OPENING RECEPTION:

SATURDAY, APRIL 4th at 7pm

About the Exhibit

Iraq & the U.S. – Children, Art & Building a Culture of Peace is an exhibit of artwork exchanged between Iraqi refugee children living in Jordan and students at our own Van Duyn Elementary School. We will have an opening reception to celebrate this milestone of understanding through art on Saturday, April 4, 2009. Joining us will be representatives from our sponsoring organizations; Laura Reeder from Partners for Arts Education and Claudia Lefkow from the Iraqi Childrens’ Art Exchange, as well as third grade students from Van Duyn Elementary School and their art teacher, Ilene Layow. The exhibit will display a joint mural, an Iraqi mural and other artwork from children connected to the project.

Of equal importance is the contribution made by Iraqi children who fled war-torn Iraq and now live in Syracuse. These children graciously acted as “emissaries” and spent time with the 3^rd graders to provide face-to-face contact with a completely different culture. They will also attend the opening and contribute artwork to the exhibit.

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DR. STRANGELOVE, Directed by Stanley Kubrick  1964
An insane general paves the way to nuclear holocaust even as a passel of politicians and generals frantically try to stop him. With Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden.

“Landmark movie’s madcap humor and terrifying suspense remain undiminished by time.” -Chicago TrIbUne

“Absolutely hilarious and brilliant satire.” -Montreal Jilm Journal
“Masterful and highly original.” -films in review.com

$5 suggested donation
ArtRage is handicapped accessible
Off street parking available at 408 & 414 Lodi Street

THE SEARCH, Directed by Fred Zinneman  1948. In this acclaimed film, shot in postwar Berlin, an American private helps a lost Czech boy (an Auschwitz survivor) find his mother. With Montgomery Clift.
Oscars: Best writing, motion picture; outstanding juvenile performance

“Sobering meditation on the incalculable damage wrought by war… a startlingly fresh performance by Montgomery Clift.” -All Movie Guide

“A major revelation…gratifying emotional drama of the highest sort.” … NY Times

“Moving wartime drama about orphaned children directed in semi-documentary style.” -Ozus’World Movie reviews

$5 suggested donation
ArtRage is handicapped accessible
Off street parking available at 408 & 414 Lodi Street

Crafting a Progressive Platform for the Next Mayor

Join SPC activists and members of the Greater Syracuse Progressive Coalition to work on the development of a progressive platform for the upcoming Syracuse mayoral election. For more details, see mayoral platform.

Program is free and followed by refreshments.

Andy, 472-5478

Syracuse Peace Council

2013 East Genesee St.

Syracuse, NY 13210

(315) 472-5478

www.peacecouncil.net

A free, hour-long, unusually informative film about the situation in the West Bank of Palestine by Anna Baltzer, Jewish-American author and activist will be followed by response & discussion & refreshments.

The hour-long film, “Life in Occupied Palestine,” was produced by and features Anna Baltzer, a young scholar who spent many months in the West Bank. Baltzer is also the author of Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories. She has spoken to audiences throughout the United States.

The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by CNY Working for a Just Peace in Palestine and Israel. A Response and discussion will follow the film. There’ll be refreshments.

To learn more about Anna Baltzer, visit her website www.annainthemiddleeast.com.###

Founded in the wake of the December ‘08 Israeli attack on Gaza, CNY Working for a Just Peace in Palestine and Israel (CNY/WJPPI) is a community educational and organizing project. Coordinated by the Syracuse Peace Council, it includes people active in the local Methodist Task Force for Middle East Peace, the Islamic Society of Central New York, Al Huda Muslim American Society Mosque, and Syracuse Jews for Peace.

ArtRage is handicapped accessible. Off-street parking at 408 & 414 Lodi Street.