Suleiman Mansour is one of Palestine’s most renowned painters. Active in the Palestinian artist community since the 1970s, he has contributed greatly to art education and promotion in the West Bank. He is a co-founder of the Wasiti Art Center in Jerusalem, and is also a member of the “New Vision” artist group, which focuses on the use of local material in artwork.
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba in 2008, Suleiman Mansour was interviewed at the Palestinian International Academy of Art in Ramallah about the struggles of Palestinian cultural producers over the decades, and what the significance of art is in the face of this historic milestone.
This program was produced by Aaron Lakoff for May 1, 2008.
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On the 14th May, 4 activists, based at the ASBO Community Centre in Nottingham got on their bikes and set off for an epic journey to mainland Europe. The project ‘Pedal Powered Clowns to Palestine’ brings together performance, clowning, action and pedal power to raise awareness of the situation in Palestine as well as entertaining and supporting the Palestinian Community through play. In the last few months the group raised money through benefit events in Nottingham to fund their trip. The first leg of the journey will be by train to Hull and then onto the ferry to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Once in Europe a few dates have been planned to work with other groups and visit some social centres. From then on the route will lead North into Germany to the G8 summit in early June. The idea is to join the G8 protests and add a creative element to the planned actions. At the end of June the group will set course for Palestine.
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http://pedalpoweredclowns.org
Tt has been just over four years since Rachel Corrie was murdered. Since her passing a play based on her journal writings has faced controversy from abrupt cancellation in New York City and now in South Florida. Crossing The Line speaks with Lauren Enzaldo an activist with the Florida Palestine Solidarity Network about the cancellation of the play in Florida.
This program was produced by Crossing The Line for May 4, 2007.
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http://rachelcorriefoundation.org
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http://www.flpalsolidarity.com/