<div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="color:red"><font size="3">Thursday, October 3, 2013,</font></span></b><b><span style="color:red;font-size:11pt"> two showings 5:30pm & 8pm<br></span></b><b><span style="color:red;font-size:14pt">Film: Where Should the Birds Fly</span></b><span style="color:red;font-size:11pt"> </span></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color:red;font-size:11pt"><br></span><span style="color:red"><font size="3">The first film about Gaza made by Palestinians living the reality of Israel’s siege and blockade. It is the story of two young women, survivors of Israel’s </font><a href="http://electronicintifada.net/tags/operation-cast-lead" target="_blank"><span style="color:red"><font size="3">Operation Cast Lead</font></span></a><font size="3">. Mona Samouni, now 12 years old and the filmmaker, Fida Qishta, now 27, represent the spirit and future of Palestinians. </font></span></div>
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<span style="color:red"><span><font size="3"> </font></span></span><b><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt">Mona Samouni</span></b><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt"> was 10 when the Israeli military bombed her home, killing her parents and additional family members in the three-week assault on Gaza known as Operation Cast Lead in December 2008 and January 2009. </span></p>
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<b><span style="color:rgb(0,108,49);font-size:11pt">Fida Qishta,</span></b><span style="color:rgb(0,108,49);font-size:11pt"> born and raised in Rafah, Gaza, began her filmmaking career as a wedding videographer and soon moved on to work with international human rights observers and media in Gaza, documenting day to day life under siege with her commentaries and video reports. </span></p>
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<span style="color:red"><font size="3">Filmaker Qishta will answer questions and lead discussion after both showings.<br> Crest Theater, 1013 K St, Sacramento.<span> </span>Free parking with validation and 10<sup>th</sup> & L parking structure<br>
FMI: </font><a href="mailto:sacramento@jewishvoiceforpeace.org" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc" size="3">sacramento@</font><font color="#0066cc" size="3">jewishvoiceforpeace.org</font></a></span><span style="color:red;font-size:11pt"></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black"><font size="3">Saturday, October 5, 2013: </font></span></b><b><i><span style="color:black;font-size:14pt">5KM run/walk for Gaza</span></i></b><b><span style="color:black;font-size:14pt">.</span></b><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt"> <br>
</span><span style="color:black"><font size="3">Join the Sac Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights team; carpools will be going from Sacramento <br> FMI: </font><a href="mailto:SabeelSacramento@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><font size="3">SabeelSacramento@gmail.com</font></span></a><font size="3">. </font></span><span><br>
<span style="color:black"><font size="3"><strong></strong></font></span></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span><span style="color:black"><font size="3"><strong>Boycott SodaStream Bannering & Leafleting: <br>
</strong></font></span><font size="3"><span>Saturdays in Oct, Nov & Dec. 2013<br>SodaStream is made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land. <br> FMI: <a href="mailto:sacramentobds@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">sacramentobds@gmail.com</font></a></span></font><br>
<font size="3"></font><font size="3"><strong></strong></font></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span><font size="3"><strong>Tuesday, Oct 15, 2013, 6pm </strong></font></span><span style="color:rgb(0,108,49);font-size:11pt"><br>
</span><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,108,49);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:14pt">Shattered Hopes: Obama's Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace.</span></strong><font size="3"><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,108,49);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal"> <br>
Talk by author Josh Ruebner, UC Davis – room TBA. <span> </span><br> FMI: Students for Justice in Palestine, <a href="mailto:diyala720@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">diyala720@gmail.com</font></a></span></strong><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,72,33);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal"></span></strong></font></div>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="color:black;font-size:8pt"><br></span></b><b><span style="color:red;font-size:14pt">Wednesday, October 16, </span></b><b><span style="color:red;font-size:14pt">2013, 7pm<br>
Protecting Children in Palestine<br></span></b><span style="color:red"><font size="3">Report from </font><a href="http://www.dci-pal.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:red;text-decoration:none"><font size="3">Defense of Children International-Palestine</font></span></a><font size="3"> (DCP-I) on their work including providing legal aid to Palestinian children detained and prosecuted in Israeli military courts and in Palestinian Authority courts. <span> </span>DCP-I also supports the development of a Palestinian juvenile justice system that meets international standards. First United Methodist Church, 2100 J St, Sacramento. <br>
FMI: </font><a href="mailto:sacramento@jewishvoiceforpeace.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:red;text-decoration:none"><font size="3">sacramento@jewishvoiceforpeace.org</font></span></a></span><span style="color:red;font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><br></span></b><b><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font size="3">October 29, 2013, 7pm</font></span></b><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt"><font face="Times"> <br>
</font></span><b><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:14pt">A Palestinian Culinary Journey: The Gaza Kitchen</span></b><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"></span></p>
<font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt">On tour with their new book, journalist Laila El-Haddad and co-author Maggie Schmitt use food as a point of departure, offering an introduction to daily life in the embattled Gaza Strip.<span> </span><br>
Centennial United Methodist Church, 5401 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento. <span> </span><br></span><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt">FMI: </span><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:SabeelSacramento@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">SabeelSacramento@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt">; <a href="tel:916-448-7157" target="_blank" value="+19164487157"><font color="#0066cc">916-448-7157</font></a></span><span style="color:black;font-size:14pt"><span> </span><br>
</span><b><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt"><br></span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(0,108,49)"><font size="3">Friday, Nov 29, 2013, 2:30-4:30pm</font></span></b><span style="color:rgb(0,108,49);font-size:11pt"><br>
</span><b><span style="color:rgb(0,108,49);font-size:14pt">International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People</span></b><span style="color:rgb(0,108,49);font-size:14pt"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,108,49)"><font size="3"><span> </span>Rally at Arden & Heritage, Sacramento.<span> </span><br>
FMI: </font><a href="mailto:SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,108,49);text-decoration:none"><font size="3">SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com</font></span></a></span><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt"></span></p>
<font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:2pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">For more Sacramento area peace & justice events, see <a href="http://www.sacpeace.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">www.sacpeace.org</font></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt"></span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p>
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