Office 915
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26 August 2013
Dear Friends and Comrades,
 
ABOUT "LEILA KHALED" (THE WOMAN AND THE FILM)
THE WOMAN: Leila Khaled has been dubbed "the poster girl of the Palestinian struggle". Khaled's image flashed across the world after she hijacked a passenger jet in 1969 and made world history by becoming the first woman to hijack an airplane. The picture of a young, determined looking woman with a checkered kuffiyah scarf, clutching an AK-47, was as era-defining as that of Che Guevara, Ruth First and other political figures from our recent past. Click here for a Guardian Newspaper interview with Leila Khaled.
 
THE FILM: As a Palestinian child growing up in Sweden, filmmaker Lina Makboul admired Leila Khaled for her bold actions. However, as an adult, Makboul began asking complex questions about the legacy created by her childhood hero, Leila Khaled. This fascinating documentary is at once a portrait of Leila Khaled, an exploration of the filmmaker (Lina Makboul's) own understanding of her Palestinian identity, and a complicated examination of the nebulous dichotomy between "terrorist" and "freedom fighter."
 
 

"Apartheid Israel can be defeated, just as apartheid in South Africa was defeated."  
 
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MINISTER NALEDI PANDOR TO SPEAK AT WOMEN'S MONTH PALESTINE EVENT & FILM SCREENING OF "LEILA KHALED"
The South African Students Congress, University of Pretoria Palestine Solidarity Committee and the Muslim Students Association are hosting a Women's Month Palestine solidarity event with South Africa's Minister of Home Affairs, Ms. Naledi Pandor and the Mayor of Tshwane, Mr Kgosientso Ramokgopa together with a film screening of the award-winning movie "Leila Khaled". The event is scheduled to take place this Thursday (29 August) starting at 16h00.

CELEBRATING WOMEN'S MONTH,
CELEBRATING INTERNATIONALISM!
Celebrating women heroes of the anti-apartheid struggle,
and women of the Palestinian struggle against Israeli apartheid*

Main Speaker: South Africa's Minister of Home Affairs, Naledi Pandor
Guest Speaker: Mayor of Tshwane, Kgosientso Ramokgopa
Film to be screened: "Leila Khaled" [see left handside column for info]

Time: 16H00
Day: Thursday, 29 August
Venue: Lecture Hall 3-2, Thuto Building, Hatfield Campus,
University of Pretoria, Pretoria/Tshwane
Parking: Use Entrance 12
 
Info/RSVP: 0714565104 / 0724491774
Click here for the FaceBook event link.
Please note that this is a free event open to the public.
 
FROM THE ANTI-APARTHEID STRUGGLE ARCHIVES
The 1980 African National Congress (ANC) document on "The Role of Women in the Struggle Against Apartheid" notes how the women of South Africa consistently attracted and often relied on the solidarity of women internationally.
 
The importance of international solidarity was perhaps best expressed by the former wife of President Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, when she commented: "When I was confined and restricted. I got my inspiration from the very knowledge…that our struggle is an international struggle for the dignity of humanity…just that knowledge alone that we belong to a family of humanity in a society where we have been completely rejected by a minority…this alone sustains you."
 
VIDEO WITH PALESTINIAN FEMALE POET AND SPOKEN-WORD ARTIST, RAFEEF ZIADAH
Here is a YouTube video featuring the talented Palestinian spoken-word artist and poet, Rafeef Ziadah, performing her well-known and celebrated: "I'm an Arab Women of Color and I Come in All Shades of Anger". Click here to watch the video.
 
 
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