Memorial for Ziad
Yesterday we took our online activism offline and hit the streets, calling for the Israeli Attorney General to press charges against Maxim Vinogradov, the man who killed Ziad Jilani. On the 2nd anniversary of Ziad’s death, memorials for Ziad Jilani took place in NYC, Jerusalem, LA, Helinski, Ireland and Toronto. 2,500 people have now signed this petition demanding justice. Have you? Here are some images from the memorial we led in NYC: Tweet
Memories of Ziad
Killing Without Consequence from ListenIn Pictures on Vimeo. “I miss my daddy,” said Yasmin quietly. We were at Moira Jilani’s home, with her 3 daughters, recalling memories about Ziad’s life. They talked about how much fun he was. He’d dreamed of having a big family and did everything he could to give his daughters great memories. He was always playing with whatever kids were around, whether they were his or not. Moira first knew he was a good man when she heard him talk about how much he loved and more »
Who Gets To Tell the Stories?
Why do you want to create videos? This was the first question we asked our students during our first video workshop here at Bethlehem University in the occupied Palestinian territories. “People always ask about our problems, but they don’t understand anything of what our lives are like. They seem to think we are abnormal. I want to show people what our real lives are like.” said Saneh. “I want to show real stories. Occupation continues because the media doesn’t show the real life. They tell a story to the world about who more »
