Clairo, Lucy Dacus, Geese and more announced for Mustafa’s Sudan and Palestine aid benefit show in LA – Jimmy Star’s World

Mustafa has announced a Sudan and Palestine aid benefit show in Los Angeles featuring a star-studded line-up including Clairo, Lucy Dacus, Geese and Pedro Pascal among others. Former NME Cover star and activist Mustafa last night announced the Artists For Aid benefit show, which will take place on January 10 next year in Los Angeles. … Read more

Palestine 36 review – tells the story straight – Jimmy Star’s World

In a landscape of historical subversions and reinterpretations, Palestine 36 tells the story straight. Before revolution brings violent coherence as writer-director Annemarie Jacir’s cast of all-too-familiar archetypes juggle developments in Palestine over the course of 1936. There’s the introspective youth Yusuf (Karim Daoud Anaya), who moves from Palestinian villages ravaged by unhinged military man Captain Wingate … Read more

Inside the 18th edition of Toronto’s Palestine Film Festival – Jimmy Star’s World

Putting on this year’s festival of Palestinian film in the Canadian cultural hub wasn’t easy, but the stories kept coming. It’s a typical Wednesday afternoon on King Street West, Toronto’s bustling entertainment district. Wading through busy sidewalks and avoiding the perpetual construction feels a little like swimming upstream, all to the ambient noise of passing … Read more

Richmond petition aims to establish sister city partnership with Sebastia, Palestine

(BCN) – The Richmond City Council will consider a decision to create a sister relationship in the city with Sebastia, Palestine at its meeting on Tuesday. The mayor of Richmond Eduardo Martinez participated in this decision and signed a petition via the Internet in favor of creating the sister city partnership. Commenting on the petition: … Read more