Johanna Hamilton
@JHamilton71
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Filmmaker. Peabody & Emmy-winner. The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks on @peacock| THE TRIAL | @1971film | EP @Jacksonthefilm | Pray the Devil Back to Hell
London/New York
Joined January 2014
It is our hope that by paying close attention to her *full* story (for the first time on film, thanks to @JeanneTheoharis’ book!) we give her to the public in a whole new way, thereby giving her a different place to stand in history. @@redrubes14|@BazileFilm|@bkbelledance
“THE REBELLIOUS LIFE OF MRS. ROSA PARKS” OCTOBER 19, 2022 | @peacock
@JHamilton71 | @redrubes14
@JeanneTheoharis
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Israel has killed over 11,500 Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank since October 7th, when 36 Israeli children were killed. It’s impossible to imagine that number. This is what it looks like. A line 5km long. (Location: Bournemouth Beach)
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A day late but any and every day is good to be reminded of what an expansive freedom fighter Mrs Parks was, plus @JeanneTheoharis is always brilliant
Today would have been Rosa Parks' 111th birthday. Of the many facets left out of the ways we understand her activism and honor her legacy is her deep understanding of global human rights, anti-colonialism and her persistent critique of US foreign policy. A short thread:
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We’re on Bournemouth beach laying out a memorial to the more than 11,500 Palestinian children and 36 Israeli children who’ve been killed since October 7th. It will be over 5km long and we hope to keep it here for 24 hours. The UK, US and other governments should be doing all
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We got hold of Israel’s dossier against UNRWA - why did the donors including the UK withdraw funding on such flimsy unproven allegations before an investigation? https://t.co/9ssCrIbfPK
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The UN Secretary General has announced an investigation into UNRWA.
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New Interview: I talked to Seema Jilani, a pediatrician who spent two weeks working at a hospital in Gaza, about her experiences, and what Israel’s refusal to allow sufficient medicine into the territory has meant for Gaza’s children. https://t.co/TnSwwK51qL
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Truly shocking
UNRWA lifesaving assistance is about to end following countries decisions to cut their funding to the Agency. Our humanitarian operation, on which 2 million people depend as a lifeline in Gaza, is collapsing. I am shocked such decisions are taken based on alleged behavior of a
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Look at the difference in language and framing. Even Reuters manages to say in active voice that Israel is attacking another hospital. NYTimes continues to twist language and ignore Israel’s actions.
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This is absolutely insane. We are watching Israel kill them one by one. @itranslate123 murdered today.
Israel killed Prof. Refaat al-Areer, one of Gaza's most prominent writers, poets & activists who spent his life trying to get Gaza's voice to the outside world. He was killed in a targeted airstrike on his sister's home that also killed his brother, sister & her 4 kids...
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This open letter from Jewish students at Brown University is extremely well done.
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Serving the Brown University community since 1891
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Coates has done what MLK did over Vietnam. He's followed his principles to a place that will alienate many who once celebrated him. For people who support equality except in Israel, his moral consistency now constitutes a threat. He's not just a brilliant writer. He's a brave man
Everyone who visits the occupied territories comes away changed. This from TNC is must watch.
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This is indeed good. Watch if you speak French. Read @RnaudBertrandm’s English translation if you don’t.
Absolutely masterful interview on Gaza of Dominique De Villepin, former Prime Minister of France, who famously led France's opposition to the Iraq war and who, IMHO is the best diplomat the West has produced in decades. This is so important, so incredibly well argued, that I
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Most foreign correspondents for major media outlets - myself included - have the luxury of being able to leave an assignment when things get too dangerous. Every photo + video in our news media from Gaza this week is taken by someone who cannot escape.
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In Gaza, electrical and internet outages are making it hard for journalists to do their job — while many are also struggling to evacuate their own families.
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Another fascinating thing I learned about today: in the 1970s, in response to the oil crisis, the Icelandic gov't decided to switch all national heating from fossil fuels to geothermal. Geo went from like 10% to 98% in the space of a decade. Imagine, gov't doing a big thing!
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This is the deadliest week ever for journalists covering Israel-Palestine in the more than 30 years that @pressfreedom has been covering attacks on the press. In less than a week, 12 journalists have been killed, eight injured and two are missing.
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As of October 22, 2025, CPJ’s preliminary investigations showed at least 241 journalists and media workers were among the more than tens of thousands killed in Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Israel, and Iran...
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By far the most powerful Israeli response I have seen. This 19 year old girl survived the horrific massacre in Kibbutz Be’eri. This is her message to her fellow Israelis and to the world. Watch the whole thing. https://t.co/qSPKZX4pzg
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This 🧵 is worth reading .. within the context of the shock in Israel and the despair in Gaza, 👇🏾👇🏾from former Israeli soldiers .. #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelAttack
Hamas's attack and the events unfolding since yesterday are unspeakable. We could talk about their cruel and criminal actions, or focus on how our Jewish-supremacist govt brought us to this point. But as former Israeli soldiers, our job is to talk about what we were sent to do 🧵
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@lucien_baskin discusses The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks with the author @JeanneTheoharis and directors @redrubes14 and @JHamilton71. "My greatest joy in getting to translate my book into a film was how much we get to hear Rosa Parks." https://t.co/Jo8GhqA1N3
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As @JeanneTheoharis said earlier: “Thank you @PeabodyAwards for honoring The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks directed by me & @redrubes14 & exec prod. by @soledadobrien. We need to learn her whole history of freedom fighting!”
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Our first @SchomburgCBFS of the season is going to be in person @SchomburgCBFS on Thurs. Oct 5 at 6:00. We're screening The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks & afterwards @racewomanist, @redrubes14, and I will be in conversation.Join us & bring friends!
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Join us for a film screening and talkback to celebrate the life and activism of Rosa Parks to ensure her legacy is uplifted and lives on.
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