EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
For Immediate Release

Film Screening - USA vs Al-Arian

When: Saturday June 9, 2007 6:30 PM

If you missed the screening at the Fifth Annual International Al-Awda Convention, this is your second chance!

Watch the film as it follows the Al-Arian family through the ordeal of Sami's arrest and trial. Revealing interviews with U.S. Attorney Paul Perez, Defense Attorney Linda Moreno, and Sami Al-Arian in prison. Directed by Norwegian filmmaker Line Halvorsen.

A discussion will follow the film.

Admission Free! All Welcome!

Donations accepted.

Please advertise, call and invite your friends to attend!

The Norwegian documentary "USA vs Al-Arian" premiered April 20, 2007 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America's largest documentary festival, eliciting moviegoers' outrage toward the treatment of the Al-Arian family. The film portrays an American Muslim family facing charges of terrorism through the trial of Sami Al-Arian. Two of his adult children, Abdullah and Leena Al-Arian attended the international premiere, and were touched by the standing ovation from the audience. “We weren't sure how a North-American audience would react to the film, but the responses we got were overwhelmingly positive,” Leena said. “At the reception after the film, we were approached by many people in the film industry who said they were appalled by the treatment of our father by the U.S. government.”

If you would like to do something to help Sami Al-Arian and his family, you can find information on his web pages: www.freesamialarian.com

For more information:

Al-Awda San Diego
The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
PO Box 131352
Carlsbad, CA 92013, USA
Tel: 760-685-3243
Fax: 360-933-3568
Email: [email protected]
WEB: http://al-awdasandiego.org