Original post by the Canada Palestine Association, member group of the Canadian BDS Coalition.
On March 15, activists will hold Scotiabank to account for its $500 million investment in Israeli arms company Elbit Systems. Scotiabank’s asset fund is the largest foreign investor in Elbit, and is thus directly complicit in profiting off Palestinian death and suffering. Already, 18 branches have been “adopted” to picket/ leaflet / shut it down in neighbourhoods from BC to Ontario (and hopefully beyond). Details on the specific locations and times will be posted in the coming days. #ShutElbitDown #ShameOnScotiabank.
Lower Mainland (BC):
Chinatown
Downtown
Commercial Drive
West End
East Van
Kitsilano
West Side
Richmond
Burnaby
Guildford, Surrey
Around BC:
Nanaimo
Victoria
Kelowna
Kamloops
Powell River
Across the Country:
Peterborough
St. Catherines
Toronto
THERE IS STILL TIME TO JOIN THE MARCH 15 DAY OF ACTION TO SAY SHAME ON SCOTIABANK, SHUT DOWN GENOCIDE PROFITEERING! HERE’S HOW:
- Make an organisational endorsement by emailing cpavancouver@gmail.com
- Have a representative of your group sign up to the signal group “Adopt an S-B” for planning, updates & coordination: https://signal.group/#CjQKIBZ0E9XAUJjIXzy-xan34amlPtX8W96TUVVZxYkLZ3fVEhDyjklJTgWTxFIABmDXyjBA
- Ask group members, family and friends to close their Scotiabank account on, or leading up to March 15 and tell the branch manager the reason
- Choose one or more branches that your organisation will picket/ leaflet/ shut down on Friday March 15 and let us know via the Signal Group
Background Info: MARCH 15: SHUT DOWN GENOCIDE PROFITEERING! Shut Down Scotiabank