On March 15, activists in Canada came out in a coordinated campaign to demand that Scotiabank and its global asset fund divest completely from Elbit Systems. At 28+ different branch locations, from Toronto and Peterborough to Courtney and Nanaimo, from St. Catharines and Regina to multiple locations around the lower mainland of BC, there were protests and pickets to […]
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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,
On Friday, March 15, “adopt” a Scotiabank branch and picket/ leaflet / shut it down! The Canadian BDS Coalition endorses the call from member group the Canada Palestine Association to “adopt” a Scotiabank branch and shut it down! Over one hundred and forty days into Israel’s latest genocidal massacre in Gaza, Canada’s political establishment remains
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Activists around the world vow to #ShutElbitDown. New video: Shame on Scotiabank and its asset fund for investing half a billion dollars in Elbit Systems! Original post (including video & photo) on Canada Palestine Association, member group of the Canadian BDS Coalition. Download brochure that local groups and others can use to
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The Canadian BDS Coalition initiated the call in August 2021 for Canada to not proceed with the armed military drones procurement After Parliament adjourned for the holiday season 2023, the Canadian government just quietly released plans to purchase their first fleet of military armed drones for both domestic surveillance and attacks overseas. They’re hoping we
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Originally posted on: Canada Palestine Association Vancouver https://cpavancouver.org/2023/11/photo-video-highlights-from-vancouver-nov-18-rally-march/Thousands were out again in downtown Vancouver on Nov. 18 to demand #CeasefireNow and an end to the genocide in Gaza. Free, free Palestine! (Cover photo by Michael YC Tseng)” More great photos from the Vancouver Nov. 18 rally to support Palestine! (Photos Michael YC Tseng) pic.twitter.com/BQIa4wPPN0 —
Photo: Canada Palestine Association A number of people have been asking about banks that are apartheid-free. It would be very rare that a financial institution would be apartheid-free, but people are encouraged to check out details regarding your financial institutions, including credit unions and caisse populaires. Several years ago we did ask financial institutions in
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Scotiabank is funding the genocide of the Palestinian people through its $500 million stake in Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer. Scotiabank #ShutElbitDown The campaign has taken several strong actions over the last few days. On November 13, protestors disrupted at the Scotiabank’s Giller Prize Ceremony. BREAKING: Protestors disrupt @scotiabank’s Giller Prize Ceremony this evening.
”Nov. 10, 2023: 200 Workers block access to Toronto weapons-maker, L3Harris, amidst blockades at three other weapons plants arming Israel in Ontario and Quebec (Toronto, Ontario) Canada must stop arming Israel, said more than 200 workers who blocked the entrances to a Toronto weapons manufacturer Friday morning. On November 9, Zim Shipping line was shut
Weapons companies across Canada are making a fortune off of the carnage in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine. As we mourn the thousands of people who have been killed in the past few weeks we refuse to stand by and allow the only true winners in war — the weapons manufacturers — to continue
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