BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:480@palestinecampaign.org DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130827 DTSTAMP:20130813T111416Z URL:https://palestinecampaign.org/events/silent-voices-photographic-exhibi tion/ SUMMARY:Silent Voices – Photographic Exhibition DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nAn exhibition of photos of everyday life in the occu pied Palestinian village of Bil’in as seen through the eyes of the child ren who live there.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nA thought-provoking photograp hy exhibition showing everyday life in the village of Bil’in in the Occu pied West Bank of Palestine as seen through the eyes of the children who l ive there.\n\n \;\n\nFree exhibition.\n\n \;\n\n++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++\n\nSilent Voices\n\nChildren from the ages of 8 to 18 took a camera home from school and shot their own pictures of family and village life under the guidance of Liverpool community photographer Elaine Staple ton.  The result is an eloquent and moving exhibition of some 24 images s howing in the Metropolitan Cathedral between 13th and 25th August.  Addit ionally\, there are 10 photos taken by Elaine putting the photos in perspe ctive to be understood as lives lived under a harsh military occupation wh ich has taken much of the village land in order to build a vast illegal se ttlement on it and which denies Bil’in and Palestinians in general their most fundamental human rights.\n\n \;\n\nThe exhibition was commissio ned by the small group\, Liverpool Friends of Bil’in\, as part of a twin ning project between schools in Liverpool and Bil’in.  Work from studen ts in a Liverpool secondary school will be added to the exhibition when co mplete and the exhibition itself is seen as a first step towards building an on-going relationship between the schools.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n2 c omments on the exhibition:\n\n \;\n\n“Using a camera can be very lib erating.  It can remove barriers and provide an opportunity to explore\, celebrate\, share experiences\, and develop an understanding of each other s’ lives.”\n\nElaine Stapleton\, photographer\n\n \;\n\n“I am so pleased we managed to bring this exhibition here.  The simplicity of the children’s photos depicting their everyday lives brings out the contras t between what to them is a daily experience and for us is a source of dis may that children should have to live with such uncertainty.  We need to know about such things.”\n\nTeacher taking a group of school children to the exhibition.\n\n \n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Priority LOCATION:Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral\, Cathedral House\; Mount Pleasan t\, L3 5TQ\, Liverpool\, North West\, United Kingdom GEO:53.4045239;-2.968873099999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Cathedral House Mount Pleas ant\, L3 5TQ\, Liverpool\, North West\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100; X-TITLE=Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral:geo:53.4045239,-2.968873099999996 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR