Office 915
Ninth Floor
Khotso House
62 Marshall Street
Johannesburg, South Africa
 
16 September 2013
Dear Friends and Comrades,
 
Abby Martin of RT-NEWS interviews Remi Kanazi about the Palestinian struggle, grassroots Palestine solidarity activism, his artistic inspirations and the international boycott, divestment & sanctions (BDS) against Israel campaign. Kanazi also performs two poems ("Normalize This!" and "Refuse") live in studio. Click here to watch on YouTube.
 
Remi Kanzi performs in London his well known "This poem will not end Apartheid". Click here to watch on YouTube.
 
Remi Kanazi shares his poetic take on the disparity between how men and women are judged. Poem performed for #ManUpMoment campaign. Click here to watch on YouTube.
 
 
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“Repression creates resistance. It also generates beautiful artistic works, which become a cultural weapon in the struggle for the realisation of dreams...[Remi Kanazi] is a shining example of tomorrow’s Palestine.”
Ronnie Kasrils, Former South African Government Minister

“It is through art not the news that we feel and begin to understand the long night of suffering and humiliation endured by the Palestinians. There is more truth, and perhaps finally more news, in Remi Kanazi's poems than the pages of your daily newspaper or the sterile reports flashed across your screens.”
Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize winner

“You want to hear a voice which refuses to be silenced...if you do, listen to Remi Kanazi and the lucidity of his anger.”
John Berger, novelist and Booker Prize winner

"Remi Kanazi's poetry, full of defiance and longing, allows us to feel the power and pain of Palestine's struggle."
John Pilger, Award-winning journalist, author, and filmmaker
 
OFFICIAL TWITTER HASHTAGS
While Remi Kanazi is touring South Africa you can follow him using the his official twitter handle @Remroum. Join us online by spreading Remi Kanazi's books, videos and upcoming events (remember to use the hashtags #Palestinian and #RemiKanazi).
 
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PALESTINIAN POET, REMI KANAZI, ON TOUR IN SOUTH AFRICA [17-25 Sept, CPT, DBN, PTA and Soweto]
New York based Palestinian poet, spoken-word artist, activist and author, Remi Kanazi is in South Africa between the 17th and 25th of September as a guest of the Tri Continental Film Festival(TCFF). Kanazi will be a speaker at several of the TCFF screenings (see below) and will also be doing public performances, presentations and talks with BDS South Africa and our partner organizations at community venues in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Pretoria and Soweto.

Find more on Remi Kanazi on Wikipedia (click here), on his website (click here) or on the official South African FaceBook page for Remi Kanazi's tour (click here).
 
COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC EVENTS WITH REMI KANAZI IN SOUTH AFRICA
 
 
WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER AT 13H00
WHAT: Jam Session and Dialogue on art and injustice, on poetry and politics
WHEN: Wednesday 18 September at 13h00
WHERE: UJ SRC Offices, Auckland Park Campus, Auckland Park, Johannesburg
WHO: Remi Kanazi with local artists
WEB/FACEBOOK:
http://tinyurl.com/opg4vc8
HOSTS: UJ Palestine Solidarity Forum (UJ PSF), South African Students Congress (SASCO)
CONTACT: 0834599989
COST: Free

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WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER AT 15H00
WHAT: Conversation on Expression/Protest (open discussion on the intersection of expression and protest, within the South African LGTBQI and Palestinian solidarity contexts)
WHEN: Wednesday 18 September at 15h00
WHERE: Lekgotla space, Women's Goal, Constitutional Hill, 1 Kotze St, Johannesburg
WHO: Remi Kanazi with Gabrielle Le Roux, Alter Native and others queer artists
WEB/FACEBOOK:
http://tinyurl.com/nabyfry
HOSTS: JHB People's Pride
CONTACT: 079 542 9798
COST: Free


 
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WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 18H00
WHAT: Public Cultural Session (Poetry, spoken-word, music and more)
WHEN: Wednesday 18 September at 18h00
WHERE: The Atrium, South West Engineering Building, Wits University, Braamfontien, Johannesburg
WHO: Remi Kanazi and other local artists
WEB/FACEBOOK:
http://tinyurl.com/ov5p6dg
  HOSTS: Wits University Palestine Solidarity Committee and South African Artists Against Apartheid
CONTACT: 0715028674
COST: Free

 
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THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER AT 18H45 [DURBAN]
WHAT: Dinner, dialogue and performance
WHEN: Thursday 19 September at 18h45
WHERE: Nino's at Moses Mabhida, Durban
WHO: Remi Kanazi, Dashen Naicker and others local Durban-based poets
WEB/FACEBOOK:
http://tinyurl.com/p9tfwuc
ONLINE RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/qehaofe
HOSTS: Muslim Students Association, ILM-SA
CONTACT: 0828890666
COST: R30

 
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FRIDAY 20 AUGUST 17H45
WHAT: TCFF Screening of the movie "Cinema Jenin" followed by a discussion with Remi Kanazi
WHEN: Friday 20 August at 17h45
WHERE: Cinema Nouveau at Rosebank, Johannesburg
WEB/FACEBOOK: http://tinyurl.com/qhhcy96
HOSTS: Tri Continental Film Festival
COST: R42

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FRIDAY 20 AUGUST STARTING FROM 20H00
WHAT: Poetry Session, Art Showcase and Music
WHEN: Friday 20 August starting from 20h00 (ending late)
WHERE: Glenss Kitchen, 413A Martinus Smuts Drive, Zone 3, Diepkloof, Soweto
WHO: Remi Kanazi, Aviwe Damane and others
WEB/FACEBOOK: http://tinyurl.com/p335ok8
HOSTS: "Word and Sound", "The Conversations", ANCYL, YCL and BDS South Africa
COST: R42
 
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SATURDAY 21 AUGUST AT 16H00 [PRETORIA]
WHAT: TCFF Screening of the movie "Cinema Jenin" followed by a discussion with Remi Kanazi
WHEN: Saturday 21 August at 16h00
WHERE: Cinema Nouveau at Brooklyn Mall, Pretoria
WEB/FACEBOOK: http://tinyurl.com/qhhcy96
HOSTS: Tri Continental Film Festival
COST: R42
 
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SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER AT 14H00 [CPT]
WHAT: TCFF Screening of the movie "Martin Luther King In Palestine" followed by a discussion with Remi Kanazi
WHEN: Sunday 22 September at 14h00
WHERE: Cinema Nouveau at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
WEB/FACEBOOK: http://tinyurl.com/o5u7nvx
HOSTS: Tri Continental Film Festival
COST: R42
 
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MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER AT 13H00 [CPT]
WHAT: Student discussion and performance with Remi Kanazi
WHEN: Monday 23 September at 13h00
WHERE: University of Cape Town
WHO: Remi Kanazi
WEB/FACEBOOK: http://tinyurl.com/nko3qox
HOSTS: University of Cape Town Palestine Solidarity Forum (UCT PSF)
CONTACT: 0785678005
COST: Free
 
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MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER AT 17H00 [CPT]
WHAT: MRN Book Launch of "Why Israel?"
WHEN: Monday 23 September at 17h00
WHERE: Islamic Academia Centre, 409 Landsdowne Road, Rondebosch
WHO: Remi Kanazi, Ronnie Kasrils with the authors of "Why Israel" Suraya Dadoo and Firoze Osman
WEB/FACEBOOK: http://tinyurl.com/o2zcgtj
HOSTS: Media Review Network
CONTACT: 0839857149
COST: Free

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TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER AT 18H00 [CPT]
WHAT: Poetry Session
WHEN: Tuesday 24 September @18h00
WHERE: Lookout Hill, Khayelitsha, Cape Town
DIRECTIONS: Head towards airport along N2, take Mew Way off-ramp from N2, turn right at the top of the off-ramp (to go over the bridge) you will come to a set of robots at the entrance to Khayelitsha, continue until you reach four way stop, turn left into Spine Road, on the right hand-side is the destination (Lookout Hill yellow-brownish face brick complex with a City of Cape Town logo)
WEB/FACEBOOK: http://tinyurl.com/q8hlxsk
HOSTS: Open Shuhada Street South Africa
CONTACT: 0820426120
COST: Free

 
 
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