[HCCN] Fwd:Documentary filmmaker Tom Jackson to speak about Gaza in Blue Hill

[Judith Robbins]

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> Gaza Freedom March, Jan. 2010 - Tom Jackson
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> Documentary filmmaker Tom Jackson to speak about Gaza
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> BLUE HILL–Tom Jackson, of Southwest Harbor, traveled to Gaza in  
> December to teach a basic video production class to Gazan youth,  
> work sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee. On Feb.  
> 26, at 7 p.m., at the Blue Hill Public Library, Jackson will speak  
> about his experience with these youth and share his reflections on  
> life in Gaza for a people under siege and occupation.
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> Jackson states, "Having been to Iraq during the sanctions era, I am  
> concerned that in Gaza, as in Iraq, the most vulnerable people in  
> the society–children, the elderly, and the poorest of the poor– 
> will be the ones to pay the price while caught in the crossfire."
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> The founder of Joe Public Films, Jackson's documentaries include  
> Greetings from Missile Street, about Iraq under U.S. sanctions, and  
> Out of Balance, which presents ExxonMobil's policies regarding  
> climate change. Peninsula Peace and Justice is sponsoring Jackson's  
> talk. Info: 326-4405.
>

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