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James Cullingham

James Cullingham is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, historian, and journalist with Tamarack Productions, based in Nogojiwanong – Peterborough. His documentaries concerning social justice, history, and popular culture have been screened around the world. Cullingham was an executive producer with CBC Radio and has been published by Canada's leading newspapers and magazines. Cullingham received his doctorate in Canadian and Latin American History from Toronto's York University and was a coordinator of the journalism program and professor of journalism and English at Seneca University from 2002–2018. He is an adjunct graduate faculty member in Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies and the PhD program in Canadian Studies at Trent University. Cullingham is also an instructor at Trent's Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies. In 1989, Cullingham formed Tamarack Productions to produce Canada's first national documentary series on Aboriginal issues, featuring the work of Indigenous and non-Indigenous filmmakers. Since then, Cullingham has made documentaries in Canada, the United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Pakistan. His films on history, politics, popular culture, and social justice have been screened around the world. Cullingham has been published by Canada's leading newspapers and magazines.
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How to end the Hamas – Israeli conflict

James Cullingham interviews Gershon Baskin on Trent Radio who shares his insights on what has happened in the last four months between the Hamas and Israel.

By James Cullingham, 2 yearsFebruary 6, 2024 ago
The Negotiator: Freeing Gilad Shalit from Hamas

The Negotiator: Freeing Gilad Shalit from Hamas
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In 2006, Gilad Schalit was kidnapped by a group of Gaza militants. Decades of animosity and distrust thwarted any attempt at a prisoner exchange. THE NEGOTIATOR is the firsthand account of Gershon Baskin, who made it his mission to liberate Gilad Schalit. Baskin drew on his ties to Hamas to create a secret back channel and succeeded where official mediators had failed, paving the way for the deal that brought Gilad home.
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In Pursuit of Peace in Israel & Palestine


In his latest book, In Pursuit of Peace in Israel & Palestine, Gershon Baskin reveals how relations in the Middle East are based on justified fear, influenced by lack of human contact and reinforced by continued violence that solidify patterns of thinking and behavior that negatively influence public policies.

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Freeing Gilad: The Secret Back Channel

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"Free Gilad" is the story of an unprecedented secret communication channel developed by Gershon Baskin developed that made a decisive contribution towards the release of Gilad Shalit.
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