Just Vision

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Just Vision creates anti-Israel propaganda movies. They collaborate with far-left organizations such as Democratic Socialists of America, JStreet and Jewish Voice for Peace.

Background

From the Just Vision Website:

Just Vision fills a media gap on Israel-Palestine through independent storytelling and strategic audience engagement.

We are a team of filmmakers, journalists, storytellers and human rights advocates who envision a pluralistic, just and rights-respecting future in the region. We place documentary filmmaking and journalism, coupled with strategic audience engagement, at the center of our mission because we believe that stories have the power to shape public norms, equip audiences with vital information, undermine stereotypes and inspire.

Just Vision has a reputation for leadership, credibility and excellence. Based in Israel-Palestine and the US, our team reaches tens of thousands of people in direct engagements and screenings, moving fluidly from refugee camps and villages, to high-level talks with the world’s top decision-makers. We touch millions more through television broadcasts and international press coverage. Founded in 2003, Just Vision is nonpartisan and religiously unaffiliated.

Women & War: World BEYOND War’s 2024 Virtual Film Festival

From the World Beyond War website announcing the "Women & War: World BEYOND War’s 2024 Virtual Film Festival":

Day 2: Discussion of "Naila and The Uprising" on Saturday, March 16 at 3:00pm-4:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4)

Panelists:

• Rula Salameh, Education and Outreach Director in Palestine, Just Vision: Rula Salameh is a veteran journalist, community organizer and the Education and Outreach Director in Palestine for Just Vision, an organization that fills a media gap on Israel-Palestine through independent storytelling and strategic audience engagement. She produced three of Just Vision's films - Budrus (2009), My Neighbourhood (2012) and Naila and the Uprising (2017) - and has led the team's public engagement efforts across Palestinian society for over 13 years. Since 2019, she has contributed a weekly column to Ma'an News covering Palestinian social issues from the perspective of grassroots communities. In addition to her work with Just Vision, Rula is the host of Falasteen al-Khair ("Philanthropy in Palestine"), one of the most popular TV shows in Palestine. Rula was one of the founders of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation in 1993 following the Oslo Accords. She has served as the Middle East Liaison for the organization Peace X Peace, as the Project Coordinator for Middle East Nonviolence and Democracy (MEND) and established a computer lab and children's library in the Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem through her work with Refugee Trust International. She has lead and spoken at hundreds of events across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, as well as the US, UK and internationally, sharing her experiences as a community organizer, documentary producer and Jerusalem resident with thousands of audiences including women, youth, faith leaders, refugees, political leaders, journalists and beyond. Rula has a BA in Sociology from Birzeit University in Ramallah and holds an international diploma in Computers in Business and Management from Cambridge International College. She is a member of the International Federation of Journalists and sits on the Board of Palestinian Friends Without Borders.

• Jordana Rubenstein-Edberg, Public Engagement Associate, Just Vision: Jordana is the Public Engagement Associate for Just Vision, an organization that fills a media gap in Israel-Palestine through independent storytelling and strategic audience engagement. In her role, she works collaboratively across the organization to support outreach, communications, and storytelling efforts. Jordana holds a double degree in Human Rights Journalism and Theater from Bard College, where she co-organized an arts education program in the West Bank for four years. She also holds an MFA Social Practice degree from the Corcoran School of Art in DC, a unique program that combines art and public policy. Jordana is a filmmaker and visual artist. Prior to Just Vision, she was a recipient of the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship where she studied visual storytelling practices in Central and South America. She also worked at a number of non-profit, gallery, and film organizations including the National Geographic Society (DC), Monument Lab (PA), Steps to End Family Violence (NYC), Artists Striving to End Poverty (NYC), and the Nashman Center for Civic Engagement (DC). Her films and visual artwork have been showcased at Transformer Gallery (DC), Art Basel (Miami), and the Corcoran Gallery (DC).

• David Swanson (facilitator), Co-Founder & Executive Director, World BEYOND War: David Swanson is Co-Founder, Executive Director, and a Board Member of World BEYOND War. David is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson’s books include War Is A Lie. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk World Radio. He is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and was awarded the 2018 Peace Prize by the U.S. Peace Memorial Foundation.

Democratic Socialists of America

Just Vision held screenings of their "anti-Israel propaganda film" Naila and the Uprising in 2022 with numerous anti-Israel, Socialist organizations such as various Democratic Socialists of America chapters, as well as Jewish Voice for Peace and JStreet chapters. DSA BDS & Palestine Solidarity Working Group, JVP-DC Metro, Metro DC DSA, Houston DSA, Temple Beth Shalom, Shantona Women's Centre in Leeds, UK, J Street U at Northwestern University and others.,