PLEASE NOTE: Cheryl Davila, who was removed from the Berkeley Human Welfare and Community Action Commission (HWCAC) for refusing to withdraw a BDS resolution, will update us at David Sheen’s Oct. 25 event (see below) on the latest developments following a meeting meeting on Wednesday October 21st at 7pm at the South Berkeley Senior Center.
David Sheen is an independent journalist and filmmaker from Toronto, Canada, who now lives in Israel. Sheen has worked as a reporter and editor at the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. His documentary on ecological architecture, First Earth, was translated into a dozen languages and published by PM Press in 2010. Sheen gave a TEDx talk on the topic of the film in Johannesburg, South Africa later that year. He is writing a book about African immigrants to Israel and the struggles they face (more at www.davidsheen.com).
When: Sun., Oct. 25, 2:00 PM
Where: Uptown Body & Fender, 401 26th St, Oakland
Donation: $10 suggested, no one refused for lack of funds
Sponsors: ISM-NorCal, Jewish Voice for Peace-Bay Area
More info: www.ism-norcal.org, (510) 236-4250
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