Dear Friends,
VTJP is moving into the final stages of preparation for the arrival of "Made in Palestine," the first major survey of Palestinian art in the United States, on October 18. This weekend, a curator from The Station Museum in Texas came to Vermont to finalize arrangements for the exhibition's transportation and set-up in Vermont. Many of you have provided critical financial aassistance to make this exhibition possible. We are grateful for your support and generosity. We need another service from you now, one that is vital to the success of the exhibition.
VTJP has begun implementing a media education and outreach program across the state and throughout New England. We want as many people as possible to see this stirring and original exhibition. Toward that end, we need to spread the word far and wide of its showing at the T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier, Vermont. Many of us live in towns or cities that are served by small community newspapers that are read by most residents, in addition to larger papers like the Times Argus, the Free Press and others in Vermont of that sort. VTJP's coordinating body will handle outreach to the mass circulation papers in Vermont; we need your help to reach community papers.
If you live in a community that is served by a small, local newspaper, please write to the editor or to the staffer responsible for writing up articles or event calendars, and ask them to publicize the following:
"Made in Palestine," the first survey exhibition of contemporary Palestinian art in the United States, will be on display at the T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier from October 18 through November 20, 2005. The Wood Gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday, Noon to 4 p.m. This exhibition, sponsored by Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel, is made possible through the generous support of the Lintilhac Foundation and The Station Museum. Please visit the VTJP website (www.vtjp.org) for more information about the exhibition.
VTJP will host six public forums on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while the exhibition is in Vermont. Each forum will be at T.W. Wood Gallery and run from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., except for the event on October 22, which will be from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Here are the dates and topics of the forums:
- October 20: Perceptions of Palestine & U.S. Foreign Policy and Palestine, by Kathleen and Bill Christison, former CIA political analysts
- October 22: Art and the Liberation Struggle of Palestine, by Samia Halaby, Palestinian artist and activist (Note: this event will be from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.)
- October 26: Israeli Apartheid and the Separation Wall, by Diana Buttu, legal advisor to the Negotiation Affairs Dept. of the Palestine Liberation Organization
- November 2: The Road to the Second Intifada: Oslo and the Myth of the "Generous Offer," by Dr. Nasseer Aruri, Univ. of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
- November 8: On Dignity and Dissent: The Journey of a Child of Holocaust Survivors, by Dr. Sara Roy, Harvard University
- November 16: Vermont in Palestine: A Panel of Vermont Activists Share Their Stories of Working in Solidarity with the People of Palestine
The forums are free to the public.
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I know the above is a lot of print, and some community newspapers may not print all of it at one time. If that is the case, and you have to prioritize, make sure the first paragraph above about the exhibition's run in Vermont is printed as soon as possible. The material on the forums can be brought to the paper's attention over time as they build their weekly calendars. Just feed them the information in advance of the events in the format they are accustomed to. If you need to trim the verbiage to get it published, that's fine. You know your papers better than VTJP--do what works best in your judgement to publicize the exhibition and the forums as widely as possible in your community or region. This is truly a stunning exhibition; there is nothing like it anywhere, and Montpelier is just the third city in the country (or the world, for that matter) to host it.
Also, please share this information with and disseminate it through e-mail networks, newsletters and websites of organizations, associations or loose affiliations of kindred spirits you belong to or have influence with. With a smart and extensive grassroots outreach program, we can reach many communities and individuals in Vermont. To our friends and supporters outside the borders of Vermont, we value your efforts no less than our own, and anything you can do to help us in the media campaign, especially in New England and Quebec, should be done.
Finally, if you are a teacher--particularly of art, history, anthropology, social studies or conflict resolution--tours of the exhibition can be arranged for you and your students. For most American kids, this will be the first time they will gain exposure to and a deeper understanding of Palestinian culture, history and art through the eyes, minds, hearts and creative energies of Palestinians themselves.
Thanks, and I'll be in touch with more news as October 18 draws closer.
in solidarity,
Mark Hage
VTJP
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