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 to show solidarity with Cheryl and to discuss tactics and strategies.  We urge everyone to attend both events.

The International Solidarity Movement in Northern California and

Jewish Voice for Peace – Bay Area present

The Bullet, the Ballot, and the Boycott

Racism in Israel Today, with David Sheen

Oct. 25, 2015 in Oakland

Sheen tour photo

David Sheen is an independent journalist and filmmaker from Toronto, Canada, who now lives in Israel.  Sheen has been 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 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:   (510) 236-4250

– endorsers welcome to table; call (510) 828-2833 –

Other David Sheen presentations in California:

Date

Time

Place

Sponsored by

More info

Wed., Oct. 21

6:00pm

100 Sweeney Hall, San Jose State University

SJSU Students for Justice in Palestine

Thu., Oct. 22

7:30pm

Rm. A1, Hearst Annex, UC Berkeley

Zaytuna University

Wed., Oct. 28

6:00pm

Humanities Auditorium, Scripps Campus, Claremont, CA

Pitzer College Students for Justice in Palestine

Thu., Oct. 29

7:00pm

The Markaz, 5998 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles

The Markaz & JVP-LA

www.themarkaz.org 310.657.5511

$10 entry

California tour organized by ISM-Northern California