Seeking venues: photographic presentations/exhibits on Gaza, Israel/Palestine
SKIP SCHIEL- Photographer & Activist
FALL 2010 Speaking Tour
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Skip Schiel has been documenting the
Palestinian and Israeli reality through photographs and journal
postings since 2003—work with a better feel for the detailed texture of
life in Gaza and the West Bank than any appearing in US media
.-Annette Herskovits,
Consulting Editor, Turning Wheel, the Journal of the Buddhist Peace
Fellowship
MULTIMEDIA SLIDESHOW PRESENTATIONS: Featuring photos, audio and thoughtful narration/public speaking
by Skip Schiel, to be updated for 2010 with Skip Schiel’s latest
experiences. http://teeksaphoto.org for
more info.
- Gaza Steadfast
- Tracing the Jordan River
- The Hydropolitics of
Palestine/Israel - Bethlehem the Holy, the Stuggle for an
Ancient City
· Quakers in Palestine
& Israel (Or John Woolman in the
Land of Troubles)
- The Matrix of Control (detailing Jeff
Halper’s analysis of the Israeli occupation) - Occupation through a Velvet Glove (Israeli
Arabs in Haifa as second class citizens)
.
PHOTOGRAPHY PRINT EXHIBITS ALSO
AVAILABLE FOR DISPLAY
- Gaza: How Do 1.5 Million People
Live? - The Living Waters of Israel-Palestine
SEEKING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS FOR FALL 2010:
SOUTHEAST LEG: Between Wash. DC to New
Orleans,.Sept 20-Oct 10.
MISSISSIPPI LEG: Between New
Orleans to Chicago, Oct 11-Oct 24.
MIDWEST-NE LEG: Between Chicago and
Boston, Oct 25-Nov 8.
To
Bring Skip Schiel to speak to your Church, School or Civic Group
CONTACT:
David Matos,
Skip Schiel Tour Organizer
Email: skipschieltour@gmail.com
Phone: (803) 215-3263
Web: http://teeksaphoto.org Skip
Schiel Blog: http://skipschiel.wordpress.
FULL DESCRIPTIONS OF MULTIMEDIA SLIDESHOW
PRESENTATIONS
Gaza Steadfast
Skip Schiel, a frequent visitor to Gaza, was
there in January 2008 and the summer of 2009, before and
after the devastation of Operation Cast Lead,
the Israeli assault on Gaza in December 2008-January 2009.
While there, he was witness to the effects of
the Israeli siege on Gaza as well as the aftermath of
Operation Cast Lead. In Gaza, Schiel worked
with the American Friends Service Committee youth
program teaching and photographing, also at Al
Aqsa University where he led a photographic workshop.
The theme of this show is hope and
hopelessness. How do residents of Gaza survive psychologically?
Tracing the Jordan River
A slide show about traveling from one of the
headwaters of the Jordan, the Banias River flowing from Mt
Hermon in the Galilee, to where the much-abused
river disappears before Jericho. With an examination of
the Sea of Galilee, especially the region of
the major share of Christ's ministry, and the kibbutzim, Israeli
settlements originally intended to reclaim land
and define the contours of the forthcoming Israeli nation.
The Hydropolitics of Palestine/Israel
Israel-Palestine has scant water resources, but
now with the current strife water is a dramatic mirror of
power relationships. Through an examination of
water in various settings—small Palestinian villages &
the Gaza strip—along with large cities shared
by Israeli Jews & Arabs—Haifa & Jerusalem—Schiel
portrays a very difficult to visualize topic.
Updated with new photos from summer 2010.
Bethlehem the Holy, the Struggle for an Ancient
City
Bethlehem is rapidly becoming Imprisoned
Bethlehem, surrounded on all sides by an 8-meter (23 foot)
high concrete wall, with checkpoint access
restricted. Thus, Christians (the population shrinking from
some 30% 40 years ago to 2%) and Muslims within
Palestine can rarely leave or enter Bethlehem. Nearby
Israeli settlements confiscate Palestinian
lands while the local economy, heavily reliant on tourism,
languishes under ghetto-like restrictions.
Schiel explored this situation from November through Christmas
2008 as well as during the summer of 2009 while
he lived in the Aida refugee camp. Updated with new
photos from summer 2010.
Quakers in Palestine & Israel (Or John
Woolman in the Land of Troubles)
What do Quakers, the Religious Society of
Friends, have to do with Israel-Palestine? By following some
of the activities in the Ramallah Friends
School & the American Friends Service Committee's work in
Gaza & the West Bank (& with references
to its efforts in Israel), Schiel shows how this numerically
small but often effective group has made a
difference in this land of troubles.
The Matrix of Control
A work in progress, an examination, based on
the brilliant analysis of Jeff Halper, of the mechanisms
Israel uses to maintain the occupation:
checkpoints, separation or annexation wall/fence, permit system,
road blocks, Israeli-only roads, military court
system, closed military zones, and closures and incursions.
Occupation through a Velvet Glove
Another work in progress, Haifa—a little known
story is that of the Arabs in Israel. Second class citizens
with rights surpassing those of their sisters
& brothers in the West Bank & Gaza, yet an overwhelming
force besieges them.
Other Presentations Available
http://teeksaphoto.org/
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