Monday, July 1, 2024, 7:00 pm - Livestream & In person at E•Media, 116 Main st., Eastworks, Easthampton 

Film Screening + Q & A with Prof. Sut Jhally - The Occupation of the American Mind

The in-studio film will be followed by Q&A and discussion led by Prof. Sut Jhally, Media Education Foundation Director and expert on the role of media in shaping the public mind and narrative

Livestream on » Easthampton 191 – Public Channel (easthamptonmedia.org) - Note:  those participating in the discussion will be on livestreamed TV  

Flyer: Occupation - Google Docs

Admission is Free. Donations gratefully accepted

About the film: Context that’s too often been missing in U.S. corporate media since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, the film details the propaganda efforts that have helped conceal Israel’s brutal and illegal decades-long occupation of Palestinian land while dehumanizing Palestinians and vilifying those who speak up for Palestinian human rights as either anti-Semitic or terrorist-sympathizers.

“It doesn’t matter if Justice is on your side. You have to depict your position as Just.” Benjamin Netanyahu 

“For over half a century, Americans drank the Kool-Aid concocted by the Israel lobby and the U.S. Media. This film is the antidote.”  Robin D.G. Kelley, author Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination.

“The best answer to propaganda is not counter-propaganda – It’s understanding how propaganda operates so that it can’t work on you anymore.” Roger Waters, Pink Floyd, Narrator of the film. 

Sponsored by Easthampton for Peace, Interlink Publishing & Massachusetts Peace Action