Saturday, July 11
7:30 p.m.
Buena Vista United Methodist Church
2311 Buena Vista Ave
Alameda, CA 94501
Saturday, July 11
7:30 p.m.
Buena Vista United Methodist Church
2311 Buena Vista Ave
Alameda, CA 94501
Saturday, July 11
7:30 p.m.
Buena Vista United Methodist Church
2311 Buena Vista Ave
Alameda, CA 94501
FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION
The Fight to Free Palestinian Activist Farouk Abdel-Muhti
Documentary-in-progress, 70 minutes
followed by discussion with director Konrad Aderer
Enemy Alien is a documentary on the fight to free Farouk Abdel-Muhti, a gentle but indomitable Palestinian-born human rights activist detained in a post-9/11 sweep of Muslim immigrants. Told through the eyes of the filmmaker, the grandson of Japanese Americans interned during World War II, this gripping story takes on unprecedented intimacy and historical resonance as consequences mount for questioning wartime policies. After organizing a hunger strike among his fellow detainees, Farouk is beaten and locked in solitary confinement, and a counterterrorism investigation into the documentary leads to the arrest of Farouk?s son.
Buena Vista UMC is a 108 year old congregation in Alameda County, California which has historically served the Japanese American community. With Rev. Michael Yoshii as pastor, BVUMC has been noted for its hospitality and ministry of empowerment regarding racism, affordable housing, youth development, and other issues of social justice within the United States and beyond, including last winter’s attacks on Gaza communities.
Co-sponsors of this event:
Asian Americans for Peace and Justice, Alameda Middle East Study Group, Alameda Multi-Cultural Community Center
