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Where Olive Trees Weep

Hosted by Community Encampment for Palestine

In-person

When

Jun 29, 7:00 PM EDT

Where

30 Washington Square

30 Washington Square, Salem, MA, 01970

Price

Free Screening

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About the event

Activists from around Massachusetts will gather in Salem to show their solidarity with Palestinians living under Israeli Bombardment in Gaza. The Salem Community Encampment stands with brave student protesters in demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the end of U.S complicity in the genocide of the Palestinian people. There will be opportunities for education, action, mourning, and a celebration of the resilience of Palestinians everywhere. This will be the first of three encampments designed to bring the broader Massachusetts community into the fight for our demands:An immediate and permanent ceasefire

  • Lift the siege on Gaza

  • Allow unlimited humanitarian and medical aid to Gaza

  • Ending American support for the Genocide of Palestinians

  • Divest from Israel and war industries, corporations, and stocks

  • End the Occupation and Israeli Apartheid

  • About the film

    Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.We follow, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. We witness Dr. Gabor Maté offering trauma-healing work for a group of women who have been tortured in Israeli prisons. Ancient landscapes bear deep scars, having witnessed the brutal reality of ancestral land confiscation, expulsions, imprisonment, home demolitions, water deprivation, and denial of basic human rights. Yet, through the veil of oppression, we catch a glimpse of resilience—deep roots that have carried the Palestinian people through decades of darkness and shattered lives.This emotional journey bares the humanity of the oppressed while grappling with the question: what makes the oppressor so ruthlessly blind to its own cruelty?

    Genre

    Documentary

    Runtime

    1h 44m

    Released

    2024

    Director

    Zaya Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo

    Producer

    Zaya Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo, Finley MacNeil

    Executive Producer

    Ashira Darwish

    Crew

    Caroline Campbell, Maral Quttieneh, Nickoloz Kachibaia, Yasen Stoev

    About the space

    Beautiful common area in Salem, MA watch the movie with us under the stars.

    Park

    Outdoor event

    Wheelchair accessible

    Bring your own food

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