Photographing the Israel-Palestine Conflict

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Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - 8:30pm to 10:30pm

Jon Elmer is a freelance photojournalist specializing in the Middle East. He has photographed and reported from the West Bank and Gaza Strip - based in Jenin and Gaza City - during the al-Aqsa intifada (2003), following Israel's "disengagement" from the Gaza Strip (2005), and during the sanctions regime and internal Palestinian conflict (2007).

Elmer has photographed in over a dozen countries, including Nepal (1998), the Basques region (2000), Morocco (2000), Israel (2003), Palestine (2003, 2005, 2007), Jordan (2005) and Lebanon (2006). He has also covered 'globalization' summits and accompanying protests throughout North America, including Washington DC, New York, and Quebec City.

Presented by the Slingshot Student Group at OCAD, which "exists to promote progressive anti-colonial politics and culture within the OCAD and Toronto communities."

Venue & Address: 
Auditorium 100 McCaul St., Toronto, Ontario
Cost: 
Free