<div><br></div>Let's try to arrange a screening of this movie in Champaign-Urbana.<div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"> </span></b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">March 27, 2013<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">JUST VISION AND AL JAZEERA’S
DOCUMENTARY<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">SHEIKH JARRAH,</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"> <i>MY NEIGHBOURHOOD </i>WINS
PEABODY AWARD<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"> </span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Sheikh
Jarrah, My Neighbourhood</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">, directed by Julia Bacha and Rebekah Wingert-Jabi, has been awarded
the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for distinguished achievement in
electronic media. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Airing
on Al Jazeera English’s <i>Witness </i><span>program in April 2012</span>, <i>Sheikh
Jarrah, My Neighbourhood</i> tells the story of Mohammed El Kurd, a Palestinian
teenager from East Jerusalem, whose family is evicted from part of their home
by Israeli settlers. The 25-minute film focuses on the human impact of
settlement expansion in East Jerusalem, and the nonviolent campaign that
Palestinian residents and Israeli supporters are waging against the evictions.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Sheikh Jarrah, My Neighbourhood </span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">had its US premiere at the Tribeca
Film Festival in New York and its European premiere at Sheffield Documentary
Festival. It has won awards at the Warsaw Jewish Film Festival and Al Jazeera’s
Documentary Festival, and has screened before the European Parliament, at the
United Nations, and for policy experts in Washington, D.C. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">The
film is now available online at: <a href="http://www.justvision.org/myneighbourhood/watch" target="_blank">http://www.justvision.org/myneighbourhood/watch</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Directors
Julia Bacha and Rebekah Wingert-Jabi remarked, “We are humbled and overjoyed by
this recognition. It is tremendously rewarding to see the story of a
Palestinian teenager touching so many hearts in the United States. We hope
Mohammed's story will help bring attention to the urgent crisis posed by
Israeli settlement expansion in East Jerusalem and support for the Palestinians
and Israelis who are struggling nonviolently to stop more Palestinian families
from losing their homes."<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Ronit
Avni, Just Vision’s Founder and Executive Director, expressed appreciation for
the award, stating: “Just Vision was founded to bring attention to the work of
Palestinian and Israeli grassroots leaders who are struggling for freedom,
dignity, security and peace using nonviolent means. This award recognizes the
challenges they face in East Jerusalem as they struggle for a more equitable,
just future for both peoples. We are honored to share this recognition with Al
Jazeera English.”<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">About
Just Vision:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Just
Vision generates awareness and support for Palestinians and Israelis working
nonviolently to end the occupation and the conflict. We tell their
under-documented stories through our award-winning films and educational tools
that undermine stereotypes, inspire commitment and galvanize action. Just
Vision's previous film, </span><a href="http://www.justvision.org/budrus" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">BUDRUS</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">,</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"> won eighteen major
international awards including the PUMA Creative Impact Award of 2012. Just
Vision is comprised of a team of Palestinian, Israeli, and North American journalists,
filmmakers and human rights advocates.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">For further information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Jessica
Devaney<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Director
of Communications<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:jessica@justvision.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">jessica@justvision.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><a href="tel:561-373-4701" value="+15613734701" target="_blank">561-373-4701</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">@JustVisionMedia<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a><br>
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