Join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary 

, which explores Palestinian loss, trauma and the fight for justice over decades of life under Israeli occupation. Following the film, there will be a time for discussion as well as announcements about ways to take action and join the movement for peace, justice and a free Palestine. This event is being sponsored by  Palestine Soidarity Thunder Bay,  Bora Laskin Human Rights Law Club and Muslim Law Students Association, Thunder Bay Muslim Association and Diversity Thunder Bay. While admission is free, donations will be accepted to cover screening fees and expenses. Doors will open at 6:30.

Palestine Solidarity Thunder Bay

Where Olive Trees Weep

Maral Quttieneh

Zaya Benazzo

Maurizio Benazzo

Ashira Darwish

Finley MacNeil

Caroline Campbell

Nickoloz Kachibaia

Yasen Stoev

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?

Documentary

There is free angled parking on Waverley Street. The venue is wheelchair accessible with a ramp to access the building on the south end of the building and an elevator to the third floor auditorium. 