There is a free public screening of the award-winning documentary, Where Olive Trees Weep, on February 28th at 7 pm at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law Auditorium on Red River Road.
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 Solidarity Thunder Bay, Bora Laskin Human Rights Law Club and Muslim Law Students Association, Thunder Bay Muslim Association and Diversity Thunder Bay. Doors will open at 6:30. Free Parking on Waverley St. Wheelchair accessible at south doors.
Film Synopsis: 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 also witness Dr. Gabor Maté offer trauma-healing work to a group of women who were 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.
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