SHOWS

Encounter Point

Directed by Ronit Avni & Julia Bacha

Presented by Theatre Mir and The Public Square

Wednesday, April 01
6:30 PM — 8:00 PM
Claudia Cassidy Theater
FREE

Encounter Point is a poignant documentary about a former Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother who risk their lives and public standing to promote a nonviolent end to the conflict. Their journeys lead them to the unlikeliest places to confront hatred within their communities. The film explores what drives them and thousands of other like-minded civilians to overcome anger and grief to work for grassroots solutions in the face of government inaction. It is a film about the everyday leaders in our midst.  85 minutes. For more information and to watch the trailer Click here.

A post-screening discussion will explore a future of co-existence and Arab-Jewish relations in Israel/Palestine as well as here in the U.S.

This discussion will feature:
* Yotam Amit, a coordinator for the Arab Jewish Partnership for Peace
* Leena Odeh, youth organizer and community leader
* Rabbi Brant Rosen, Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation (moderator)
* Dahlia Wasfi, physician and peace activist

*SPECIAL PRE-SCREENING LECTURE*
Reflections on Peace and Justice with Dr. Dahlia Wasfi

Wednesday, April 1 5:00pm-6:00pm
Chicago Cultural Center, GAR Rotunda, 2nd Floor
77 E. Randolph Street
FREE and open to the public. Reservations are recommended and can be made online by e-mail at , or by calling 312.422.5580.

I speak to you today on behalf of relatives on my mother’s side-Ashkenazi Jews who fled their homeland of Austria during Hitler’s Anschluss. It is for them that we say “Never again.” I speak to you today on behalf of relatives on my father’s side who are not living, but dying, under the occupation of this administration’s deadly foray in Iraq.
--Dr. Dahlia Wasfi, testimony at the Congressional Forum on Iraq, April 27, 2006

Six years after the occupation of Iraq, join us for this intimate conversation with Dr. Dahlia Wasfi who will share her reflections on peace and justice in Iraq and the Middle East.

The screening and discussion are part of the special events series for The Arab-Israeli Cookbook, presented by Theatre Mir in association with Chicago DCA Theater, March 5 - April 5, at Chicago DCA Storefront Theater. 

The screening and discussion are presented in association with The Public Square, a program of the Illinois Humanities Council.