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FOR nearly 60 years the Palestinian refugees' right to return to their land and homes of origin has been under attack from various forces that wish to rewrite the past and dictate the present and future of Palestine and its people. Despite these attacks, for nearly 60 years Palestinians and their supporters around the world have remained steadfast in not just supporting this right, but demanding and asserting that it is a right that must be implemented if justice and real peace are to be achieved.
These voices unfortunately have all too often been deliberately muffled and fragmented ... It's time to collect these voices -- literally.
On the 60th year of the Nakba, Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition will collectively create a Video Quilt demonstrating that among Palestinian refugees and their many supporters there remains a strong united voice for the Right to Return. This Video Quilt will stitch together the voices of refugees and supporters around the world and will be premiered at the 6th Annual Al-Awda Convention on the 60th year of Al-Nakba. It will be shown online and at various exhibits and venues afterwards. Al-Awda's 6/60 Convention will be held May 16-18, 2008 in Anaheim, California.
In order to create this Video Quilt Al-Awda need public help. They are looking for video submissions from around the world with SHORT MESSAGES supporting the
right to return:
* Refugees (individuals and groups) affirming they have the right to return or that they WILL return
* Activists from around the world (every continent) supporting the right to
return
* Famous personalities supporting the right to return
* Messages from every Al-Awda chapter, and every supporting organization
* Messages from student groups
All messages must be brief-- they should be just one or two short sentences, and these will be "stitched" together and edited to make a short exhibition video on the international support for the right of return. Videos should be submitted by March 31st, 2008 in mini-DV, DVD, or VHS format.
Send your video submissions to:
Al-Awda PRRC, PO Box 131352, Carlsbad CA 92013, USA
For those who would like to send their video messages online can send an email to media@al-awda. org , and they will send you instructions on how to transfer your video in Quicktime format.
Credit will be given to all those who helped film, edit etc.
For more information:
Palestine Media Center International Committee
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-685-3243
Fax: 360-933-3568
E-mail: media@al-awda. org
WWW: http://al-awda. org
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (PRRC) is the largest network of grassroots activists and students dedicated to Palestinian human rights. It is a not for profit tax-exempt educational and charitable 501(c)(3) organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States of America. Under IRS guidelines, the donations to PRRC are tax-deductible. To make a donation, go to
http://www.al- awda.org/ donate.html
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