On today’s show, we discuss the intensification of Israel’s siege on northern Gaza, plans for resettlement, continued backing by the US, and expansion of its assault on Lebanon. We’re joined by Rami Khouri, a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut, and a journalist and author with 50 years of experience covering the Middle East. Among many things, we discuss his latest piece in Al-Jazeera “What Sinwar’s death reveals about war and peacemaking in Palestine.”
Tonight is the Oakland premiere of the The Strike documentary about the Pelican Bay hunger strikes against solitary confinement, a historic coordinated effort and the largest hunger strike in US history, told by those who lived it. It’ll be tonight Wednesday Oct 23 at 6pm at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland. For more information, visit thestrikefilm.com.
We’re joined by co-directors and producers Lucas Guilkey and JoeBill Muñoz. Dolores Canales is one of the film protagonist, founder of CA Families Against Solitary Confinement, organizer on behalf of her son who was in solitary confinement during the hunger strikes Jack Morris is one of the film’s protagonists, he spent over 30 years in solitary confinement, and participated in the hunger strikes.
Tonight is the Oakland premiere of the The Strike documentary about the Pelican Bay hunger strikes against solitary confinement – told by those who lived it. It’ll be *tonight* Wednesday Oct 23 at 6pm at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland.
Doors open at 6pm. Screening at 6:30pm. Followed by a Q&A with the directors at 8pm. For more information, visit thestrikefilm.com.
Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is editor, educator, activist, author, mom and Berkeley’s Poet Laureate Aya De Leon.
You can learn more about her work at ayadeleon.wordpress.com.
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