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Sonia Nettnin Film Review: Summer of ‘85
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 3:22 pm | Sonia Nettnin
“Summer of ‘85” is a short documentary that chronicles the love and support a Palestinian grandmother, Shanaa provided her granddaughter while she stayed in her grandmother’s home during the summer in Ramallah. The film is told from the granddaughter’s point ... More >>
April 2006: Third Killing Operation in Bethlehem
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 1:18 pm | Sonia Nettnin
On April 23 Israeli Special Forces carried out their third killing operation against Palestinians. They claimed that one of the men was an Aqsa Brigade activist in the Bethlehem area. More >>
Film Review: Digging for a Palestinian Image
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 1:15 pm | Sonia Nettnin
The documentary, “Kings and Extras: Digging for a Palestinian Image,” is a film director’s investigative search for the Palestinian cinema archive, lost in the Israeli invasion of Beirut in 1982. It is a cinematic revival of interest in the lost archive. More >>
Sonia Nettnin: A Gem of a Film Festival
Friday, 28 April 2006, 11:17 am | Sonia Nettnin
After five years I have decided to write some of the reasons why the Chicago Palestine Film Festival is one of Chicago’s cinematic treasures. More >>
Palestinian Occupation Health Care Conditions
Tuesday, 11 April 2006, 10:54 am | Sonia Nettnin
Members of the Ibdaa Health Committee are on tour in the US. They are educating Americans on the devastating health conditions of Palestinians and health care workers in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. More >>
Galilee Bishop Speaks for Justice Friendship Peace
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 10:24 am | Sonia Nettnin
Rev. Dr. Abuna Elias Chacour spoke about the need for security and peace between Israelis and Palestinians. He said people need to take responsibility for one another by befriending people they consider their enemies. More >>
Sonia Nettnin: Women and War
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 10:47 am | Sonia Nettnin
At the Chicago-Kent College of Law, Dr. Rashad Zayadan spoke about the situation in Iraq since the US-led invasion over three years ago. She asked a group of lawyers and law students to inform their families and friends about Iraqi suffering because ... More >>
Coalition Mobilizes for Man’s Rights in US Courts
Monday, 20 March 2006, 12:57 am | Sonia Nettnin
At a public event hosted by the Chicago-Kent School of Law, The Coalition to Protect People’s Rights raised public awareness about a Palestinian-American man, Muhammad Salah, whose case is in US federal court. More >>
Sonia Nettnin: American Youth Counter-Recruitment
Thursday, 2 March 2006, 3:45 pm | Sonia Nettnin
The militarization of America’s youth is the U.S. military’s strategic device for recruitment into the armed forces. Through authorization by the Supreme Court the military engages youth in middle schools and high schools through the Junior Reserve ... More >>
Sonia Nettnin: Arab Women’s Movement in US - IV
Tuesday, 28 February 2006, 1:14 pm | Sonia Nettnin
Arab and Arab-American Women will be having a national gathering June 9-11, 2006 in Chicago. Arab Movement of Women Arising for Justice (AMWAJ) will be a gathering of Arab and Arab American women that includes women who are Amazigh, Assyrian, Chaldean, ... More >>
Sonia Nettnin: Parting Palestine's Political Sea
Friday, 20 January 2006, 2:03 pm | Sonia Nettnin
The Palestinian National Authority and Israel (through U.S. intervention) agreed to follow the 1996 election procedures for next week’s Palestinian Legislative Council Elections. Through their mutual agreement Israel allowed approximately 6,000 Jerusalemite ... More >>
Sonia Nettnin Film Review: The Last Assyrians
Thursday, 5 January 2006, 9:47 am | Sonia Nettnin
“The Last Assyrians” (Les Derniers Assyriens) is an amazing documentary about the history of the Aramaic-speaking Christians from ancient Mesopotamia until their present-day existence in the Middle East. More >>
Coalition Voices Opposition to Sharon in Canada
Monday, 14 November 2005, 1:35 pm | Sonia Nettnin
The Coalition Against Israel’s War Crimes submitted a letter to Canada’s Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Joe Volpe. The letter asks Volpe to prohibit Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who is scheduled to address the United Jewish Communities ... More >>
Emergency Life Support for Civilians in War Zones
Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 11:35 am | Sonia Nettnin
(Chicago) - War surgeon Dr. Gino Strada spoke about the effects of war on civilians in worldwide conflicts and how the organization Emergency assists the victims. More >>
Sonia Nettnin: Uses & Abuses of Biblical Prophecy
Tuesday, 18 October 2005, 12:40 am | Sonia Nettnin
Professor Barbara R. Rossing addressed the uses and abuses of Biblical prophecy for the advancement of geopolitical agendas in the Middle East, with a focus on the Israel-Palestine conflict. More >>
Church Delegates Address Occupation and Divestment
Thursday, 13 October 2005, 11:53 am | Sonia Nettnin
Church delegates from five, Christian denominations discussed their church’s positions on Israel’s military occupation of the Palestinian Occupied Territories and divestment. More >>
Sabeel 2005: Will Justice And Peace Embrace?
Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 1:56 pm | Sonia Nettnin
Director and President of the Sabeel Center in Jerusalem, Rev. Canon Naim Ateek opened the 2005 Chicago Sabeel Conference at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. More >>
60 Years: Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Exhibition
Wednesday, 3 August 2005, 3:12 pm | Sonia Nettnin
August 6 and 9 mark the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Over 200,000 people died immediately or soon after the 1945 bombings – thousands of Hibakusha (radiation victims) died of leukemia and cancer in the years ... More >>
Sonia Nettnin: 1st Labor For Palestine Conference
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 11:44 am | Sonia Nettnin
(Chicago) – The Labor For Palestine campaign network held its first convention for Palestinian labor rights and unionizing efforts. More >>
Sonia Nettnin Film Review: Fallujah 2004
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 12:23 am | Sonia Nettnin
The documentary “Fallujah 2004,” chronicles the death and destruction within Fallujah caused by U.S. Forces in April 2003 and April 2004. Director Toshikuni DOI exposes the side of the U.S. war in Iraq that Americans do not see or hear in mainstream ... More >>
