Amnesty International Club to host movie on Thursday

The Waldorf Amnesty International Club is hosting a movie at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Small Pit adjacent to the Atrium.

The documentary film "Little Town of Bethlehem" tells the story of men born into the conflict in the Middle East who search for a means of reconciliation rather than fighting. The film is about finding peaceful means of ending the decades-long conflict between Jews, Muslims and Christians in Israel and Palestine, said Suzanne Falck-Yi, a club advisor and associate professor of English.

"The movie is going to be especially enlightening for anyone interested in human rights and, in particular, finding viable solutions to war-troubled regions," Falck-Yi said.

The movie shows how the theories of passive resistance promoted by Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Ghandi can be employed in the Middle East in an effort to bring peace to a troubled region.

The trailer for the movie is at http://littletownofbethlehem.org/.

A discussion will follow the 77-minute film and refreshments will be served.


Amnesty International is a human rights group. Anyone who is interested in joining the Waldorf group may contact advisors Momo Wolapaye at Ext. 8162 or wolapaye@waldorf.edu, Roberta Kraft-Abrahamson Ext. 8682 or kraftr@waldorf.edu or Falck-Yi at Ext. 8218 or falckyis@waldorf.edu.