caught simple everyday events in Gaza. Yet given the extreme circumstances in Gaza, these otherwise normal scenes take on a shocking new poignancy."

As an extra attraction for those interested in the Exposition, Cinéma du Parc will also be projecting the film Rachel (opening Jan. 29th) for much of the duration of the Exposition. Rachel tells the story of American activist Rachel Corrie who was killed by an Israeli Army bulldozer in Gaza in 2003 while trying to block the demolition of a Palestinian home. The Exposition and the movie are both scheduled to tour to other Canadian cities throughout 2010.

Photo exposition Human Drama in Gaza

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