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The Human Rights Media
Institute in collaboration with many organizations is proud to present
world renowned journalist and director, Avi Mograbi in a national
fundraising tour. Avi Mograbi, internationally recognized
journalist, will be presenting his documentary Avenge But One of My Two Eyes. The DVD will be sold at the event for the special price of $30 (retail
$35) and you can have it signed there by Mr. Mograbi.
Avenge But One of My Two Eyes is about the effects of Israel's occupation on the Palestianian
population. At the heart of
Mograbi's organic essay is the juxtaposition of two events. The first
is the ancient history of the mass suicide of the zealots at Masada
during the Jewish Revolt as a final act of defiance against an
inevitable Roman capture. The second is the Biblical text of the
emasculated, blinded, and captured Nazirite Samson standing between the
main pillars of the temple who implored God to find the strength to
"Avenge but one of my two eyes" (a phrase that, coincidentally, is also
used in a rallying song by the minority militant, right-wing settlers),
collapsing the temple - which brought his own death - in such a way
that he killed more Philistines with his final act of suicidal
retribution than during his lifetime.
The tour has been organized to raise funds for our video training program.
TOUR SCHEDULE
We
will be accepting cash only at the doors.
Montreal, QC: Tuesday October 10th. Lecture and DVD signing, 8:30pm, Concordia University, Room H-110 U. $5-$10 Sliding scale. Contact: sphr.forever@gmail
Kingston, ON: Wednesday October 11th. Lecture and DVD signing, 8:00pm, Queens University. $5-$10 Sliding scale. Contact: 3dmo@qlink.queensu.ca
Ottawa, ON: Thursday October 12th. Lecture and DVD signing, 8:30pm, Carleton University, Alumni Theater, $5-$10 Sliding scale. Contact: sphrcarleton@gmail.com
Toronto, ON: Friday October 13th. Lecture and DVD signing, 8:30pm, Ryerson University (Room ENG103, 245 Church Street), $5-$10 Sliding scale. Contact: sphr@ryerson.ca
London, ON: Monday October 16th. Lecture and DVD signing, 8:30pm, University of Wetern Ontario, $5-$10 Sliding scale.
Contact: aghazal@uwo.ca
Biography
Avi Mograbi, born in
Israel 1956. Studied Philosophy at
Tel
Aviv
University 1979-1982 and
Art at
Ramat
Hasharon
Art
School. Directed: "How I Learned to Overcome My Fear and Love Arik Sharon", (1997).
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