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In Solidarity,
Jewish Voice for Peace-Hudson Valley
Coexistence My Ass Film Screening and Talk Back - sponsored by Hudson Valley JVP
đź—“Saturday, August 29, 2026
đź•–7:30 PM
đź“ŤThe Yard
4 Hanna Lane, Beacon, NY 12508
Sunday, Sep. 6 from 2:00 - 5:00 PM at the Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston. Screening of Palestine ’36, an Academy Awards selection. This epic drama lays bare the myths behind the founding of the Zionist state, including the brutal colonial grip of the British Empire. With an introduction by Emmy-nominated journalist, producer and actor Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who has a role in the film.
Free admission, refreshments, and community reflection. Cosponsored by: Middle East Crisis Response, African Roots Community Center, Columbia County for Palestine, JVP Hudson Valley, Mid Hudson Valley DSA, New Paltz Quaker Meeting, Peace Education Center, Rally Middletown, Mid-Hudson Valley Veterans For Peace, and Women In Black - New Paltz. Contact: mecr@mideastcrisis.org or 845 876-7906
We the Undersigned call for Freedom for Palestinian
On December 27, 2024, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital and his remaining hospital staff, finally surrendered to Israeli forces. By then, Kamal Adwan had been made inoperable by the IDF who threatened worse destruction. Dr. Abu Safiya has been in a series of Israeli prisons ever since. His attorney says he’s lost a third of his body weight and has suffered assault and beatings. He has not been charged with any crime but is being held under a dubious Israeli “Unlawful Combatants” provision. No evidence has been offered that he’s a combatant of any kind. Amnesty International calls for Abu Safiya’s release.
Many groups have worked very hard to change Rep. Ryan from being an AIPAC tool. Every community meeting he heard about Gaza and how his bribes from Israel were enabling war crimes. Congratulations to MECR and to all the other Hudson River activist groups.
We had over 70 people for this Sunday's movie. We passed out a lot of flyers for the event, and we offered a fist hand report from the recently returned flotilla to Gaza. The tide is certainly turning. It is time to increase the pressure to end apartheid Israel.
We just received confirmation of an opportunity to include two 2026 Gaza Flotilla Activists to our Film Screening program for Sunday, June 7. We have revised the flyer and program to include the Community Discussion with Hudson Valley Activists Liam Henrie and Brigid Slattery, who were on board La Cirena, one of the vessels intercepted by the Israeli Navy on May 18. This is an important opportunity for participants to hear a first-hand account of how Flotilla participants were detained by Israel, held in detention and then deported to Turkey before being able to return to the US.
Presented by CC4P with co-sponsors Albany JVP and MECR. Recently returned from working with Palestinian farmers in the West Bank, farmer/beekeeper Hana' Maaia will share stories about traditional Palestinian agricultural practices, the biodiversity of the Palestinian land pre-1948, and the current situation for Palestinian farmers under Israel's brutal occupation and apartheid.
