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The Canadian BDS Coalition supports the Statement of the International Community Must Support and Protect Palestinian Civil Society

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The International Community Must Support and Protect Palestinian Civil Society   As a group of regional and international organizations, we express our full solidarity with Palestinian civil society and human rights defenders as Israel continues to escalate its attacks to shut down critical human rights work and silence opposition to its occupation of Palestinian territory […]

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Defending Palestinian Human Rights is not “Terrorism”

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On October 22, Israeli war criminal and “Minister of Defense” Benny Gantz designated six Palestinian organizations as “terrorist.”  All are known for their defense of Palestinian human rights: Al-Haq, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Defence for Children International Palestine, Bisan Center for Research and Development, the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees and the

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Anti-Racist groups speak out on “online harms” proposed legislation

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The Canadian BDS Coalition signed on with dozens of anti-racist and human rights groups across Canada in a joint statement warning of the dangers to freedom of expression and racialized communities presented by the Canadian government’s “online harms” proposed legislation. As the statement notes, “as currently formulated, it risks exacerbating the existing, well-documented pattern of

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Canadians calling on Puma to end its sponsorship of the Israel Football Association

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Take one-minute to write to the head of Puma Canada and Puma North America. Be part of the September 18th global #BoycottPuma campaign! Lets give Puma the boot! Global sportswear manufacturer Puma is involved in violations of international law and human rights. Puma is the main sponsor of the Israel Football Association (IFA), which includes teams in

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Sept. 15: Join Social Media Storm–Make it clear that #IVotePalestine in the 2021 Canadian Federal Election!

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  Make it clear that #IVotePalestine in the 2021 Canadian Federal Election! TWEET + POST + SPEAK UP!  WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15 11 am Pacific – 2 pm Eastern – 9 pm Palestine Hashtag: #IVotePalestine Sample Tweets: bit.ly/ivotepalestine Learn more about the campaign: https://bdscoalition.ca/2021/08/18/ivotepalestine-2021/              

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Organizations endorse the I Vote Palestine Campaign

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The Canadian BDS Coalition has launched an effort to ask the leaders of all federal parties as well as candidates running for office in the 2021 federal elections to answer a questionnaire about their positions on key issues affecting Palestine and the Palestinian people. This effort, #IVotePalestine, has already received responses from the Bloc Quebecois

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BDS Coalition joins 120 organizations calling for two-way arms embargo on Israel

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The Canadian BDS Coalition and many of its member organizations have joined over 100 global organizations to demand a two-way arms embargo on Israel, stopping both the sale of weapons to Israel and the purchase of Israeli weaponry, often “battle-tested” on Palestinians and Arabs throughout occupied Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. Canada has been a party

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NDP and Green Candidates speak out for justice for Palestine

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Along with contacting party leaders, the Canadian Coalition has contacted candidates across the country asking them where they stand on Palestine. And we are hearing back from NDP and Green candidates that agree with their parties’ own approved policies, and are speaking out on specific questions of justice for the people of Palestine and the

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Endorse #IVotePalestine

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We stand for freedom, justice and equality for the Palestinian people, and believe that “our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”

We note that successive Canadian governments were responsible for aiding and abetting Israeli ethnic cleansing, war crimes and apartheid. It is about time for the Canadian government and Parliament to stop their blind and unconditional support for Israel, which enables and maintains the ongoing Israeli violations of international law and Palestinian rights.

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