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Film Screening: Where Olive Trees Weep
February 16 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
The South Shore Chapter of the Council of Canadians and South Shore Ceasefire Now will host a film screening of Where Olive Trees Weep.
This documentary film gives background to the current crisis and brings to light the stories of the people that the filmmakers met in their 2022 journey in the occupied West Bank. It offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice. It features Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. There is also footage of Dr. Gabor Maté offering trauma-healing work to a group of women who were tortured in Israeli prisons.
The film is a call for the end to the occupation in Palestine, equal rights and fair treatment for Palestinian people, and the spreading of healing for all intergenerational cycles of trauma in the region.
Please join us Sunday, February 9th at 2:00pm (snow date February 16th). Following the film, there will be an opportunity to learn about the work that both organizations are doing, hear about future plans, explore ways to take action, and gather with others for sharing and conversation. Light refreshments will be available. All are welcome. Admission is free, but we welcome donations. Any money collected beyond our expenses will be sent to an aid organization, selected by South Shore Ceasefire Now.
