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JVP DC partnered with Voices from the Holy Land to present a free film screening and discussion of The Occupation of the American Mind, which explores how the Israeli government, the U.S. government, and the pro-Israel lobby have joined forces, often with very different motives, to shape American media coverage of the conflict in Israel's favor. Photo by Chase Carter
Photographer Anne Paq & journalist Ala Qandil joined us for a screening and discussion of their incredible multimedia project and film, Obliterated Families, which details the lives of dozens of Palestinians in Gaza who lost their families during Operation Protective Edge, the 2014 Israeli offensive in Gaza. Experience their project first-hand through their website. Photos by Chase Carter
More than one dozen of our local chapter members joined with over 1,000 JVP members from across the country in Chicago between March 31–April 2 for the Jewish Voice for Peace National Member Meeting, the biannual opportunity to meet JVP members, partners, and leaders in the Palestine solidarity movement from around the world for in depth conversations to build community, deepen our political analysis, and grow our organizing skills. Photos by Chase Carter
For the third year in a row, JVP DC held our interfaith Passover Seder, dedicated to freedom for everyone by using a blend of traditional and contemporary readings, poems, and songs to shed new light on Passover as the story of a liberation struggle relevant to oppressed people the world over. In addition to Rabbi Joseph Berman leading the seder, we were honored to have Reverend Graylan Hagler of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ and Imam Ali Siddiqui of Interfaith Action for Human Rights join us. Photos by Jammal Najjab, Michelle Bercovici, and Chase Carter