Chico Peace and Justice Center

June 1, 2010

The Israel-Palestine Education Campaign hosted a facilitated community discussion around the film Encounter Point.  Encounter Point, viewed recently, is a documentary of the Israel-Palestine conflict that goes beyond politics, so compelling to merit another meeting for further conversation. 

Encounter Point is an 85-minute feature documentary film that follows a former Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother who risk their lives and public standing to promote a nonviolent end to the conflict. Their journeys lead them to the unlikeliest places to confront hatred within their communities. The film explores what drives them and thousands of other like-minded civilians to overcome anger and grief to work for grassroots solutions. It is a film about the everyday leaders in our midst.

The Israel-Palestine Education Campaign is a program of the Chico Peace and Justice Center.