The Encampments

This powerful new documentary comes to the Circle on Fri 5/9, with two special screening opportunities on opening weekend to support local initiatives and education efforts. Tickets for all special screenings are on sale now. Additional daily showtimes for Sun 5/11-Thu 5/15 coming soon.

Fri 5/9, 7:30p with the Olive Branch Book Club: Following the screening, there will be a three-person panel of experts to discuss and answer questions regarding the film's impact, the growing movement of student solidarity with Palestine in the U.S., and to offer insights into the broader implications of campus protests and political resistance that continues to make headlines today. The Olive Branch Book Club will also have information available before the screening and light refreshments in the lobby afterwards. Panelists will be Khaled Shihabi, Dr. Nida'a AbuJbara, and Veronica Laizure-Henry, Esq. Keep scrolling for panelist bios after film information.

Sat 5/10 with Give Gaza Hope: Throughout the day on Sat 5/10, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about mutual aid and donations that directly support Palestinian families with Give Gaza Hope. Give Gaza Hope will have art and information set up in the lobby on Saturday after the film screenings at 3:30p, 5:30p, and 7:30p. Give Gaza Hope is a Tulsa-based grassroots initiative launched in October 2023 to gather love and light for families in Gaza through unity in community. 100% of donations currently provide direct emergency aid to GGH sponsored families through this season’s SpringUp4Gaza campaign, from Tulsa to Gaza with LOVE! For more info: https://linktr.ee/givegazahope

About the film
1h23min - Doc - Not Rated - English

When a group of students at Columbia University in New York launch a movement protesting the war in Gaza, they spark a nationwide uprising in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Encampments spring up at hundreds of other campuses as students object to their own university’s investment in the US and Israeli arms industry. Featuring detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil, "The Encampments" takes viewers inside America’s student uprising with incredible intimacy and urgency. Professors, whistleblowers, and student activists shed light on a moment that captivated the nation’s attention and continues to make headlines today.

About the Panelists for Fri 5/9:
Khaled Shihabi is a member of Oklahomans Against Occupations and an organizer with Medical Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Oklahoma.

Dr. Nida'a AbuJbara is a professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Tulsa Community College and the Academic Counselor at Peace Academy. She completed her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Oklahoma in Tulsa.

Veronica Laizure-Henry, Esq. is the Executive Director at the Council of American-Islamic Relations-Oklahoma. She earned a juris doctorate from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and has been working with CAIR-OK since 2014. She continues to advocate for justice and defend the civil rights of the Muslim-American community throughout the state of Oklahoma.

The Olive Branch Book Club is dedicated to learning about Palestinian culture, history, and current events. Beyond just reading, OBBC is committed to sharing its knowledge to raise awareness and educate the broader Tulsa community about Palestinian life.