Julie Christie to read at benefit for Palestinian village

Julie Christie in Harry Potter film

The award-winning actress Julie Christie will make a rare personal appearance next week, when she joins Jennie Stoller to read Stories from our Mothers - testimonies by Palestinian women - at a special benefit for Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association which twins the London borough of Camden with a village in the Palestinian Occupied Territories.

The evening will also include a performance of oud music by Abdul Salam Kheir, Ali Macsween on piano and Giuliano Modarelli on guitar.

The evening takes place at Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead on Friday, 15 July 7.30 - 10.30pm.

Christie's distinguished career includes Darling, 'Lara' in David Lean's Doctor Zhivago, and more recently Finding Neverland, Away From Her, Troy and Harry Potter. She has won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Awards among other prizes.

CADFA works in Camden to promote awareness about the human rights situation in Abu Dis. They are building friendship links between individuals and organisations in Camden and Abu Dis, and supporting a number of health, education and youth projects there. They run campaigns on human rights issues such as child prisoners.

This summer they have hosted an exchange visit to London by some former child prisoners and their brothers and sisters. Among the schools taking part have been Maria Fidelis School for Girls in Euston and La Sainte Union convent school in Highgate.

For more information see: www.camdenabudis.net/

For details on Rosslyn Unitarian Chapel go to: www.rosslynhillchapel.com/