Documentary Screening: Where Olive Trees Weep (Palestinian Documentary)

The Justice and Equality Action Group of First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa is pleased to invite you to a screening of Where Olive Trees Weep: No One Is Free Until We Are All Free.

Filmed in the West Bank in 2022, this documentary portrays the everyday experiences of Palestinians resisting dehumanization, violence, and erasure at the hands of the Israeli occupation. Featuring Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, Israeli journalist Amira Hass, and Canadian trauma expert and Holocaust survivor Dr. Gabor Maté.

Where: First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (30 Cleary Avenue)
When: Tuesday, November 26. Doors open at 6:30, film starts at 7:00
$: Free admission, donations welcome

Afnan Kaid, who is studying Human Relations and Spirituality at Saint Paul University while serving as Student Association president, will speak before the screening.

Octopus Books will be attending with a selection of books on Palestine.