ihath

Last sunday, I participated in the Vancouver Sun Run 10K race.

This is the fifth time I participate in this. My time this year was 66 minutes which my best time so far.

While any serious runner would not be impressed by my 66 minutes for a 10K run, I feel very proud considering the fact that I started as a couch potato.

Below is a picture of me crossing the finish line.



You can read the story of how ihath started to run 5 years ago.

As if it wasn't bad enough that I have proven that I can't paint and that I can't dance in the past. I decided for the first time to prove that I can't act either.



“Palestine, Israel and Me: A Power Play"

The event

Jews for a Just Peace and the Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Church of Vancouver, endorsed by the Canada Palestine Association and the Palestine Community Centre of BC, will work with Headlines Theatre to prepare and present a "Power Play" Forum Theatre event in late April / early May 2006 about the struggle for peace and justice in Israel / Palestine and its effects on communities in Canada.


Opening performances : May 5th and 7th at 7:30 pm
Unitarian Church of Vancouver, 49th and Oak

The pitch
We need your help to make this project a success. We have some money. We need to raise more.
· We need to pay for the services of Headlines Theatre, who will facilitate the development of the Power Play.
· We need to pay rent on the space where we will conduct the workshop.
· We need to provide lunch and a small honorarium for the 12 to 20 people who will be working hard for a week in the workshop.
· We need to publicize the event well to encourage good audiences, and invitations to other venues.
The bottom line
· Please consider giving “Palestine, Israel and Me: A Power Play” your generous financial support.
· You will receive a receipt for tax purposes at the end of the year for your charitable donation.
· Please make cheques out to The Unitarian Church of Vancouver, and be sure to label them clearly “Power Play”.
· Send to “Power Play”, Attention: Ravina Sangara, Unitarian Church of Vancouver, 949 West 49th, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2T1.

My third painting photographed by my co-worker.



Hanthala is the cartoon character in the middle. Hanthala is the signature of famous Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali's and over time became an iconic symbol of Palestinian struggle and defiance. Hanthala is a 10 year old refugee boy with ragged clothes, bare feet and his back is always to the audience.

My husband thinks that the painting is retarded because most people in Canada don't know who Hanthala is and most people in the middle east don't care about Michaelangelo and therefore very few people will get what the painting is about.

While painting, I had a discussion with my kids about Michaelangelo and my son jumped up and down in excitement "Michaelangelo is my favorite ninja turtle" was declared with adoration.

I tried to explain a little about who Michaelangelo was and they nodded in agreement as if they were listening. When I finished, my seven year old daughter asked me if next time I could paint something by Danatelo because he is her favorite Ninja turtle.

I just shake my head