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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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 —
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.
Check out these highlights from the week of action to denounce Scotiabank for being the largest foreign investor in Israeli arms company Elbit Systems. Activists from Montreal to Vancouver to BC’s Fraser Valley were out on the streets to demand that Scotiabank stop investing in Israeli war crimes. We know Scotiabank is feeling the pressure;
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Download brochure that local groups and others can use to inform people about Scotiabank’s investments in Elbit System: Click here to Download: Scotiabank Leaflet for Canadian BDS Coalition Poster download by left clicking on the image choose option save the image: Share in the week of action. Let us know at
Tuesday, July 18 7 pm Grandview Church 1803 1st Ave E Vancouver Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1242297623113227 Join BDS Vancouver – Coast Salish for an important evening on Palestine, the struggle for justice — and the campaign to shut Elbit Systems, and its murderous drone force, down. Scotiabank, one of Canada’s biggest banks, is the largest foreign investor
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The Canadian BDS Coalition is pleased to join the campaign to let Scotiabank know that we are not going to sit idly by while they invest in Israeli war crimes. Write a letter In October 2022, Scotiabank’s asset fund put $500 million into the Israeli arms company Elbit Systems Ltd, which amounts to 5%