On Sunday, 16th May Black Rose will be re-screening the film To Shoot an Elephant (due to our poor advertising last time, many folks missed out), to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the Nakba.

The film documents the 2008-2009 Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip - Operation Cast Lead. The film is made by international and Palestinian activists on the ground, and documents the attacks and the work of international activists who chose to stay in Gaza and ride with the ambulances to collect the wounded and the dead, even though, after the first day of bombing, one of the internationals remarked "We don't expect all of us will make it out alive".

When: 6:30pm, Sunday 16th May
Where: Black Rose, 22 Enmore Rd, Enmore
$5 or donation entry

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May 15th 1948 was the date that the state of Israel came into existence. Palestinians use this date to commemorate the Nakba (the Catastophe) which occurred from 1947-1949 when more than 60 percent (800 000) of the total Palestinian population was expelled and more than 530 Palestinian villages were depopulated and completely destroyed by Zionist armies. To date, Israel has prevented the return of approximately six million Palestinian refugees, who have either been expelled or displaced. Approximately 250,000 internally displaced Palestinian second-class citizens of Israel are prevented from returning to their homes and villages.

Currently One-third of the registered Palestine refugees, nearly 1.4 million, live in 58 recognised refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. 80% of the 1.5 million people living in Gaza are refugees from 1948.

Filmed on location in San Francisco from an original screenplay by Dustin Lance Black, and produced by Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Milk charts the last eight years of Gay Rights Activist - Harvey Milk’s (Sean Penn) life. While living in New York City, he turns 40. Looking for more purpose, Milk and his lover Scott Smith (James Franco) relocate to San Francisco, where they found a small business, Castro Camera, in the heart of a working-class neighborhood. With his beloved Castro neighborhood and beautiful city empowering him, Milk surprises Scott and himself by becoming an outspoken agent for change. With vitalizing support from Scott and from new friends like young activist Cleve Jones (Emile Hirsch), Milk plunges headfirst into the choppy waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor, Milk’s actions speak even louder than his gift-of-gab words. When Milk is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he tries to coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected supervisor, Dan White (Josh Brolin). But as White and Milk’s political agendas increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically converge. Milk’s platform was and is one of hope – a hero’s legacy that resonates in the here and now

In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers.

$5 Donation Entry
Black Rose is not easily accessible, there are three steps at the entrance.