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Balata Project Multimedia Exhibition

imc-sheffield | 05.04.2004 23:20 | Repression | Social Struggles | Sheffield

On Wednesday 7th April the people of Sheffield will have the opportunity to view a free multimedia exhibition bringing Palestinian voices from the Balata, the largest refugee camp in the West Bank. The exhibition will run from 0930-1830 and takes place at The Drum [ex-National Centre for Popular Music], Pasternoster Row, Sheffield S1.

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A tank enforces curfew in Balata camp in August.
A tank enforces curfew in Balata camp in August.


The exhibition includes:
- photos
- children's art (drawings, paintings, and some 3-dimensional art)
- video (interviews with individuals, interviews with '48 surviors, footage of the camp, footage of soldiers and human rights abuses etc)
- sounds (music, interviews, noise from camp, noise from soldiers, children's choirs)
- martyr posters
- interactive displays
- women's embroidery and art
- graffiti (stencils done by people in the camp)
- stories and poetry
- individual's stories and background information about Balata including information from community organizations

This will be followed in the evening at 1900 at the same venue, by the showing of a video and discussion on Balata with two activists who have recently spent time at Balata.

For further information check out:

 http://www.minio.co.uk/balata.htm
 http://www.madison-rafah.org/correspond.html
 http://www.notesfrompalestine.net/

photo: Nik D, August 2004

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  1. Cool — steve