Invitation to an Online Film Salon
Sunday June 15, 2025, 3:00 PM EDT - Zoom
What to Do When They Speak Israel?
A Practical Workshop
We are in a time when standing up for the human rights of Palestinians can get students disciplined or even expelled, and visa holders deported, or faculty disciplined or dismissed. Public and political discourse is polarized to “us against them.” How do we have conversations without falling into traps of misunderstood words, incomplete historical understanding, or purely emotional opinions?
Join Voices from the Holy Land for a unique Salon – a workshop – covering tips for building skills and confidence in having difficult conversations. Hear approaches to responding to many claims like “Israel has a right to defend itself” to rationalize the genocide in Gaza or “the war started on October 7.”
Watch the curated videos for free at your convenience. | Join the Q&A discussion with:
Thomas Suárez: Author; Lecturer; former faculty, Palestine’s National Conservatory of Music
Miko Peled: Author; human rights activist; Founder and President, Palestine House of Freedom
Alex McDonald (workshop leader): Author; activist; educational material developer
You must register to join the discussion & receive access to the films:
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Watch the Trailer: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-June2025Trailer
How this will work:
1 - Register here for the Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon: :
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2 – Once you register, you will get a confirmation email from Zoom with a link to the meeting and a link with to watch the film. (Save this confirmation letter as the meeting link is unique to your email and you must have this to participate
3 - Watch the film at your convenience before the event. Then join us with your thoughts and questions for our speakers at the Q&A Discussion on Sunday June 15, 2025 at 3 pm ET/ 12 noon PT.
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Don't forget to watch recordings of previous Online Film Salon recordings in their entirety here, including for the December 15, 2024 Online Film Salon Living With Zionism: Israel, Palestine, and the United States . An article in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs on Israel's "End Game" in the West Bank can be found here. Read about Looking Beyond the Headlines, our May Salon here.
This Salon is Co-Sponsored by
We Are Not Numbers
and
Indiana Center for Middle East Peace
SUPPORTER Organizations: Palestine Justice Network (PCUSA) ♦ Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace ♦ Quaker Palestine Israel Network ♦ Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East ♦ Indiana Center for Middle East Peace ♦ Disciples of Christ Palestine-Israel Network ♦ Virginia Coalition for Human Rights ♦ Mennonite Palestine Israel Network ♦ Friends of Sabeel North America ♦ Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Israel Network ♦ Northern New Jersey Jewish Voice for Peace ♦ United Church of Christ Palestine Israel Network ♦ US Lutheran Palestine Israel Caucus ♦ Churches for Middle East Peace ♦ Pax Christi USA ♦
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