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; […]
Photo Gallery Week of Action: Shame on ScotiaBank, #ShutElbitDown Read More »
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
The Canadian BDS Coalition notes that the companies dropped when the UN database was updated on June 30, 2023, does not significantly impact the call to divest from CPPIB and CDPQ. Specifically, CPPIB held $129 M in General Mills and CDPQ held $47.7 M in General Mills and $6.1M in Indorama, at their last year
Take a minute to write to Aldo’s CEO, David Bensadoun. Let him know that complicity with Israeli war crimes and apartheid is a crime. Write a letter Aldo has been identified by the Israeli research organization, Who Profits, as a company operating in the colonial settlement neighborhood of Ramot in occupied East Jerusalem. This is
Take Action: Tell Aldo that Apartheid is not a “playful style” Read More »
Lululemon recently opened its first store in Israel and has plans to open seven more. Israeli officials were quick to promote the inaugural opening. Even the Israeli consulate general in Toronto tweeted about it, expressing how “excited” they were. It would seem nothing dresses up apartheid like yoga leggings! Take Action: write to lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald, to
Take Action: Lululemon Dressing up Apartheid! Read More »
In the early morning hours of Monday, July 3, Israeli occupation forces launched a full-fledged military assault on occupied Jenin, in the West Bank of occupied Palestine, attacking the city and refugee camp with over 1,000 soldiers and 150 military vehicles, including armed drones of the type produced by Elbit Systems (of which Canada’s Scotiabank
Jenin invasion underlines the need for BDS in Canada: Isolate the occupier! Read More »
With Israel’s first ever weaponized drone strike in the Palestinian West Bank in June 2023 killing 3 Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy, and the recent use of armed drone strikes in Jenin, we call for no armed drones in Canada, no armed drones anywhere! The Canadian government is moving quickly to award a contract for
Armed Drones Killing in Palestine! Armed drones purchase underway in Canada! Read More »
The Canadian BDS Coalition along with many other groups and individuals joined the Palestinian Youth Movement call on international actors to demand the immediate release of Walid Daqqah. In the next week, an Israeli occupation court will determine whether Daqqah will appear before an early release committee.[1] Leading up to this decision, it is vital
The Coalition joins the call to Free Walid Daqqah! Read More »
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board continues to hold $10+ B in companies complicit with Israeli war crimes. CLICK HERE TO SEND YOUR LETTER. Take one minute to write a letter to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Chair & CEO to say no to our public pension funds supporting Israeli war crimes. Despite a promise
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%