Thursday, April 25, 12:00 PM EDT - Zoom
Join Veterans for Peace (VFP) in a program that will include music, discussion, and one-on-one conversations with special guests:
Mahmoud Muna, author and cultural analyst, known by many as the bookseller of Jerusalem
Issa Boulos, a Palestinian-American ‘ud player, composer, and ethnomusicologist, whose many endeavors include music workshops in Gaza
Ethnomusicologist Nili Belkind of Jaffa, Israel, author of Music in Conflict, which wonthe International Council of Traditional Music (ICTM) 2022 Best Book Prize
VFP member Jim Janko will MC. He was a combat medic in the Viet Nam War, which the Vietnamese call the American War.
In the words of Mahmoud Muna, “we need a brave new way of talking about the current situation.” What is the role of culture, of the arts, at this time? What are the climate and environmental consequences of the assault on Gaza? Where do we go from here?