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Najawa: A Story of Palestine" - Art Installation at Burlington Art Hop

The art installation at Burlington Art Hop tells the story of one woman's experience of military occupation and oppression in Palestine over eight decades. The panels showcase different periods of history, highlighting the impact of the conflict on the lives of Palestinians. The installation is a collaboration between Michelle Sayles and Jen Berger, sponsored by Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel. The artwork invites viewers to reflect on the past, present, and future of Palestine.

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Najawa: A Story of Palestine" - Art Installation at Burlington Art Hop

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  1. This is the story told by an installation at the Burlington, Vermont Art Hop – weekend of September 11-13, 2015. The South End Art attracts over 30,000 visitors to artist’s studios and local businesses that become exhibition sites for the more than 500 participating artists.

  2. A series of 8 panels tells one woman’s story of military occupation and oppression over 8 decades. Artwork by Michelle Sayles in collaboration with Jen Berger Sponsored by Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel www.vtjp.org

  3. 1948 – The al-Nakba – A land divided

  4. 1958 – We shall return

  5. 1968 – Military Occupation

  6. 1978 – Life under occupation

  7. 1988 – Settlements grow like a cancer

  8. 1998 – Where is the ‘Peace Process’?

  9. 2008 – New life – Under occupation

  10. 2018 – A vision of the future The wall means nothing to the birds – will we see the land and the sky again become one continuum?

  11. Link to video of the Art Hop installation by Danny Weiss https://vimeo.com/salaamshalomvtjp/najawa-a-story-of-palestine with commentary by the artist Michelle Sayles Najawa - A Story of Palestine by Vermonters For A Just Peace In Palestine/Israel is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

  12. The Ben & Jerry’s ‘free’ ice cream truck located across the street from the ‘comic strip’ art installation. Ben & Jerry’s is targeted for boycott, because ice cream made by its Israeli franchise is sold in illegal settlements in Palestine. Performance of Cantastoria about Ben & Jerry’s in Palestine for the people waiting in line for ‘free’ ice cream. (Performance by Mark Hage )

  13. The two sides of a leaflet handed to people waiting for ‘free’ cones at the Ben & Jerry’s truck, opposite the ‘comic strip’ art installation 9-1-1 EMERGENCY! Houses demolished… Children imprisoned, shot, and killed… Farmland and orchards poisoned, uprooted, destroyed… Schools, hospitals, ambulances targeted and bombed… And now it’s time for the soldiers to relax… Israeli occupation forces enjoying Ben & Jerry’s ice cream (From Ben & Jerry’s Israel Facebook Page) Turn over for more information … • …and for Israeli Jewish settlers to stop off at the supermarket to pick up some Ben & Jerry’s ice cream • WHATS WRONG WITH THESE PICTURES? • Tell Ben & Jerry’s: • Stop doing business in illegal, Jewish-only settlements in • Occupied Palestine! • E-mail B&J CEO Jostein Solheim: www.vtjp.org/icecream/petitionBJ.html. • Boycott Ben & Jerry’s until they bring their Israeli practices in line with their guiding belief “in support of peace-building efforts, and to celebrate peace-building efforts around the world.” • Learn more & get involved: www.vtjp.org/icecream. • Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel (www.vtjp.org)

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