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Suhad Babaa will speak on a panel, "Media and Film Promoting the Power of Women," to discuss Just Vision's approach to using media and storytelling to shift narratives on the Israeli-Palestinian context, with a focus on centering women's leadership and visibility. The session will draw from stories and themes from our upcoming documentary, The Women Leaders of the First Intifada Untitled Film. Other panelists include Jamie Dobie of Peace is Loud and Julie Hermelin of Let it Ripple.

Just Vision's Executive Director, Suhad Babaa, and Public Engagement Manager, Emma Alpert, will share exclusive early footage from our forthcoming documentary about the women who covertly led the largest unarmed civil resistance campaign in Palestinian history, the First Intifada.The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with civil resistance scholars and practitioners, Erica Chenoweth, Maria Stephan and Sophie Schor, on the role of women in strategic nonviolent organizing and how lessons from the First Intifada can inform contemporary movements for rights and dignity.

Following the New York premiere of Wrestling Jerusalem, a film written by Aaron Davidman, Just Vision's Creative Director, Julia Bacha, will speak on a panel alongside Philip Himberg, Artistic Director of Sundance Theatre Program, moderated by Ari Roth, Artistic Director of Mosaic Theatre of DC. For more information and tickets, please visit the Wrestling Jerusalem website.

Three women working in peacebuilding will be honored during a special Daughters For Life Foundation Gala, including Just Vision's current Executive Director, Suhad Babaa, and our Founder and former Executive Director, Ronit Avni. The September 16th event at Busboys and Poets in Washington D.C. is co-sponsored by Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. For more information, visit the Daughters For Life Foundation Website.

Join Just Vision, +972 Magazine and Local Call for an evening of discussion at Verso Books. As people around the globe demand more of their political leaders and ask tough questions about what it takes to protect their communities, the case of Israel and Palestine offers a valuable lens. How can we learn from the experiences of journalists, organizers and activists in Israel and Palestine?

Just Vision's Executive Director, Suhad Babaa, will join Sharon Abraham-Weiss, Executive Director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), and Haggai Matar, Executive Director of 972 - Advancement for Citizen Journalism, to discuss the shrinking space for press freedom and voices of dissent in the Israeli-Palestinian context.

Documentary filmmakers are often challenged to create visual metaphors when retelling past events. This panel discussion will examine the imaginative ways that makers use to build the world of their film with animation, re-enactments and various other visual devices. Join filmmakers Julia Bacha, Riley Hooper, Amanda Zackem and moderator Marcia Rock for this exploration of the many options and choices available for creative storytelling with visually distinctive elements. Hosted by New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) and the NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.

Just Vision will take part in a special program for International Women's Day at the US Institute of Peace to celebrate stories of women's leadership through film. The event will bring together filmmakers, policy advocates and NGO leaders to discuss how film has been an innovative tool for translating policy frameworks into social change and catalyzing movements into action.

Just Vision's Creative Director, Julia Bacha, will speak alongside other filmmakers on the panel: "Not Your Grandmother's Historical Doc." Historical documentaries, long seen as fodder for classroom instruction and serious cinefiles, are having a moment. Recent films have landed at just the right time, providing historical context - and motivation - for solving today’s most pressing social issues.