 multimedia blog Mock programs expose The Israel Ballet's role in whitewashing war crimes Nigel Parry, Monday, February 22nd, 2010 
A year after Israel dispatched its internationally renowned Batsheva Dance Company to draw people's attention away from its slaughter of over 1,400 Palestinians in Gaza, The Israel Ballet was similarly dispatched in early 2010 on its first tour of the United States in 25 years. Activists across the country have been protesting the Israeli government-funded dance company under the banner "No Tutu Is Big Enough To Cover Israel’s War Crimes". As with the Batsheva tour, I worked on mock programs to be handed out to arriving audience members.  Mock posters created for Pittsburgh Hillel event hosting Israeli fascist Efraim Eitam Nigel Parry, Thursday, February 4th, 2010 
Possessed with a messianic fervor and described by Israeli peace activist Uri Averny as "Israel's #1 Fascist", Eitam is in the U.S. as part of the "Caravan for Democracy", an Israeli government sponsored tour whose major purpose—apart from garnering support for Israel, currently seems to be encouraging America to see Iran as the number one threat to world peace. Hillel hosted his Jewish National Fund-sponsored event. I made some mock Hillel posters. Daily Show: Anna Baltzer & Mustafa Barghouti (Extended Interview) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 
Pro-Palestinian activists Anna Baltzer and Mustafa Barghouti advocate a nonviolent approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in this complete, unedited interview from the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Wednesday 28th October 2009. Definitely a historic occasion and one that went down with considerable protest. Music/Video: Live at Pigstock 2009! Camera: Ross Rowley, Monday, July 20th, 2009 
This was the set opener at Pigstock on July 18th. Official blurb: "On July 18th, 2009, the 7th Annual Pigstock: A Gathering for Peace will take place at Windbeam Farm in Hager City WI. Pigstock is a mixture of music, speakers, and community for peace in an idylic location near the Mississippi, just one hour's drive from the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Pigstock is sponsored by Veterans for Peace, Chapter 115 and has a peace-themed agenda. Conventional Wisdom: Reflections on the 2008 RNC Protests Oberlin RNC Investigation Team, Thursday, May 28th, 2009 
This documentary examines protests at the 2008 Republican National Convention, largely focusing on law enforcement's reaction to and treatment of protestors and organizers during the Convention. Drawing upon interviews from activists, lawyers, street medics, and law enforcement, among others, Conventional Wisdom is a reflection on what happened at the RNC and, more importantly, why. Researched and produced by the Oberlin RNC Investigation Team. Hacking Batsheva: Cultural Boycott In The Face Of Genocide Nigel Parry, Friday, May 22nd, 2009 
I first heard at the end of January 2009 that the Israeli dance group, Batsheva, was performing in Minnesota as part of a wider North American tour that would take it to Michigan, Chicago, California, New York and Vancouver. After Israel's brutal December 2008 attack on Gazan civilians and civilian infrastructure, it was definitely time to come out of hibernation, say the hard things, and organize some protest. Art: Sara Watson and her Incredible Invisible Car nigelparry.com, Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 
A UCLan student has used her artistic talents to produce an eye catching illusion that will certainly make you look twice. Sara Watson, a second year student studying Drawing and Image Making, has transformed a Skoda Fabia into a canvas which matches the background of a parking space outside her studio in UCLan�s Hanover Building. She was given the car out of the breakers' yard at Preston recycling firm Recycling Lives last month, and has been working non stop for three weeks to ensure that every inch of the vehicle matched the background. |
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