Film Showcase & Discussion: Palestine Under Siege

CIDRN x Moondani Bulluk x Palestine History Archive collaborative is hosting an in-person film showcase and discussion panel: Film showcase: Palestine Under Siege with Panel discussion Time and Day: Monday 7th Dec 2026 @ 5-7 pm (AEDT)* Moondani Balluk, Lizzie & Uncle Jack Charles G105 room Footscray Park campus, Victoria University, *Limited room capacity - Registrations are a must Palestine Under Siege film (57min): Three people, Dr Peter Slezak, whose parents were holocaust survivors, Rand Darwish a Palestinian student activist and Lee Rhiannon a former Federal greens Senator, travelled from Sydney to Palestine to investigate Israel’s accelerating colonisation of Palestinian land. The film was captured in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and '48 territories, it takes you into the heart of the struggle for Palestinian self-determination. Survivors of Al Nakba and Jewish allies share their experiences and insights in fighting Zionism, exposing the impact of Al Nakba and settler colonialism, and dismantling Israeli apartheid. Some footage was captured on unceded First Nations lands of so-called 'Sydney'. Discussion panel Tasnim Sammak is hosting the panel discussion with Rand. Rand is a Palestinian community organiser and aspiring filmmaker. Born in ’48 Palestine in a small town near Nazareth, she is passionate about intersectional solidarities. Rand has worked with various student and staff groups and the unions at the University of Sydney on Palestine solidarity and BDS — including the 2024 encampment for Gaza. She is one of the founding members of BDS Youth. She helped to create two documentaries highlighting the Palestinian struggle with apartheid and settler colonialism with Dare to Struggle. Tasnim Sammak is a sessional Education lecturer at Moondani Balluk. Her research stories radical political subjectivities and imaginaries.