Disturbing the Peace
The newly-forming Coachella Valley chapter of J Street invites you to a special screening of the award-winning film
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Palm Springs Cultural Center | Camelot Theatres
(2300 E Baristo Road, Palm Springs)
5:30pm | Reception (Cash Bar)
6:30pm | Introduction and Film Screening
8-8:30pm | Discussion
About the film:
In a world torn by conflict -- in a place where the idea of peace has been abandoned -- an energy of determined optimism emerges. When someone is willing to disturb the status quo and stand for the dream of a free and secure world, who will stand with them?
Disturbing the Peace is about people born into conflict, sworn to be enemies, who challenged their fate. the film follows everyday people who took extraordinary actions by standing for what they believe in, just like those who came before them -- Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and many others whose names we don’t know. The movie challenges all of us to understand the narratives we live within, to look at our current roles in our societies and to decide what role we are going to play in creating a more humane world, for all. And it starts with our willingness to disturb the peace.
At a time in our world when societies are becoming more polarized and painfully few people are speaking of nonviolent solutions to our conflicts, popular movements like Combatants for Peace have the potential to capture the public’s imagination and shift the conversation from the inevitability of conflict, to the possibility and process of establishing lasting peace. Disturbing the Peace evokes universal themes relevant to us all and inspires us to become active participants in the creation of our world.
The newly-forming Coachella Valley chapter of J Street invites you to a special screening of the award-winning film
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Palm Springs Cultural Center | Camelot Theatres
(2300 E Baristo Road, Palm Springs)
5:30pm | Reception (Cash Bar)
6:30pm | Introduction and Film Screening
8-8:30pm | Discussion
About the film:
In a world torn by conflict -- in a place where the idea of peace has been abandoned -- an energy of determined optimism emerges. When someone is willing to disturb the status quo and stand for the dream of a free and secure world, who will stand with them?
Disturbing the Peace is about people born into conflict, sworn to be enemies, who challenged their fate. the film follows everyday people who took extraordinary actions by standing for what they believe in, just like those who came before them -- Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and many others whose names we don’t know. The movie challenges all of us to understand the narratives we live within, to look at our current roles in our societies and to decide what role we are going to play in creating a more humane world, for all. And it starts with our willingness to disturb the peace.
At a time in our world when societies are becoming more polarized and painfully few people are speaking of nonviolent solutions to our conflicts, popular movements like Combatants for Peace have the potential to capture the public’s imagination and shift the conversation from the inevitability of conflict, to the possibility and process of establishing lasting peace. Disturbing the Peace evokes universal themes relevant to us all and inspires us to become active participants in the creation of our world.