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… “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed…

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly…

“Was not Amos an extremist for justice: ‘Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.'”

Letter from Birmingham Jail

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Media Statement about Witness Palestine Film Festival

NEWS RELEASE | For Immediate Release | Thursday Oct 19, 2023

The Witness Palestine Film Festival is pleased to announce that our 2023 program will proceed as scheduled through a virtual platform. Contrary to the press release issued by The Little Theatre on October 17th, the festival is not postponed, and we look forward to welcoming viewers to watch this year’s program online. It is our firm belief that postponing the festival at this critical moment in history would contribute to the silencing of Palestinian voices, when it is more important than ever that these voices are heard.

We are deeply troubled by the threats of violence received by The Little Theatre, which were a clear attempt at censorship of both the Theatre and of the Witness Palestine Film Festival. As communities across the globe face similar attempts at censorship, we reaffirm our commitment to fulfilling our mission as witnesses of the Palestinian experience.

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