Join us on Sunday November 8 for our webinar: Don’t Forget the DS in BDS: Why Divestment and Sanctions are critical in this moment!
November 8 @ 10 am PDT / 12 pm EST / 1pm AST / 7pm Palestine time
https://www.youtube.com/live/CYb0eHyV3Oc
Panelists:
Lubnah Shomali, BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights
Michael Lynk, Former UN Special Rapporteur and Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Western University
Shane Martinez, Criminal Defense/Human Rights Lawyer, International Centre of Justice for Palestinians
Dr. Sara Farhan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities, UNBC
Resources shared during the webinar:
Highlights of history including some partial wins over the years and key campaigns
Canadian BDS Coalition: 10+ Years and Counting
other info:
About the Coalition
Basis of Unity
About BDS
encouraged to check out resources
Key Resources from the Canadian BDS Coalition
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while boycott important, and allow for education and consumer engagement, and a way to live your principles, today we are focusing on the D and S.
For info about boycotts can check website
Join the Economic Boycott for Palestinian Liberation
and also, tools including the shame and boycott list that brings together targets including from the UN list, AFSC Investigate, Who Profits and other sources
BDS Shame and Boycott Database
signatures campaigns like medjoul date campaign that tracks apartheid and Palestinian product going into its 9th year
2026 Ramadan: Boycott “Israeli” dates. Break fast with Palestinian Medjoul.
and about 500 news items from over the last 10+ years
https://bdscoalition.ca/category/news
Sanctions (imperial vs “sanctions” for accountability)
Sanctions: The S in BDS
Divestment (that analysis of over 100 financial institutions, pensions, etc) carried out by Just Peace Advocates
Divestment report exposes 100+ Canadian financial institutions ties with Israeli Occupation, Apartheid, and Genocide
https://bdscoalition.ca/category/campaigns/divestment
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