This is the official MySpace page for PictureBalata - http://www.PictureBalata.net
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Outside the West Bank City of Nablus lies the Balata refugee camp. Home to almost 25,000 residents living on less than one square kilometer, Balata is the most densely populated refugee camp within the West Bank. In recent years Balata has seen hundreds of deaths and arrests, dozens of home demolitions and the camp is subject to near nightly invasions by the Israeli army. It is here that the Picture Balata workshop was started to teach youth from the camp about photography.
Picture Balata puts the camera into the hands of the children born and raised inside the ongoing Israeli occupation of Palestine. Participants ranging from ages 11 to 18 photograph their situation as they live it in Balata Refugee Camp.
From April 4-18 four of the Picture Balata photographers will travel to the US to show their photographs and talk about their lives growing up in Balata refugee camp. All are welcome to attend events in the following cities: NYC, DC, Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Detroit. Stay tuned to PictureBalata.net for more details as the tour approaches.
