MAYOR follows Musa Hadid, the Christian Major of Ramallah. Exquisite in detailed observation and poignant humor. Mayor offers a compelling portrait of extraudinary dignity amidst the devestation and despair of endless occupation while posing the question: How does one govern a city amidst the unimaginable ongoing loss of the country in which it resides?

Join us this Saturday for a fun and engaging program where children (ages 5–10) learn the values of peace, empathy, and cooperation through storytelling, games, and creative expression!

In a world where conflict often takes center stage, teaching peace from a young age helps nurture kindness, understanding, and community.

Register here

Saturdays | 10–11am
Kingston Library
Jan 17, Feb 21, March 28, April 25

This must-see debut feature film, directed by Abby Martin shows you Gaza’s protest movement like you’ve never seen before. A thought-provoking and inspiring cinematic portrayal of Palestinian’s heroic resistance to oppression, repression and ethnic cleansing from their homeland.

Join us this Saturday for a fun and engaging program where children (ages 5–10) learn the values of peace, empathy, and cooperation through storytelling, games, and creative expression!

In a world where conflict often takes center stage, teaching peace from a young age helps nurture kindness, understanding, and community.

Register here

Saturdays | 10–11am
Kingston Library
Jan 17, Feb 21, March 28, April 25

In a world where conflict often dominates the headlines, it’s important to teach our children the values of peace, kindness, justice, and understanding. Our program offers fun, creative, hands-on activities that introduce the basics of peacebuilding

Storytelling and creative expression to explore peace and justice

Games and group activities that teach cooperation

Collaborative projects that help them appreciate differences, and nurture empathy.

Registration recommended but not required.

In a world where conflict often dominates the headlines, it’s important to teach our children the values of peace, kindness, justice, and understanding. Our program offers fun, creative, hands-on activities that introduce the basics of peacebuilding

Storytelling and creative expression to explore peace and justice

Games and group activities that teach cooperation

Collaborative projects that help them appreciate differences, and nurture empathy.

Registration recommended but not required.

Family Style Dinner Reception, Photo Exhibition & Film Screening

From 2005-2010, Hudson Valley activist and humanitarian Jane Toby stayed with Palestinian families in the West Bank , documenting the tenderrhythm of their daily lives in photographs and film. With a deep sense of respect and a longing forinternational understanding and compassion,

“When We Meet: Stories from the West Bank” offers a timely reminder that the ties that bind us are far strongerthan we might ever imagine.

Family-Style Dinner: 5-6:30pm, Café Joust 365 Main Street,Catskill, NY 12414

Film Screening: 7-8pm, Community Theater 373 Main Street,Catskill, NY 12414

In a world where conflict often dominates the headlines, it’s important to teach our children the values of peace, kindness, justice, and understanding. Our program offers fun, creative, hands-on activities that introduce the basics of peacebuilding

Storytelling and creative expression to explore peace and justice

Games and group activities that teach cooperation

Collaborative projects that help them appreciate differences, and nurture empathy.

Registration recommended but not required.

In a world where conflict often dominates the headlines, it’s important to teach our children the values of peace, kindness, justice, and understanding. Our program offers fun, creative, hands-on activities that introduce the basics of peacebuilding

Storytelling and creative expression to explore peace and justice

Games and group activities that teach cooperation

Collaborative projects that help them appreciate differences, and nurture empathy.

Registration recommended but not required.

1. Karim Satoum - HELLS’S HAVEN

2. Alaa Damo - 24 HOURS

3. Aws Al Banna - JAD AND NATALIE

4. Rabab Khamis - RECYCLING

5. Etimad Washah - TAXI WANISSA

6. Mustafa Al Nabih - OFFERINGS

7. Hana Eleiwa - NO.

8. Wassam Moussa - FARAH AND MYRIAM

9. Basal El Maqousi - FRAGMENTS

10. Neda’a Abu Hasna - OUT OF FRAME

11. Mahdi Kreirah - AWAKENING

Resources. Refreshments. Relationship Building. All are Welcome, Free Admission. Donations are Appreciated.

ADA-Compliant Venue

For More Info: mecr@mideastcrisis.org

Executive Producer Michael Moore and Palestine’s Official Submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero, is a collection of revealing stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers who capture their lives in Gaza amidst war.

1. Reema Mahmoud - SELFIE

2. Muhammad Al Sharif - NO SIGNAL

3. Ahmed Hassouna - SORRY CINEMA

4. Islam Al Zeriei - FLASHBACK

5. Mustafa Kolab - ECHO

6. Nidal Damo - ALL IS FINE

7. Khamis Masharawi - SOFT SKIN

8. Bashar Al Balbisi - CHARM

9. Tamer Nijim - THE TEACHER

10. Ahmed Al Danaf - A SCHOOL DAY

11. Alaa Islam Ayoub - OVERLOAD

Resources. Refreshments. Relationship Building. All are Welcome, Free Admission. Donations are Appreciated.

ADA-Compliant Venue

For More Info: mecr@mideastcrisis.org

In a world where conflict often dominates the headlines, it’s important to teach our children the values of peace, kindness, justice, and understanding. Our program offers fun, creative, hands-on activities that introduce the basics of peacebuilding

Storytelling and creative expression to explore peace and justice

Games and group activities that teach cooperation

Collaborative projects that help them appreciate differences, and nurture empathy.

Registration recommended but not required.

A drama revolving around a Palestinian schoolteacher struggling to support his students who becomes romantically involved with a British aid worker. It explores the complexities of life uner occupation while examining cross-cultural relationships and the personal costs of resistance.

Resources. Refreshments. Relationship Building. All are Welcome, Free Admission. Donations are Appreciated.

ADA-Compliant Venue

For More Info: mecr@mideastcrisis.org

Film Screening & Community Discussion

Produced by Zeteo Media, ‘Who Killed Shireen?’ is a 40 minute documentary that investigates the killing of prominent Palistinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces in the Occupied West Bank in May 2022

Resources. Refreshments. Relationship Building. All are Welcome, Free Admission. Donations are Appreciated.

ADA-Compliant Venue

For More Info: mecr@mideastcrisis.org

The Peace Education Center invites women and anti-war supporters of all ages to join us on the first Saturday of each month and to be part of the Kingston Women in Black. We meet at Firemen’s Park in Kingston. Women in Black is a world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence.

Photovoice is a learning and research method that involves exploring your neighborhood to observe the conditions and any inequalities you notice in everyday life. Using photographs, participants document aspects of their lives and share them with others. Our sessions will focus on taking photos and sharing stories that inspire the observer to create positive community change.

Photovoice with a peace education lens (ha ha, pun intended) hopes to inspire children, youth, and families to imagine the community they want to live in.

Each session will last about 1-2 hours and include: Overview of Peace Education and Envisioning a Positive Future; walking tour for picture taking; discussion and sharing of photos.

Sessions will be offered at various times throughout the month of July. Feel free to attend more than one. Bring a camera or smartphone. We will also have some digital cameras available for use.

Sign Up Here

Photovoice is a learning and research method that involves exploring your neighborhood to observe the conditions and any inequalities you notice in everyday life. Using photographs, participants document aspects of their lives and share them with others. Our sessions will focus on taking photos and sharing stories that inspire the observer to create positive community change.

Photovoice with a peace education lens (ha ha, pun intended) hopes to inspire children, youth, and families to imagine the community they want to live in.

Each session will last about 1-2 hours and include: Overview of Peace Education and Envisioning a Positive Future; walking tour for picture taking; discussion and sharing of photos.

Sessions will be offered at various times throughout the month of July. Feel free to attend more than one. Bring a camera or smartphone. We will also have some digital cameras available for use.

Sign Up Here

Photovoice is a learning and research method that involves exploring your neighborhood to observe the conditions and any inequalities you notice in everyday life. Using photographs, participants document aspects of their lives and share them with others. Our sessions will focus on taking photos and sharing stories that inspire the observer to create positive community change.

Photovoice with a peace education lens (ha ha, pun intended) hopes to inspire children, youth, and families to imagine the community they want to live in.

Each session will last about 1-2 hours and include: Overview of Peace Education and Envisioning a Positive Future; walking tour for picture taking; discussion and sharing of photos.

Sessions will be offered at various times throughout the month of July. Feel free to attend more than one. Bring a camera or smartphone. We will also have some digital cameras available for use.

Sign Up Here

Join the MHVDSA Palestine Liberation Working Group on Sunday, July 13 from 1 PM to 3:30 PM for a FREE screening of the documentary "How Israel Won the West". The screening will be followed by a facilitated discussion.

This screening offers the opportunity to learn about the history of the relationship between Israel and the Western world and explains the complexity of Israel/Palestine/US relations, including factors leading to the US giving $23 billion to Israel for weapons & military operations for its genocide in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023.

The fact that a group is permitted to meet at the Gardiner Library does not in any way constitute an endorsement of the group’s activities, policies or beliefs.

The Peace Education Center invites women and anti-war supporters of all ages to join us on the first Saturday of each month and to be part of the Kingston Women in Black. We meet at Firemen’s Park in Kingston. Women in Black is a world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence.

Photovoice is a learning and research method that involves exploring your neighborhood to observe the conditions and any inequalities you notice in everyday life. Using photographs, participants document aspects of their lives and share them with others. Our sessions will focus on taking photos and sharing stories that inspire the observer to create positive community change.

Photovoice with a peace education lens (ha ha, pun intended) hopes to inspire children, youth, and families to imagine the community they want to live in.

Each session will last about 1-2 hours and include: Overview of Peace Education and Envisioning a Positive Future; walking tour for picture taking; discussion and sharing of photos.

Sessions will be offered at various times throughout the month of July. Feel free to attend more than one. Bring a camera or smartphone. We will also have some digital cameras available for use.

Sign Up Here

Photovoice is a learning and research method that involves exploring your neighborhood to observe the conditions and any inequalities you notice in everyday life. Using photographs, participants document aspects of their lives and share them with others. Our sessions will focus on taking photos and sharing stories that inspire the observer to create positive community change.

Photovoice with a peace education lens (ha ha, pun intended) hopes to inspire children, youth, and families to imagine the community they want to live in.

Each session will last about 1-2 hours and include: Overview of Peace Education and Envisioning a Positive Future; walking tour for picture taking; discussion and sharing of photos.

Sessions will be offered at various times throughout the month of July. Feel free to attend more than one. Bring a camera or smartphone. We will also have some digital cameras available for use.

Sign up Here

The Peace Education Center invites women and anti-war supporters of all ages to join us on the first Saturday of each month and to be part of the Kingston Women in Black. We meet at Firemen’s Park in Kingston. Women in Black is a world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence.

No one is free until we are all free

Join us for a powerful screening and discussion of the internationally acclaimed, award-winning documentary by Zaya Ralitza Benazzo & Maurizio Benazzo.
2:00 – 4:30 PM (Doors open at 1:45 PM)

Free Admission – Donations Appreciated
All are welcome | ADA-compliant

Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. The film explores themes of loss, trauma, oppression, and the quest for justice.

For more information, contact: mecr@mideastcrisis.org

Join us for a day of workshops, talks, and connection, exploring how spirituality can deepen our commitment to climate justice. Gain practical tools and build partnerships to integrate eco-activism into your community.

Breakfast will be provided.

Register here