Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 from 3 to 3:30 p.m. The Fresno Center for Nonviolence monthly “Stir it, Up” radio show on KFCF 88.1 will be hosted by Angela Price. Her guest will be Ahlam Muhtaseb, Ph.D. Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Communications at California State University, San Bernardino. She is the Director of the Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. They will be discussing issues relating to the Israeli lobby in the United States and the pressures put on many academics and activists. A link of our radio shows is created so that you can hear it again or share it with others. For more information, call the Center at 559-237-3223 Mon-Fri 11-3.
Thursday, February 21st, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave., Fresno, CA 93728 (SE corner Van Ness and McKinley) the documentary “The Lobby” will be shown in four parts. Parts 1 and 2. Made available through the Electronic Intifada the Fresno Center for Nonviolence will be showing all four parts of this film. Made by Al Jazeera during 2016 and completed in October 2017 but was censored after Qatar, the gas-rich Gulf emirate that funds Al Jazeera, came under intense Israel lobby pressure not to air the film. To get an unprecedented access to the Israel lobby’s inner workings, undercover reported “Tony” posed as a pro-Israel volunteer in Washington. This film exposes the efforts of Israel and its lobbyists to spy on smear and intimidate U.S. citizens who support Palestinian human rights, especially BDS – the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. It shows that Israel’s semi-covert black-ops government agency, the Ministry of Strategic Affairs, is operating this effort in collusion with an extensive network of U.S.-based organizations. These include the Israel on Campus Coalition, the Israel Project and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Run time 1 hr and 30 minutes. Open to the public and free admission. Wheelchair accessible. (Parts 3 and 4 shown on Thursday, February 28th)
Thursday, February 28th, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave., Fresno, CA 93728 (SE corner Van Ness and McKinley) the documentary “The Lobby” will be shown in four parts. Parts 3 and 4. Made available through the Electronic Intifada the Fresno Center for Nonviolence will be showing all four parts of this film. Made by Al Jazeera during 2016 and completed in October 2017 but was censored after Qatar, the gas-rich Gulf emirate that funds Al Jazeera, came under intense Israel lobby pressure not to air the film. To get an unprecedented access to the Israel lobby’s inner workings, undercover reported “Tony” posed as a pro-Israel volunteer in Washington. This film exposes the efforts of Israel and its lobbyists to spy on smear and intimidate U.S. citizens who support Palestinian human rights, especially BDS – the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. It shows that Israel’s semi-covert black-ops government agency, the Ministry of Strategic Affairs, is operating this effort in collusion with an extensive network of U.S.-based organizations. These include the Israel on Campus Coalition, the Israel Project and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Run time 1 hr and 30 minutes. Open to the public and free admission. Wheelchair accessible. (Parts 2 and 3 of this film will be shown on Thursday, February 21st).
